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Energy Access

Writing about monitoring mini-grids — specifically the technology and lessons learned from years as a technical lead designing and building a monitoring solution for these systems. My goal is to share knowledge with the community that might otherwise be lost.

Outages & the communication chain

A mini-grid's monitoring data has to survive power loss, network loss, and equipment loss — often at the same time. The chain is only as strong as its quietest link.