Hi all,
This is our 12th installment of the community bulletin which means it’s been a whole year of chronicalled activity. 
Last month we had 168 new threads and 891 comments. And in a month of milestones we also welcomed 270 new contributors, taking us past the 10k mark for community members. Here’s what went down in Feb:
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We said farewell to @amit_at_bulb as Chief Energy Officer - he’ll remain on the board of Bulb and the Bulb Foundation. We’re very excited to see what he does with energy storage in his next venture: Virmati
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Our battery partners Immersa held a Q&A where we discussed what 3 kW output actually means and what the payback rate of a battery is. Thanks to @audy @ol1verb1rch @mikeyb @col1 and @GeorgieS_at_Bulb for you questions. And to @stjohn_at_immersa and @peter_at_immersa for hosting!
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We had a new help centre article on notifying the district network operator if you’re generating electricity.
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We launched our Energy Explained series on our social channels, helping answer questions members might be too afraid to ask, like what exactly is a carbon footprint.
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Members discussed grid scale battery storage. Where @Smart_fitter wondered about what size battery they would need to supply 5kWs per day.
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And we discussed the likelihood of moving to electric vehicles in the next 10 years and what the obstacles were. @JackHarney mentioned price, while @GiantBiker explained that having a charging point at home was much like charging your mobile and that there are plenty of government grants out there to help bring the cost down.
For the month of March:
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It’s B Corp Month so we’ll be looking at what it means to be a better business over the course of March. You can see our guide on it in this link.
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We’ll be launching some new products…
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Samsung will be dropping into the community for a Q&A on Smartthings
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We’ll be looking at how to spring-clean your Bulb account.
Have a great March 