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Houston Public Media<p>As nuclear manufacturers and researchers descend on Texas, responding to the governor's legislative call, environmentalists and analysts voice their concerns.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525243/while-texas-bets-on-a-nuclear-renaissance-some-doubt-the-payout-will-come/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525243/while-texas-bets-on-a-nuclear-renaissance-some-doubt-the-payout-will-come/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GulfCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a></p>
IEEE Spectrum<p>Yes, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> is straining our <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23electricGrid" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricGrid</a>. But historically, we’ve faced these demands on energy before, and each time we’ve innovated new, more efficient ways to produce power. Will history repeat itself this time? <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-energy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">spectrum.ieee.org/ai-energy</a></p>
🔏 Matthias Wiesmann<p>Interesting research for injecting solar and wind power into the grid even without the frequency being given by large power stations. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/04/what-keeps-alternating-current-in-sync-when-large-power-generators-go-offline.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth</span><span class="invisible">-news/news/2025/04/what-keeps-alternating-current-in-sync-when-large-power-generators-go-offline.html</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The company CirclesX says it can prove widespread natural gas market manipulation. So far, its case has gained no traction in court.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/03/14/515983/lawsuit-alleging-massive-energy-fraud-during-2021-winter-storm-heads-to-appeals-court/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/03/14/515983/lawsuit-alleging-massive-energy-fraud-during-2021-winter-storm-heads-to-appeals-court/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2021WinterStorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2021WinterStorm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackouts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>How Electrification Could Affect Commercial Energy Bills <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/821962/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/821962/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CommercialBuildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommercialBuildings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EFFICIENCY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EFFICIENCY</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrification</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyBills</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySupplier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySupplier</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OnSiteGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnSiteGeneration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDemand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPower</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a></p>
Kevin ShunkPower Lines Against the Sky<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IndustrialDesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndustrialDesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SkylineStructure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SkylineStructure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PowerTower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerTower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EngineeringMarvel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EngineeringMarvel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MetalArchitecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetalArchitecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ElectricGrid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectricGrid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AbstractGeometry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbstractGeometry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SteelAndSky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SteelAndSky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UrbanEnergy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanEnergy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LineArtPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LineArtPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>
Bytes Europe<p>Meta ‘taking an open approach’ with nuclear energy, small modular reactors for AI datacenters <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/532110/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/532110/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AITraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AITraining</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decarbonization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyDevelopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyDevelopers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyNeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyNeeds</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NuclearTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Global Europe<p>Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv since August, Ukraine says <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russia-stages-first-missile-attack-on-kyiv-since-august-ukraine-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/global-eu</span><span class="invisible">rope/news/russia-stages-first-missile-attack-on-kyiv-since-august-ukraine-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ballisticmissiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballisticmissiles</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Russianinvasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russianinvasion</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>The Inflation Reduction Act continues to boost NC’s economy and resilience • NC Newsline <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/518124/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/518124/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GoodJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodJobs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InflationReductionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InflationReductionAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/INFRASTRUCTURE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INFRASTRUCTURE</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SustainableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableEnergy</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The Biden administration announced $2 billion in funding for projects to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> against ExtremeWeather, an increasing concern following two consecutive major hurricanes in the Atlantic.</p><p>The funding, which will go to 38 projects in 42 states, will be provided through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, a $10.5 billion initiative in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4941863-biden-admin-funds-grid-resilience/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/energy-envi</span><span class="invisible">ronment/4941863-biden-admin-funds-grid-resilience/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatBidenDid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatBidenDid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Why the push for more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPlants</span></a>? Blame it on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> (and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a>)</p><p>Tech companies want <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a>. