Jennifer R. Povey: Part of why I like solar for those places. Modular, localized, at least somewhat independent of the main grid. Particularly for small villages in the middle of nowhere (really for small villages in the middle of nowhere *anywhere*).

universal basic electricity minimum for every human on the planet before AI gets another milliwatt.

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public servicesapnews.com The lack of reliable electricity severely affects education and businesses in Nigeria. Schools like Excellent Moral in Ibadan, near Lagos, operate in darkness due to zero grid access, depriving students of essential tools like computers.

This, although I assume a lot of this is the need to build out better infrastructure. Africa needs more solar. They have the climate for it!

yep, and we should be building out that infrastructure - and making it modular as much as possible - before AI gets another milliwatt

Part of why I like solar for those places. Modular, localized, at least somewhat independent of the main grid. Particularly for small villages in the middle of nowhere (really for small villages in the middle of nowhere *anywhere*).

The box should be source-agnostic. Being able to plug in a windmill, biomass-burner Stirling engine (backup), or in extremis, a bicycle seems to be the way to go. Especially since the mostly-electromechanical portions can be maintained by a local machine shop or small engine mechanic.

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