My wife and I are buying a house, and she discovered a creative way to secure the best mortgage rate on the market. Her technique has two phases: first, she secured the best rate for us, and then she reduced that rate even further by utilizing Wells Fargo's relationship benefits. Let me explain. Getting the... Continue Reading →
Backward Forwards: Poor Data Products in the Energy Industry
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Struggling at the margins: Residential electricity retail rate updates
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How to tour Anora film locations while on a work trip in NYC
If you work remotely for a Manhattan-based company and watched Anora a couple weeks before your in-person all-hands, then this is the blog post for you. Anora is inspired in part by the Brighton Beach Slavic community so that should be your first stop. After your presentations are done for the day take the x28... Continue Reading →
Hourly Interpolation for Electricity Cost Forecasting
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Engineering Guide to PPA Invoicing
I spent the last two years working on a number of projects at Reel Energy including building a Power Purchase Agreeement (PPA) invoicing system used to bill customers with active PPAs every month. This guide distills several important considerations one should consider when building such a system. This guide is aimed at engineers implementing a... Continue Reading →
Operating as a buyer in hot seller markets
Recently (Summer 2024) I got a new apartment in Seattle and a job as a software engineer. My experience obtaining these had some surprising similarities. More people want a great apartment in Seattle than there are great apartments available in Seattle. And more people want great software engineering jobs than there are great software engineering... Continue Reading →
How I pay 5$ a month for an international phone plan
For the last 6 months, I have been using a new phone plan that costs 5$ a month, is incredibly flexible, and costs the same internationally and locally. Let me explain how I set this plan up, the advantages, and the disadvantages. eSIMs My phone plan is based on eSIM technology. An eSIM allows you... Continue Reading →
Max’s tips for a long biking trip
From April into May, I biked from Copenhagen to Florence with my fiance. I had never done a long bike ride like this before, here are some tips for someone in a similar situation. Alignment My biggest tip is to align with your trip mates on what kind of trip you are having. If one... Continue Reading →