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Bright Saver plug-in solar

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Bright Saver is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the adoption of clean energy in the US through plug-in (aka balcony) solar systems that are simple, affordable & accessible to ALL☀️ Learn more & join us: https://www.brightsaver.org/

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · Aug 13

So exciting to have Bright Saver & Plug-in Solar featured in today's @nytimes.com: "Plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar, refers to small-scale solar systems that can be installed without an electrician or without permission from a local utility." ☀️ 🎉
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/c...

The U.S. May Be Coming Around to Balcony Solar

www.nytimes.com

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 2h

"This data will help them convince California policymakers and potential buyers that, well, PLUG-IN SOLAR IS A NO-BRAINER."☀️Amanda Royal became a "solar guerrilla" as part of Bright Saver’s pilot project. Learn more in her inspiring Earth Hope substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/earthhop...

My big, beautiful backyard solar

How I became a "solar guerrilla" in four days. And my big, beautiful energy bill savings! Happy SUN Day.

open.substack.com

Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 21h

"solar wasn’t the only top performer this year. Battery storage has already set four discharge records in Texas this month, often charging up on solar power that floods the grid in the mornings and putting it back into the system when the sun sets." ☀️ Solar + batteries for the win! #solarenergy

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23h

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 5d

We need widespread deployment of sun and wind to limit the climate crisis
But it could limit the oligarch crisis too

Earth Agora @earthagora.bsky.social · 5d

Here comes the sun! The solar energy revolution – podcast.
Why might authoritarians fear the rise of green energy? With @billmckibben.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Here comes the sun! The solar energy revolution – podcast

Why might authoritarians fear the rise of green energy? With Bill McKibben

www.theguardian.com

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 22h

"The sun delivers its energy for free & that's why solar is exciting in a political sense...think about how the geopolitics of Earth would have been over the past 100 yrs if oil had been of trivial value." - @billmckibben.bsky.social 💛☀️ #solar #listen:
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

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David Daniel @daviddaniel.bsky.social · 1d

It's not all positive (this IS 2025), but there's a tremendous amount of good news and useful information in @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest post.

Something extraordinary just happened

But of course there's a but. Or two.

billmckibben.substack.com

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 23h

Don't miss this informative Sept. 27th episode of the Clean Energy Today podcast with Cora Stryker of Bright Saver & Ben Edgerly Walsh from @vpirg.bsky.social entitled: "Plug-in Solar is for 'Everyone, Everywhere,' Says Nonprofit..." #solarenergy #pluginsolar #balconysolar

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 2d

@grist.org Balcony solar is available in Utah as of May 2025 & we are working to bring it to all Americans! Let us know if you'd like to learn more.☀️ @greenjimll.bsky.social it may be coming to the UK as well: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Colorado Renewable Energy Society @corenewable.bsky.social · 2d

Join the monthly Fort Collins Sustainability Group meeting tonight at 6 PM to discuss local climate politics, what's new with PRPA, Fort Collins Building Performance Standards, and the City's "Our Climate Future" plan.

www.focosustainability.org/event/fcsg-m...

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 2d

We invite you to join Kevin Chou, Bright Saver cofounder & ED, for this enlightening session on Friday, Oct. 17th, in NYC at
the innovative DERVOS event. You can learn more about the agenda here: www.dertaskforce.com/p/announcing...

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 3d

Solar power is growing across the world including in Nigeria where 1/4 people are disconnected from the power grid. "For Nigerians, the cost savings from ditching diesel mean that a solar panel pays for itself within 6 months, according to energy think tank @ember_energy." ☀️⬇️

Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 6d

In Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, solar power is taking off in rural areas as the cost of running diesel generators soars.

Nigeria, a Major Oil Producer, Sees Solar Boom

e360.yale.edu

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 3d

“It’s really about energy affordability,” said Kevin Chou, cofounder of Bright Saver...“It’s about access for people who wanted solar but haven’t been able to get it.”☀️
@CanaryMediaInchttps://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/vermont-new-hampshire-plug-in-balcony-legislation

Plug-in solar bills are in the works in New Hampshire and Vermont

DIY "balcony" solar kits, which can save residents money and give them more independence, are piquing interest from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

www.canarymedia.com

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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 20d

