"Why Canada’s power grid is not ready for extreme weather"
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadas-power-grid-is-not-ready-for-extreme-weather-experts/#:~:text=News-,Why%20Canada%E2%80%99s%20power%20grid%20is%20not%20ready%20for%20extreme%20weather,-By%20Rukhsar%20Ali #ClimateChange #ElectricalGrid #SevereWeather #Canada

The US #Grid #Attack Looming on the Horizon

A major #cyberattack on the US #electricalGrid has long worried #security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off, it’d be lights out in more ways than one.
#offgrid #offthegrid

https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-a-grid-attack/

Did ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in #Europe? An #electrical engineer explains the phenomenon

#Portugal’s grid operator #REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced #atmospheric #vibration”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.

But what is this vibration? And how can #energy systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?

https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497

Somebody with decent chops has produced some excellent digests of events leading to similar, on Wikipedia. ( went down this rabbit hole quite recently)

#GridCollapse
#PowerTransmission
#ElectricalGrid

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/massive-power-outage-in-spain-portugal-leaves-millions-in-dark/

I saw something celebratory go by about Spain managing a day powered totally by renewable energy sources recently, and yet today they've been hit by a blackout.

This highlights how, while renewable energy is an excellent step forward, a transition towards networks of microgrids is an important step the world needs to embrace for more resilient, robust and adaptable operation.

Catch up on Arizona’s solar energy state https://www.byteseu.com/875770/ #ClimateChangeMitigation #ElectricBattery #ElectricPower #ElectricalEngineering #ElectricalGrid #electricity #Energy #EnergyAndTheEnvironment #EnergyConversion #EnergyStorage #EnergyTechnology #EnvironmentalTechnology #NetMetering #PhotovoltaicSystem #photovoltaics #Power(physics) #RenewableEnergy #RenewableResources #SolarPower #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableEnergy #SustainableTechnologies #Technology

Alternative energy provides more electrical options on farm https://www.byteseu.com/854418/ #AlternativeEnergy #ElectricPower #ElectricalGrid #Energy #EnergyAndTheEnvironment #EnergyDevelopment #EnergySources #iowa #MidamericanEnergyCompany #MidwesternUnitedStates #photovoltaics #Power(physics) #RenewableEnergy #RenewableResources #Solar #SolarPower #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableEnergy #SustainableTechnologies #WindFarm #WindPower

Data center demand poised to deepen WV gas dependence | Energy and Environment https://www.byteseu.com/584027/ #DataCenter #DataCenters #DownstreamStrategies #ElectricalGrid #Energy #environment #firstenergy #FossilFuelPowerStation #google #GreenhouseGasEmissions #microsoft #MountainValleyPipeline #NaturalEnvironment #NaturalGas #nature #PJM #PjmInterconnection #Politics #PowerStation #PublicUtility #RenewableEnergy #ShelleyMooreCapito #Water #WestVirginia #WvRiversCoalition

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/10/09/502358/plan-for-new-link-between-texas-grid-and-neighboring-states-gets-boost-from-the-federal-government/

To arrive at their breakthrough, the study researchers combined two prior approaches: the original solution that treated #networks as #traffic; and a later one that instead viewed them as an #ElectricalGrid.

#Algorithms

'Absurdly fast' algorithm solves 70-year-old logjam — speeding up #NetworkTraffic in areas from #AirlineScheduling to the #internet
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/absurdly-fast-algorithm-solves-70-year-old-logjam-speeding-up-network-traffic-in-areas-from-airline-scheduling-to-the-internet/ar-BB1qSRdF?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

A Field Guide to the North American Substation - Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/ #electricalgrid #engineering #highvoltage #substation #scada

Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water - Australian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In man... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/ #electricitymeter #controlledloads #powergeneration #controlledload #electricalgrid #currentevents #solarenergy #greenhacks #smartmeter #solarpower #australia #homesolar #featured #victoria #meter #solar #news

#Texas Leaders Worry That #Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid
Residents in the small town of Granbury are raising alarms over noise from a local Bitcoin mine, while state lawmakers warn that the energy-hungry facilities risk “crashing” the #electricalgrid.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10072024/texas-bitcoin-mining-threatens-power-grid/

This articles says #Canada needs to build more electrical transformers to replace old infrastructure, keep up with increasing demand, and to meet net-zero goals.

#electricity #power #electricalgrid

https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/jfe-shoji-power-canada-calling-for-greater-investments-in-electrical-transformer-manufacturing/

#Biden announces actions to modernize America’s #ElectricalGrid, paving the way for #CleanEnergy and fewer outages https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html #USpol

"There is more #electricity from #SolarPower alone waiting to get on the grid than the entire amount of #energy currently on the grid. To combat the #ClimateCrisis and increase the amount of cheap energy from clean sources like #wind and #solar, the US needs more modern transmission lines."

Da Nuclear Quinn | Let’s talk about energy!
https://proxigram.lunar.icu/p/C6i19sassHT
Niente di particolare é nucleare,Tutto in particolare lo é.NQ ————————Nothing in particular is nuclear,Everything in particular is.NQ #nuclearquinn #nuclear #nucleare #energia #engineering #nucleargirl #atomicpower #atom #energy #decarbonisation #reactor #reattori #fossilfuel #fossili #waste #scorieradioattive #depositonazionale #radioactivewaste #radioactive #radioattività #electricalgrid #re

Northern Virginia serves as the world’s internet hub. Its neighbors are paying a price in a loss of energy for homes. The growing data center industry will need enough extra energy to power 6 million homes by 2030.- The Washington Post https://apple.news/ABC67MghqSBK_hP2WMcXuXA #energy #electricity #electricalgrid #virginia #environment