James KempfConstructing a Kubernetes Cluster spanning a Public Cloud VM and a Local VM: Part IIIThis is the third and final installment of a three part series on how to set up a Kubernetes cluster spanning a cloud VM and a local VM:10 min read·Jul 21, 2022----
James KempfConstructing a Kubernetes Cluster spanning a Public Cloud VM and a Local VM: Part IIThis is the second installment of a three part series on how to set up a Kubernetes cluster spanning a cloud VM and a local VM:9 min read·Jul 21, 2022----
James KempfConstructing a Kubernetes Cluster spanning a Public Cloud VM and a Local VM: Part IRecently, I’ve been working on a Kubernetes deployment of the open source Volttron(tm) energy management platform from Pacific Northwest…11 min read·Jul 21, 2022----
James KempfIs Blockchain the Solution to California’s Microgridlock?In January, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finally ruled that the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs) must…5 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
James KempfKubernetes: One Orchestrator to Rule Them AllJames Kempf and Danjue Li, Edge Services, Equinix7 min read·Nov 18, 2019--1--1
James KempfCarbon Footprint Reduction: Stumping Trump with an Electric CarNow that the ole Trumpet has made it official, it’s an even better time to start doing something about reducing your own personal carbon…8 min read·Jun 3, 2017----
James KempfCarbon Footprint Reduction: Going for the Gold!So in 2010, my wife and I decided we wanted to Go for the Gold: a full up, system remodel of our house with major carbon footprint…5 min read·May 15, 2017----
James KempfCarbon Footprint Reduction: Don’t Bother with Solar ThermalIn 2009, as the next step in our quest for radical residential carbon footprint reduction, we decided to replace our gas hot water heating…7 min read·May 3, 2017----
James KempfCarbon Footprint Reduction: History of Residential Solar and the Duck CurveIn the 1970’s, solar PV was so expensive it could only be used on satellites. By the 1990s, costs had dropped considerably and in the late…5 min read·Apr 14, 2017----
James KempfCarbon Footprint Reduction: My First Solar PVWe installed our first solar PV system in 2004, around 5 months after we moved into our house. Above is a picture of the system. Since the…3 min read·Apr 10, 2017----