James McGinnissAOE Part IV is on SubstackI finally released this piece on substack here. I’ll be transitioning all my old mediums over to substack steadily over the next few weeks…1 min read·May 11, 2022----
James McGinnissAOE Part III: A Cultural Awakening for ElectricityOn average, people spend just six minutes a year thinking about their electricity bills. And when they do, it’s probably not because they…14 min read·Mar 12, 2021--1--1
James McGinnissAOE Part II: DERs and Local ResilienceTransitioning from the Hydrocarbon Age to the Age of the Electron requires a complete reframing of how we build and interact with our…9 min read·Feb 19, 2021--2--2
James McGinnissPart I: The Age of the ElectronThe commodity of the future is the electron. While fossil fuels have dominated since the late 1800’s, in one form or another, their time…5 min read·Feb 12, 2021--1--1
James McGinnissIntroducing David Energy: A New Kind of Energy CompanyIn conjunction with our recently announced $1.5 million Pre-Seed financing round led by Box Group and Greycroft with Great Oaks, Oceans…5 min read·Mar 4, 2020----
James McGinnissPART IV An Introduction to Blockchain and Retail Electricity MarketsThe conversation surrounding blockchain in energy seems to recycle the same tired arguments for or against without much nuance. We know…11 min read·Sep 20, 2018----
James McGinnissPART III Creating the Modern Electricity Provider: The David Energy RoadmapA distributed future with retail electricity markets means offering the electric consumer something previously thought unimaginable —…15 min read·Jul 9, 2018----
James McGinnissPART II Collocation and Franchise Rights: Infrastructure on the Modern Electric GridIt is said that towards the end of his life, Nikola Tesla was attempting to use the acoustic frequencies of the earth in order to transmit…23 min read·Jun 19, 2018----
James McGinnissPART I In Search of a Logical Retail Market Structure: Is the NYREV DSO the Answer?Renewables and other distributed assets are forcing us to entirely rethink how we approach grid architecture and market structures. Their…15 min read·May 25, 2018----