The Spin
Writing from the Acterra team and beyond
Restructuring Infrastructure: Batteries, Microgrids and the Drive for Affordability
by Matt Abbott
Localized energy systems are no longer experimental projects tucked away on tech campuses, university grounds, or in remote communities: they...
California’s Clean Energy Future: How Clean Energy Programs Can Lower Your Bills and Boost Sustainability
by Mehakk Narang
While climate change is a global challenge, its effects are felt locally – often in our wallets. The question many...
EV Charging on the Coast
by Matt Abbott
EV Charging Coastside The Bay Area’s Coastside region is known for its stunning stretch of California’s scenic Highway 1, but...
What I learned From Spending 5 Months in the World’s Most Sustainable City
by Joey Sausville
With the Trump administration pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on inauguration day and launching an all-out war on...
A Charging Divide: Struggles with EV Charging in Manufactured Home Communities
by Matt Abbott
Although the November elections in the United States may have disrupted the political scene nationally, California is still committed to...
Get charged up! Simple ways to maximize the health of your electric vehicle’s battery.
by Darren Don
Congratulations on being an electric vehicle (EV) driver. How about that handling and acceleration! Not having to pay for gasoline,...
Effective Ways to Save Energy at Home and Reduce Your Energy Bills
These past few weeks brought us another debilitating California heat wave, with temperatures reaching record heights in parts of the...
Ask Acterra: The effect of temperature on EV batteries
by Darren Don
Why does cold weather affect the range of an electric vehicle (EV) battery? You may have noticed that your battery...
RainCharge: Generating Electricity from Rainfall
By Amrutha Rao, Cara Wang, and Colin Chu Powering a Sustainable Future We live in a world where climate change...
The Inflation Reduction Act: One Year Later
by Hanan Abdillahi
At the one-year anniversary of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed last August, you may be wondering where things...
It’s Time to Start Paying Attention to Electric School Buses
by Joey Sausville
It’s well documented that transportation is the biggest source of greenhouse gases in California. As the state’s largest mass transportation...
All-Electric Road Trip to Central California
by Kathleen Goforth
After staying close to home for three years to avoid COVID, my husband Andy and I were eager for a...