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Grid Constraints Are Features, Not Bugs
The grid doesn't scale linearly. Neither does the thinking required to work with it. What I've learned from years of deploying EV charging infrastructure.
Writing
Everything I write ends up here — short pieces, longer essays, and posts that also appear on LinkedIn. Topics range from energy systems, EV charging, and software in the physical world to books, training, fatherhood, and thinking clearly in complex environments.
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The Protocol Trap
OCPP, ISO 15118, OCPI — the alphabet soup of EV charging protocols. Why standardization is both harder and less important than the industry assumes.
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Software People, Hardware Problems
What happens when software product thinking meets physical infrastructure constraints. Lessons from building distributed systems that exist in the real world.
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On Operator Economics
The numbers that actually matter in EV charging — and why most financial models get them wrong.