Ben Hilborn
@benjaminhilborn.bsky.social
Making every home grid interactive
“Playing startup” is the biggest tar pit that too many Canadian founders fall into. Just fucking sell something.
February 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Playing startup” is the biggest tar pit that too many Canadian founders fall into. Just fucking sell something.
Seems like the right time for a whole lot more of this kind of action
In the 1970s during the oil crisis, Canada said ‘fuck it we ball’ & built a bunch of nuclear plants to get off fossil fuels
Now Ontario has one of the cleanest grids in the world
Now Ontario has one of the cleanest grids in the world
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Seems like the right time for a whole lot more of this kind of action
Laced up the skates with the kids for the first time in a long time today, what a great feeling :)
January 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Laced up the skates with the kids for the first time in a long time today, what a great feeling :)
There is so much opportunity in the disenshittification of consumer energy
December 17, 2024 at 9:12 PM
There is so much opportunity in the disenshittification of consumer energy
Reposted by Ben Hilborn
I often get asked if the world is getting better, or is it getting worse?
My answer is simple: Which one do you want? So, go, choose the future you want, and work for it.
That’s what our ancestors did, and we can too.
globalecoguy.org/making-our-c...
My answer is simple: Which one do you want? So, go, choose the future you want, and work for it.
That’s what our ancestors did, and we can too.
globalecoguy.org/making-our-c...
Making Our Choice
I often get asked if the world is getting better, or is it getting worse? My answer is simple: Which one do you want? So, go, choose the…
globalecoguy.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:37 AM
I often get asked if the world is getting better, or is it getting worse?
My answer is simple: Which one do you want? So, go, choose the future you want, and work for it.
That’s what our ancestors did, and we can too.
globalecoguy.org/making-our-c...
My answer is simple: Which one do you want? So, go, choose the future you want, and work for it.
That’s what our ancestors did, and we can too.
globalecoguy.org/making-our-c...
Adventures in energy startups ⚡️
December 11, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Adventures in energy startups ⚡️
Electric fire truck at the Christmas parade tonight!
December 1, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Electric fire truck at the Christmas parade tonight!
Reposted by Ben Hilborn
A reminder that gas -- not just wind and solar -- can be prone to reliability problems:
www.utilitydive.com/news/natural...
www.utilitydive.com/news/natural...
Natural gas supply is a bulk power reliability risk this winter: NERC
Gas producers have taken “a multitude of proactive measures to prepare for winter weather," Natural Gas Supply Association CEO Dena Wiggins said.
www.utilitydive.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:31 AM
A reminder that gas -- not just wind and solar -- can be prone to reliability problems:
www.utilitydive.com/news/natural...
www.utilitydive.com/news/natural...
Me and the climate bros
November 21, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Me and the climate bros