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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · 20h

SWB (solar, wind & battery storage) is for everyone, everywhere, and it's exciting to see that Bright Saver is on a world-changing mission to make it easy to become a "solar guerrilla" with affordable, simple to install & flexible plug-in solar. ☀️ ⬇️ #solar

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

"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.

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 1d

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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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 3d

New record battery output of 47.2 GWh on the California ISO grid on Sun 10/5/25. 9.2% of all demand was met by batteries.

Now 191 days of 2025 with > 100% WWS for part of day.

Gas is down 18% v '24, 37% v '23
Solar up 15% v '24, 45% v '23
Demand down 1.7% v' 24, 1% v '23 despite more AI

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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 · 7d

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

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

@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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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 26d

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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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 · 24d

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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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · 25d

❤️❤️ this from one of my favorite writers: "My home is an island of people committed to kindness, inside a country devoted to violence. No amount of hatred will make us hateful. But that feels lonely right now. Reaching out a hand here to every other household feeling the same."- Barbara Kingsolver

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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · 26d

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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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 29d

Join us in taking this Sun Day Joint Action to call on our local elected officials to implement policies that remove barriers to clean energy access, including plug-in, balcony solar, for all residents and businesses☀️https://actionnetwork.org/forms/build-clean-energy-now?source=direct_link&

Build Clean Energy Now

To: Mayors, City Councils, County Commissioners, and Local Executives: Implement policies that remove barriers to clean energy access for all residents and businesses. America stands at a cross...

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 29d

It's not a clean energy transition, it's a complete energy transformation: ☀️ "We're completely transforming human lifestyles on a global basis—how we live, the energy that powers us & what we do with that energy." - Assaad W. Razzouk, #94, The Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · 29d

You're invited to join us for a livestream of the kickoff media event of the Portable Solar for Vermont campaign on Wed., Sept. 17th at 3pm ET. Co-hosted by VPIRG, VNRC, VCV & Bright Saver.☀️
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Portable Solar for Vermont Livestream. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

On September 17th, we’re excited to roll out of a new initiative that’s gaining momentum across the world – and we hope will ignite in Vermont: The use of portable solar in homes across the state. And...

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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · Sep 6

"This story which is the one genuinely uplifting, promising, exciting story, which is that we now have the means at our disposal...to power the planet & modern industrial life with zero emissions" - @chrislhayes.bsky.social with @billmckibben.bsky.social ☀️⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Mm...

Chris Hayes and Bill McKibben on 'The Most Important Good Story Right Now'

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Diane Hallinen @hallinen.bsky.social · Sep 2

These balcony solar units could be the gateway drug to more solar everywhere in the USA.

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · Sep 4

"In March, Utah lawmakers became the first in the U.S. to pass a law explicitly removing key hurdles to plug-in solar. Could Vermont be next?" ☀️

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · Sep 5

Calling all Solar Pioneers in the SF Bay Area, California: We're excited to announce the Bright Saver Backyard Solar 2.0 pilot. Help us test & learn from two new larger backyard plug-in systems. Learn more: www.brightsaver.org/backyard-solar ☀️ Be part of the plug-in solar revolution #solarenergy

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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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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · Aug 7

Another real-world example of how Solar, Wind & Batteries (SWBs) are revolutionizing our lives and teaching us how to think in circular, regenerative ways vs. fossil fuel's linear destruction of our lives, planet and children's future.

Grist @grist.org · Aug 7

Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the grid.

After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.

grist.org/energy/hundr...

#EV #Batteries #Climate #TX #Texas #Electricity

Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the grid

After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.

grist.org

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · Aug 7

Wildfires continue to burn across parts of the U.S. and Canada again, and air quality has dropped from "moderate" to "unhealthy" again for millions of Americans Thursday (lasting through the weekend).

Here’s a quick 🧵 on how climate change is part of the smoke story 🔽

Map of North America showing active wildfires (marked with red flame icons) concentrated in western Canada and parts of the western U.S. Colored circles indicate current air quality: green (good), yellow (moderate), orange (unhealthy for sensitive groups), and red/purple (unhealthy/hazardous), with poor air quality across the central and eastern U.S., especially around the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · Aug 7

We're on a mission to ensure that anyone anywhere can generate their own clean energy, lower their utility bills, and—when paired with battery storage—increase resilience during outages & weather events. ☀️ Join the Bright Saver Plug-in Solar for ALL movement: Brightsaver.org/Join

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Bright Saver plug-in solar @brightsaver.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣Don't miss our next Bright Saver webinar tomorrow, Tues., July 29th on our strategy for expanding plug-in solar in the U.S., so that all Americans are empowered to ⬇️ their energy bills, ⬇️ their carbon footprint & generate their own clean power. Register here: brightsaver.org/webinars%E2%...

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

Residential energy bills are rising & plug-in (balcony) solar can provide significant energy savings.☀️ Don't miss this exciting webinar next Tues., July 29th, on Bright Saver's strategy to expand the global plug-in solar movement throughout the US. Register here: brightsaver.org/webinars

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

"Over the past 10 years, average residential electricity bills have risen by 23% across the US...As a result, promoting affordable electricity is a top priority for states..." rmi.org/us-governors...
☀️Join our mission to bring plug-in solar to all states—to lower energy bills & carbon footprints

US Governors Are Leading Efforts to Tackle the Cost of Electricity - RMI

As electricity prices rise, we offer recommendations for governors seeking to provide near-term relief for customers and lower system costs in the long run.

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Denise Ireland @ireland0828.bsky.social · Jul 24

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