A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf.
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
Texas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.
Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf.
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
February 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
Me and my perspective grid against the world
September 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Me and my perspective grid against the world
finally, perspective grid knowledge will be useful irl
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May 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
finally, perspective grid knowledge will be useful irl
⚡️Baltic states to cut energy ties with Russia, join European power grid, AFP reports.
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will disconnect from Russia’s power grid this weekend and synchronize with the Western European network.
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will disconnect from Russia’s power grid this weekend and synchronize with the Western European network.
Baltic states to cut energy ties with Russia, join European power grid, AFP reports
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will disconnect from Russia’s power grid this weekend and synchronize with the Western European network.
kyivindependent.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
⚡️Baltic states to cut energy ties with Russia, join European power grid, AFP reports.
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will disconnect from Russia’s power grid this weekend and synchronize with the Western European network.
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will disconnect from Russia’s power grid this weekend and synchronize with the Western European network.
The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have today fully decoupled their energy grid from Russia. At the moment they are running in an island mode, but starting tomorrow the energy grid will be reconnected with the European Union.
February 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have today fully decoupled their energy grid from Russia. At the moment they are running in an island mode, but starting tomorrow the energy grid will be reconnected with the European Union.
EVs = they’re going to crash the grid!!
Data centers = “let’s build 3,000 of them!”
Data centers = “let’s build 3,000 of them!”
June 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
EVs = they’re going to crash the grid!!
Data centers = “let’s build 3,000 of them!”
Data centers = “let’s build 3,000 of them!”
This week is enough to make you want to go off grid!
January 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This week is enough to make you want to go off grid!
*forgets to bring phone into the bathroom* i’m off the grid
December 12, 2024 at 1:14 AM
*forgets to bring phone into the bathroom* i’m off the grid
"No rolling blackouts or grid emergencies as California continues on path to a carbon free grid. Several strategies, including upgrades to vulnerable parts of the grid at play here, but key enabler is more clean energy, especially solar, and above all, battery storage..."
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California Grid Breezes Through Heat Wave due to Renewables, Batteries
No rolling blackouts or grid emergencies as California continues on path to a carbon free grid. Several strategies, including upgrades to vulnerable parts of the grid at play here, but key enabler …
thinc.blog
July 16, 2024 at 12:28 PM
"No rolling blackouts or grid emergencies as California continues on path to a carbon free grid. Several strategies, including upgrades to vulnerable parts of the grid at play here, but key enabler is more clean energy, especially solar, and above all, battery storage..."
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A historic event will take place later this week: on 8 February, the Baltic states will officially leave the Russian-fed power grid and will synchronize with the grid of Continental Europe.
Congratulations to the great geostrategist Putin.
Congratulations to the great geostrategist Putin.
February 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A historic event will take place later this week: on 8 February, the Baltic states will officially leave the Russian-fed power grid and will synchronize with the grid of Continental Europe.
Congratulations to the great geostrategist Putin.
Congratulations to the great geostrategist Putin.
👏👏👏
“After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend”
“After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend”
Baltic states to pull the plug on Russian grid | CNN
After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend, erasing one of the last traces of their Soviet past. CNN’s Clare ...
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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“After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend”
“After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend”
TELL EM ABOUT THE POWER GRID BENITO
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
TELL EM ABOUT THE POWER GRID BENITO
This woman on House Hunters wants to live off grid in Vanuatu buuuut she is realizing that what she envisioned as off grid isn’t what off grid actually is.
March 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This woman on House Hunters wants to live off grid in Vanuatu buuuut she is realizing that what she envisioned as off grid isn’t what off grid actually is.
Parked but not idle:
The buses “will charge up their nearly 200-kilowatt-hour batteries overnight, when the power supply is at its cleanest & cheapest, then send energy back to the grid from 4 pm to 7 pm on days when the grid is strained. The district will earn revenue for the power it shares…”
The buses “will charge up their nearly 200-kilowatt-hour batteries overnight, when the power supply is at its cleanest & cheapest, then send energy back to the grid from 4 pm to 7 pm on days when the grid is strained. The district will earn revenue for the power it shares…”
In Massachusetts, parked EVs will start feeding the grid this summer
Three electric school buses will kick-start the state’s groundbreaking vehicle-to-grid pilot program once school's out, with more EVs to be added in the…
www.canarymedia.com
July 1, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Parked but not idle:
The buses “will charge up their nearly 200-kilowatt-hour batteries overnight, when the power supply is at its cleanest & cheapest, then send energy back to the grid from 4 pm to 7 pm on days when the grid is strained. The district will earn revenue for the power it shares…”
The buses “will charge up their nearly 200-kilowatt-hour batteries overnight, when the power supply is at its cleanest & cheapest, then send energy back to the grid from 4 pm to 7 pm on days when the grid is strained. The district will earn revenue for the power it shares…”
🇪🇪🚫🇷🇺 Historic moment — Estonia disconnected its power grid from Russia!
February 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🇪🇪🚫🇷🇺 Historic moment — Estonia disconnected its power grid from Russia!
The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.
Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.
Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.
Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…
Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.
www.canarymedia.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.
Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.
Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.
Right now UK is pretty much running the electrical grid on renewables and Nuclear.
March 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Right now UK is pretty much running the electrical grid on renewables and Nuclear.
Hey, friends, try building your perspective around your figures rather than starting with a perspective grid, it's easier!
January 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hey, friends, try building your perspective around your figures rather than starting with a perspective grid, it's easier!