🌅 Dawn of the distributed age
It is more than solar.
Two weeks ago, the Economist wrote a special edition on the “dawn of the solar age” in which they argued solar will become the dominant source of power, changing the global energy landscape. They are not wrong (as all EV readers would have known for years), but it’s much more than that… it’s the dawn of distributed energy.
The future of energy isn’t just about technological advances. The decentralisation — driven by modularity and declining prices — is about reshaping economies, transforming geopolitics, and democratising access to electricity globally.
This is about a fundamental shift in the way we approach energy systems.
The implications are massive. Unless you’re reading this by candlelight, energy impacts every aspect of your life. And the changes coming down the pike are going to affect everything from your electricity bill to where the next economic boom happens.
In today’s edition we will help you understand why distributed energy isn’t just changing how we power our world—it's r…