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Brian Timar (@briantimar) published a simple US-focused calculator for input…

Brief

Brian Timar posted a link to a simple calculator (calc.redfrontierindustries.c…) for estimating input costs of solar-plus-battery plants in the US and visualizing how much overbuild is needed to reach particular reliability targets (expressed as Nines of uptime). He offered to take DMs from anyone interested in building a plant using the tool.

Why it matters

Brian Timar (@briantimar) published a simple US-focused calculator for input costs of solar + battery plants at calc.redfrontierindustries.c… on 2026-07-29.

Key details

  • The tool shows region-by-region overbuild requirements to achieve a specified reliability level (expressed as number of 9's of uptime); he invites direct messages to collaborate on building projects.
Source evidence

Put up a simple calculator for input costs to solar + battery plants in the US: calc.redfrontierindustries.c…. Click location to see the overbuild required for a given number of 9's of uptime. DM me if you want to build one!