Daylight Energy

02/27/2026

If you lost power because of the storm this week, you already know how fast life comes to a halt.

No heat. No lights. No way to work from home or keep the fridge running. For some families in eastern Massachusetts, that reality is still ongoing and restoration could take days.

Surprisingly, the power grid actually had more than enough electricity the whole time. The problem wasn't generation. Complications arise when that power needs to be transmitted from the grid to your front door.

Our latest blog post explores why that happens, why it's so hard to fix, and what homeowners can do today to make sure the next storm doesn't leave them in the dark.

Because you shouldn't have to wait for a technician in a blizzard to get your life back. 👇

Learn why Massachusetts' power infrastructure failed during a blizzard and discover how on-site solar and batteries can ensure your home stays powered through future storms.

01/07/2026

Imagine you were hosting for the holidays this year. The whole extended family was in town, guest bedrooms heated up, a movie marathon on the TV, dinner in the oven, electric vehicle charging in the garage.

The worst thing that could happen when your friends & loved ones are depending on you for comfort & safety? A power outage.

That was the reality for thousands of homeowners this December when wintery conditions and inclement weather swept across the US, crippling the electrical grid.

Increased strain on energy capacity is making blackouts more and more common by the year. With a battery backup, you claim your energy independence.

01/02/2026

2026: Year of the Battery 🔋

Watch Daylight Co-founder Jason Badeaux explain the power of solar systems and battery storage working in tandem. When groups of houses coordinate their backups, they act as a virtual power plant. These VPPs can provide energy back to the grid when capacity is strained due to increased demand or inclement weather strikes.

12/05/2025

Introducing More Power, a culture manifesto that captures the vision behind our decentralized, people-powered energy network.

The digital edition is now live for anyone who wants to carry this movement forward.

More Power - Daylight

11/24/2025

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11/20/2025

There’s still hope for America to emerge as a global leader in energy production.

There are 150 million homes in the United States. With distributed energy resources, that’s 150m potential sources of new power generation. Residential backup batteries equipped with solar systems are how we close the gap, one household at a time.

11/17/2025

AI doesn’t just need GPUs. It needs electricity, and a lot of it.

A single GPT-4 model can consume more power annually than 35,000 US homes. By 2040, data centers could eat up as much electricity as 150 million homes.

Transistors and processing chips are important, but they mean nothing without the energy to power them.

11/14/2025

Oil ruled the 20th century, but its dominance is coming to an end. The winners of the 21st century will be defined by one thing: energy. The electron is emerging as the most valuable commodity on the planet thanks to the exponential adoption of AI.

The race to scale energy capacity is heating up, and Daylight co-founder Jason Badeaux explains how decentralization is the cheapest and fastest way to meet demand.

11/10/2025

DeFi 🤝 Energy

Daylight and Plasma are about to bring the electron onchain. Stay tuned.

https://x.com/Plasma/status/1987926351211360724

11/06/2025

The grid wasn’t built for what’s coming next.

AI. Electrification. Rising demand. Our energy systems are straining under the pressure and the old, centralized approach can’t keep up.

We’re proud to be featured in Crunchbase News for building a new kind of energy network: one that starts at home, empowers homeowners, and rewards them for the power they generate.

The future of energy is being built, right now, from the ground up.

AI’s rapid growth is straining an already fragile U.S. power grid, driving up costs and outages as demand surges faster than utilities can expand capacity, writes guest author Mark Grace, a principal at M13. Fortunately, startups are stepping in with solutions and investment dollars are flowing.

11/04/2025

The time to punt on fixing our decaying grid has long since passed. Energy costs that remained stagnant for decades have skyrocketed, with every new AI model and electric vehicle throwing fuel on the fire.

Data centers are hungry for power, and you and your neighbors are paying the price.

Daylight is how we flip the script, and push energy production to the edges. Every home is a node. When those nodes coordinate, it creates a virtual power plant that can step in to support the grid when it needs it most.