AWESome EarthKind

Andy Kruse was a cowboy living off the grid on a cattle ranch when he started building small wind turbines out of car alternators. Southwest Windpower went on to sell 175,000 of windmills around the world until they were overrun by the tidal wave of cheap solar. Now Andy runs Underwriter Laboratories’ HOMER Energy, the world leader in optimization software for microgrids that transforms energy CONsumers into PROsumers where our homes & buildings create energy, eliminate blackouts, and move us all to

The Energy “Big 3” – Electricity, Heat & Transportation – are responsible for ~90% of our Greenhouse Gas emissions. AWESome = A.W.E.S. = A (Air) W (Water) E (Earth) & S (Sun) + M.E. (you and me) Previous Episodes:  1. Earth Day’s Denis Hayes – Organized the 1st Earth Day & the Earth Day Network that made Earth Day the largest non-religious holiday in the world.  “The impossible” has already been done – with buildings that create more energy than they use  “Never give up” - there is always hope.

SuperNova #1. UltraViolet (UVC) kills COVID-19 and other viruses and bacteria when people are not in the space. Portable units are relatively inexpensive and are being used by schools, offices and other buildings. SuperNova #2. Needle Point BiPolar Ionization creates ion molecules that kill covid-19, other viruses, bacteria, mold & mildew in the air (and even removes animal & cigarette odors)  while people are present.  It goes into your Ventilation (HVAC) system and a unit for the average house

The least expensive energy is that which we don’t use. SuperNova #1 –  LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are the most efficient lighting today. Choose the right color temperature for your application and aesthetics.  In a bathroom or living room, you may prefer a “warm” color light. Outside or in other areas, you may prefer a white or “cool” temperature lamp. SuperNova #2 – Look at the rated life, and choose a quality manufacturer like Phillips, Sylvania, GE, Home Depot’s “Commercial Electric”, or Feit

Quantum Quote: "The extraction, conversion and use of energy is the single largest cause of air & water pollution, single largest consumer of clean water, single largest funnel of resources supporting terrorism, and the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases ---- time for that to stop." –Scott Sklar 1st SuperNova.  With wireless Cellular & Internet, if one tower or data center fails, the rest of the system picks up the pieces and keeps everything going. The electric system is following the same