Bruce! And Energy Shedding

After an easy flight I am very happy to back in the company of my pal Bruce. He fetched me at the airport and we had a small bite to eat before driving through the dark streets of Johannesburg to our Airbnb.

I haven't seen enough of South Africa to know much of anything beyond:

A) It's a lot cooler than my last several months, that's for sure!

B) in a city plagued by violence and crime, they shut off public lighting and traffic signals occasionally in an attempt to shed electrical loads as the grid is overburdened.

Light often means safety.... And this situation has a lot of room to be better. Our airbnb has rooftop solar + storage. No load shedding impact = better grid and certianly a nicer experience. Rooftop solar makes grids more resilient if done properly.

But we made it very safely to our lodging and spent a little time discussing plans for the next few exciting days. Today we are off to Kruger park to see beautiful things!Read more