42 h. ago How your air conditioner can help the power grid, rather than overloading it

As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you're like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning—do I really need it? And how bad is it to use all this electricity for cooling in a warming world?

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6 d. ago Coal and Gas Plants Kept Open Under Trump’s Energy Emergency

The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs.

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2 w. ago Tesla alum’s Heron Power closes $38M Series A to transform key grid technology

Drew Baglino's startup is hoping to

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3 w. ago To build tomorrow’s power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy

To build tomorrow’s power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy  Atlantic Council

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3 w. ago Learning at peak efficiency: Optimizing transport, trust and tutelage

The information age is built on mathematics. From finding the best route between two points, predicting the future load on a national power grid or tomorrow's weather, to identifying ideal treatment options for diseases, algorithms share a common structure: they take input data, process it through a series of calculations, and deliver an output.

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3 w. ago Is America's power grid ready for next attack? Experts warn EMPs, cyber threats and AI could cripple US

The U.S. faces threats from EMPs, cyberattacks and AI, with experts warning of unpreparedness for infrastructure disruptions and the need for strategic defenses.

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4 w. ago Energy Security: Net Zero Spain Leans on Nuclear, Gas to Keep Lights On After Historic Blackout

Spain is running its national power grid in "strengthened mode", using more nuclear and natural gas in place of the renewables. The post Energy Security: Net Zero Spain Leans on Nuclear, Gas to Keep Lights On After Historic Blackout appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 w. ago Hot weather and high demand to pressure US power grid this summer, FERC says

Hot weather and high demand to pressure US power grid this summer, FERC says  Reuters

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