solar

The Photon That Counted Twice

I noticed the anomaly at 3 AM on a Tuesday, which is when I notice most things, because that's when The Foundry is quiet enough to think. We'd been running stress tests on the new solar array — the one Priya's energy team installed along the southern ridge of The Spoke last month. Good panels. Reliable. Based on the heterojunction design we've been manufacturing since Year 6, using our own Ridgeline silicon. They work. I'm proud of them, the way you're proud of a solid bridge: it doesn't inspir