News + Updates
January 17, 2026
The Promise of an Energy Banking System
The emergence of banking transformed agrarian economies into industrial ones. Energy banking could do the same for our grid.
January 10, 2026
Risks and Challenges (Lessons from Financial History)
Energy bank runs. Cybersecurity threats. Market manipulation. The risks of energy banking — and what financial history teaches us.
January 3, 2026
Systemic Transformations
From centralized mints to distributed banking: the grid is transforming from hierarchy to network. Here's what changes.
December 27, 2025
New Financial Instruments Emerging
Your EV can earn $1,400/year while parked. Your home battery can join a mutual fund. Welcome to energy's new financial infrastructure.
December 20, 2025
Battery Storage: The Emergence of an Energy Banking System
Home batteries are savings accounts. Grid-scale storage is institutional reserves. For the first time, electricity becomes a durable asset.
December 13, 2025
The Limitations of a Pre-Banking Energy Economy
Blackouts, wasted clean energy, wild price swings: the consequences of a grid that can't store value. Why electricity needs banking.
December 6, 2025
The Primitive Economics of Electricity
Why can't we save electricity for later? The grid's primitive economics explained—and how battery storage finally brings banking to energy.
December 5, 2025
Electric vehicles can address energy poverty in Canada
In Canada, 78% of energy use in our homes goes toward space heating (60%) and water heating (18%), with appliances (15%), lighting (4%), and space cooling (3%) making up the balance of consumption.
October 3, 2025
Energy Efficiency of Homes vs Energy Efficiency of Households*: a necessary paradigm shift
In Canada, 78% of energy use in our homes goes toward space heating (60%) and water heating (18%), with appliances (15%), lighting (4%), and space cooling (3%) making up the balance of consumption.