Volts Making the electricity grid work like the internet
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Jan 14, 2026 
Jonas Birgersson, a Swedish tech entrepreneur and founder of Via Europa, unveils his revolutionary EnergyNet concept, which likens electricity distribution to internet architecture. He discusses how decentralized microgrids can prevent outages and facilitate direct power sharing among neighbors. The conversation delves into open protocols, galvanic separation for safety, and leveraging batteries as network buffers. Birgersson also highlights the potential for U.S. adoption and the importance of local energy production, promising a future of resilient and efficient energy distribution.
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Electricity Should Be Treated Like Data
- Treat electricity like data: use open protocols, decentralize routing, and enable lateral exchanges between local networks.
- Decentralization removes single points of failure and enables massive parallel throughput, mirroring the internet's scalability.
Galvanic Separation Stops Cascades
- Galvanic separation makes each microgrid or port electrically isolated until software authorizes transfer.
- That isolation confines faults and prevents cascading failures across the wider grid.
Digital Control Replaces Binary Power
- Converting the grid from analog to digital unlocks fine-grained control over which loads run and at what priority.
- Software-defined flows let you route limited power to critical loads instead of binary on/off supply.