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Climate activist Bill McKibben has highlighted Bright Saver in his latest piece
While millions of Europeans are embracing affordable plug-in solar, the U.S. has lagged behind — until now.
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Mar 21


When Goliaths rig the rules, even capitalism needs backup.
When markets fail, it's often because someone's rigged the rules.
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Mar 21


The heat wave is a reminder: we don't just need cleaner energy — we need more of it.
Record-breaking temps are pushing our grid to the edge. People need AC to stay safe.
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Mar 21


When did we decide to tax the sun and subsidize pollution?
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the latest Senate bill — which will slap new taxes on solar and wind projects while handing out more subsidies to oil, gas, and coal companies.
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Mar 21


As the daughter of a serial founder in the Silicon Valley, I hated technology.
Vintage clothes, mostly pulled from the free box at my co-op. I wrote all my first drafts long-hand.
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Mar 21


Plug-in solar made it to KQED and NPR today!
That sentence would've sounded like science fiction just a year ago.
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Mar 21


Plug-in solar and Bright Saver in The New York Times
Claire Brown's piece tells the story of something that still feels impossible to most people: plugging a solar panel into the wall and watching your meter spin backwards.
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Mar 21


Bright Saver's work landed on the front page of The Washington Post.
The story? How plug-in balcony solar is giving power back to renters, apartment dwellers, and anyone without the perfect roof for traditional solar.
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Mar 21


Plug-in solar is finally starting to get attention from names like Sierra Club.
Their new piece captures something I see every day at Bright Saver: more and more people know energy affordability can't wait for government or utilities to fix it.
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Mar 21
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