Author: Anand Upadhyay

Screenshot of the Aravalli - (Source: zoom.earth)

The Aravalli Baseline Problem

In light of the recent judgement by the Supreme Court of India on the definition of what constitutes the Aravalli, mainstream media has been busy asking doomsday questions on the consequences if they are lost forever. These sharply worded posts channel and amplify outrage. But they imply inevitability and closure … [continued]

Rivian SUV supercharging. Tesla (NACS) Supercharger. Beaver, Utah. January, 1, 2024. Photo by Fritz Hasler

A New Billing Architecture To Transform EV Charging Economics

TL;DR — Public charging is expensive and messy because the business model is wrong. Instead of selling electricity, charging operators should just provide infrastructure — and utilities should bill drivers directly at their home rate. A single API can make this happen and unlock the kind of seamless experience Tesla … [continued]

Fossil Lobby Is Out of Arguments in 2025

TL;DR: Fossil narratives are collapsing. Economics, physics, and real-world deployment all now point one way: solar + storage. For several decades now, the fossil lobby has followed the renewable sector like a bad debt — constantly painting molehills as mountains, inventing false comparisons, and trying to derail public understanding any … [continued]

How A Mumbai Startup Is Resolving Trust Issues To Simplify The Solar Journey Of Cooperative…

One of the key issues for the abysmally low adoption of rooftop solar in the residential sector has been the limited awareness and lack of knowledge.

TrueSun has worked with several residential societies that are keen to reduce their electricity bills and go solar. However, many of these project leads have been on hold for many years due to a lack of conviction among society members.