Power consumption and infrastructure are major issues that require addressing as our planet’s climate continues to collapse. Unfortunately, it’s pretty clear by now that we are far from equipped to handle the issues at hand, and drastic and creative solutions will be needed to stave off the worst ecological and societal outcomes.
Still, while we are genuinely encouraged to see the latest news that Tesla is launching a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program for Powerwall owners that compensates them for donating their excess energy stores towards public grids, it’s a bit disheartening to see that we’re apparently already at the “relying on wealthy private citizens’ charity” stage of dealing with this very pressing existential threat.