☀️ “Everybody has sun and everybody has wind and nobody can hoard it. Nobody can hold it in reserves. It’s there for all of us to use.” @billmckibben.bsky.social for The Light Won’t Dim documentary, now streaming on Youtube ⏯️ youtu.be/IDK-3RC5SgY

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 18d

Join Bright Saver and an incredible coalition of people across the U.S. to celebrate Sun Day this Sunday! ☀️ learn more: Brightsaver.org/events-and-webinars & Sunday.earth/events

Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 19d

☀️✴️🌻 TOMORROW IS SUN DAY! If you want cheaper energy bills, cleaner air, safer, cleaner jobs and a future free of fossil fuels - sign up for an event near you TOMORROW, September 21: sunday.earth 👋 See you on Sun Day! Let’s make it HUGE 🙌

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Climate Action Now @climateactapp.bsky.social · 20d

– Cora Stryker from @brightsaver.bsky.social on ultra simple plug-in solar panels

– Deborah Moore from @thirdactorg.bsky.social on streamlined rooftop permitting

– Annie Wolf from @solarunitedneighbors.org on expanding solar access for homeowners and renters!

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 20d

“Bright Saver is talking to lawmakers across blue and red states to advance portable solar and help consumers experience its benefits.” ☀️⬇️ join us!

Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 20d

“Bright Saver is talking to lawmakers across blue and red states to advance portable solar and help consumers experience its benefits.” ☀️⬇️ join us!
vtdigger.org/2025/09/17/v...

Vermont lawmakers plan to consider 'balcony solar' next session - VTDigger

A new legislative campaign aims to make it easier to export Germany’s successful portable solar installations to the U.S.

vtdigger.org

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AFRICA IS HOME @africaishome.bsky.social · 20d

Africa is the biggest power of solar energy potential, receiving over 6,000 petawatt-hours annually (IRENA, 2025).

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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 20d

Solar is not “alternative energy” anymore - it's powering homes, jobs, and communities across the country 🌻✊ Thanks to Senator Sanders and @billmckibben.bsky.social for participating in our documentary, and for lifting up Sun Day together!

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 21d

It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren.

That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits

We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you for your invitation!! We are a small team that is super booked around the SF Bay Area for Sun Day and if you’d ever like to collaborate on a webinar or another event, pls let us know! In the interim, we do have 2 great webinars on our website (see link in bio) ☀️💛💚🌱

Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 22d

Sounds like you are also sharing the good news about balcony solar! Brightsaver is a nonprofit on a mission to bring plug-in, balcony solar to the U.S. so that everyone has access to affordable, simple-to-install and flexible solar power. #joinus ☀️

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Colorado Renewable Energy Society @corenewable.bsky.social · 23d

The #telluridecolorado Sun Day 2025 event is this weekend!

Residents of Telluride will proudly carry signs down Main Street, followed by a parade of e-bikers and all manner of EVs to celebrate solar and wind power for Sun Day 2025. Test drives will be available.

actionnetwork.org/events/sun-d...

SUN Day in Telluride

SunDay is a global day of action on September 21st, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. We’ll come together to showcase the power of the sun and wind, the energy sources that can p...

actionnetwork.org

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 23d

Join Bright Saver co-founder, Cora Stryker, for this amazing @third-act-michigan.bsky.social event for the @sundayofaction.bsky.social ☀️ Cora will be joining virtually for an inspiring plug-in solar webinar. Get ready to join the plug-in solar revolution! Learn more: Brightsaver.org

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 24d

Do you live in the San Francisco Bay area in CA? Are you looking to increase your rooftop solar system's clean energy generation? ☀️ We invite you to learn more about our Backyard Solar 2.0 pilot which includes a Net Metering Expansion product, prices from $1,499. See our website for info.

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 25d

We are at a crossroads: Will we power forward with cheap, clean SWB (solar, wind & batteries), or will we allow fossil fuel greed to keep families paying more while the planet burns? ⬇️
newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/sun-day-so...

🌞 Solar Is the People's Path—Fossil Fuels Are the Billionaires' Trap

Progress is powering forward with cheap, clean solar energy while fossil-fuel greed keeps families paying more and the planet burning—learn why solar wins on cost, health, and climate.

newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org

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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · 25d

I believe in the transformative potential of decentralized (distributed) clean energy, especially from plug-in solar + batteries—affordable, portable, plug-&-play solar systems owned by individual households to generate & store their own free energy from the sun. Learn more: brightsaver.org

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