what's glow?
Glow is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) built on Ethereum that incentivizes the production and expansion of solar energy through blockchain mechanisms. The protocol connects solar farm operators with token holders, using a system of recursive subsidies to fund undercapitalized farms in regions where solar is less economically viable. By delegating GLW tokens to specific farms, holders vote on which projects receive incentives, rewarding efficient carbon credit production and grid contributions. The core innovation lies in its game-theoretic approach to solar deployment, where GLW token inflation funds subsidies, and farms earn rewards based on performance metrics like energy output and emissions reductions. This creates a self-sustaining ecosystem that scales solar capacity globally, starting with pilots in India and expanding to 600 MW within 18 months of launch. Glow's dashboard tracks delegation, rewards distribution, and impact, enabling community-driven decisions. Unlike traditional subsidies, Glow optimizes for cost-efficiency, aiming to generate 10x more solar per dollar spent by focusing on high-impact, low-revenue areas. It integrates stablecoin payments and token staking to align incentives between builders, operators, and supporters, fostering a transparent, verifiable network for renewable energy transition.
Glow launched a referral system and was featured in EV3's State of DePIN 2025 report.
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x.com/glowprotocolAllocates 100% of protocol earnings to protocol-owned liquidity.
Achieved a price impact of less than 5% for $10,000 GLW trades as of February 2026, compared to 40-60% price impact three months prior in November 2025.
Added more than $250,000 to the protocol's permanent liquidity over a 13-week period ending around February 10, 2026, achieving annualized earnings in the seven-figure range.
Featured in EV3's State of DePIN 2025 report.
Launched referral system offering 100 free points and a 10% points bonus for 12 weeks to users who join with referral codes.
Uses Protocol Owned Liquidity mechanism where token supply contracts when price decreases and expands when price increases.
Over 1.6 million GLW tokens delegated to solar farms in less than 7 weeks, with liquid supply decreasing as delegation continues to outpace inflation.
120,000 GLW moves in 2 minutes this week, and another solar farm joins the platform.
A new crowd-funded solar farm joins the platform, sized 10-15x larger than a typical US rooftop installation. A new flashnote on Glow V2 is released.
The biggest solar farm since V2 launch joins the platform in today's drop.
Platform reaches 88 total solar farms, with nearly 70,000 GLW delegated during the town hall event this week.
V2 delegation activity exceeds token inflation, with more GLW delegated to solar farms than issued through inflation since launch.
A new solar installer joins the ecosystem in Colorado following large GCTL support.
Stats dashboard goes live revealing 450,000 GLW tokens (2.1% of supply) delegated to solar farms, distributing over 30,000 GLW weekly in staking rewards.