It’s very exciting to see the spread of solar and storage across sub Saharan Africa and SE Asia for exactly the reasons you outline: providing cheap, green, reliable power direct to users, so they can have light at night for the first time ever, power for their phones, and refrigeration and a fan. It reminds me of that Hans Rosling talk where he has a pair of sandals, a bike, a car and a plane as props.
Good piece, Todd. I have used your refrigerator metric many many times. And I always try to credit you. See:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbryce/2020/05/22/my-old-refrigerator-used-more-electricity-than-33-billion-people/?sh=323a40c677d5
Also, keep in mind a line that is attributed to both Picasso and John Lennon:
Amateurs borrow, professionals steal.
Thanks Robert. I know you do! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
It’s very exciting to see the spread of solar and storage across sub Saharan Africa and SE Asia for exactly the reasons you outline: providing cheap, green, reliable power direct to users, so they can have light at night for the first time ever, power for their phones, and refrigeration and a fan. It reminds me of that Hans Rosling talk where he has a pair of sandals, a bike, a car and a plane as props.