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks </p><p>Story by Spencer Kimball<br>August 9, 2024</p><p>"Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean [sic] energy to power <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>, sparking resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a>, the computer warehouses that run the Internet, in some cases now require a gigawatt or more of power, comparable to the average capacity of a nuclear reactor in the U.S.</p><p>[...]</p><p>Amazon's nuclear agreement</p><p>"Co-locating data centers next to nuclear plants already faces controversy.</p><p>"In March, Amazon Web Services [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AWS</span></a>] bought a data center powered by the 41-year-old <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusquehannaNuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SusquehannaNuclear</span></a> plant in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalenEnergy</span></a> for $650 million. But the agreement to directly sell power to the AWS data center from the nuclear plant already faces opposition from utilities American Electric Power and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exelon</span></a>, who have filed complaints at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-companies-want-nuclear-power-some-utilities-are-throwing-up-roadblocks/ar-AA1oyZCH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">tech-companies-want-nuclear-power-some-utilities-are-throwing-up-roadblocks/ar-AA1oyZCH</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Many <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechBros</span></a> are teaming up to get <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TFG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TFG</span></a> elected bc they want unfettered access to all kinds of power. They&#39;re helping to destroy <a href="https://toad.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>democracy</span></a> &amp;🌎in the process.</p><p>Tech giants <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Google</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> each consumed 24 TWh each of electricity during 2023, surpassing the consumption of &gt;100 countries.</p><p>Analysis by Michael Thomas, claims both Google &amp; Microsoft consumed the same amount of energy as Azerbaijan...</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Electricity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-and-microsoft-now-each-consume-more-power-than-some-fairly-big-countries" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techradar.com/pro/google-and-m</span><span class="invisible">icrosoft-now-each-consume-more-power-than-some-fairly-big-countries</span></a></p>
Computeforloot :clubtwit:<p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> </p><p>Already happening here in California 😟</p>
EURACTIV Energy & Environment<p>Years-long wait for permits blocking European wind farms, industry says <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/electricity/news/years-long-wait-for-permits-blocking-european-wind-farms-industry-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/electrici</span><span class="invisible">ty/news/years-long-wait-for-permits-blocking-european-wind-farms-industry-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/windfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windfarms</span></a></p>
WINGS_radio<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> has curtailed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's use of its in-house court system, saying the accused have a right to a jury trial when financial penalties are on the table.<br>The decision will have "momentous consequences" for dozens of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agencies</span></a> tasked with overseeing the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> the court's liberal wing has warned.<br>[Teases for two article promoted in the Law360 newsletter]</p>
EURACTIV Energy & Environment<p>Green Deal in Eastern Europe: still alive after EU elections <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/green-deal-in-eastern-europe-still-alive-after-eu-elections/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/energy-en</span><span class="invisible">vironment/news/green-deal-in-eastern-europe-still-alive-after-eu-elections/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/carboncapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carboncapture</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EasternEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EasternEurope</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUGreenDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUGreenDeal</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texas is no stranger to power grid anxiety. Between the heat that's only getting hotter, an aging fleet of power plants, and the challenges of integrating renewable energy, the system is fragile.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/06/25/491689/ai-could-strain-texas-power-grid-this-summer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2024/06/25/491689/ai-could-strain-texas-power-grid-this-summer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Twenty-one states are joining a push by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> administration to modernize America’s aging <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a>, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation mix. and severe weather.</p><p>In exchange for federal technical and financial assistance opportunities, participating states will “prioritize efforts that support the adoption of modern grid solutions to expand grid capacity and build modern grid capabilities on both new and existing lines.”"</p><p><a href="https://alabamareflector.com/2024/05/29/21-states-join-biden-administration-in-bid-to-modernize-nations-aging-grid/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alabamareflector.com/2024/05/2</span><span class="invisible">9/21-states-join-biden-administration-in-bid-to-modernize-nations-aging-grid/</span></a></p>
Andrei Kucharavy<p>And in case if you are completely done with LLMs and GenAI hype, but in the mood to watch some Insomnihack talks, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ianapeix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ianapeix</span></a></span> 's presentation on how much of a mess smartgrid IoT is and how this can KO a country's worth of electric grid is also up: <a href="https://youtu.be/LGcnafh74H8?si=HhKC6rJdFzYvEp1i" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/LGcnafh74H8?si=HhKC6r</span><span class="invisible">JdFzYvEp1i</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Energy & Environment<p>Baltic states in ‘final phase of work’ to desynchronise electricity grids from Moscow <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/electricity/news/baltic-states-in-final-phase-of-work-to-desynchronise-electricity-grids-from-moscow/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/electrici</span><span class="invisible">ty/news/baltic-states-in-final-phase-of-work-to-desynchronise-electricity-grids-from-moscow/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BalticStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalticStates</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/electricgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricgrid</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a></p>