This is how the world ends, isn't it? Just huddled in our air conditioning until the powergrids finally fail for good
August 26, 2024 at 11:35 PM
This is how the world ends, isn't it? Just huddled in our air conditioning until the powergrids finally fail for good
What tech?
Mopeds?
Powergrids?
Mechanical watches?
Guns?
Tell us.
Mopeds?
Powergrids?
Mechanical watches?
Guns?
Tell us.
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
What tech?
Mopeds?
Powergrids?
Mechanical watches?
Guns?
Tell us.
Mopeds?
Powergrids?
Mechanical watches?
Guns?
Tell us.
October 23, 2024 at 11:41 AM
So someone who understands powergrids help me out! the active outages are going UP on the reports, but the number of affected customers are going DOWN? does this mean they are fixing things?
July 28, 2026 at 2:02 AM
So someone who understands powergrids help me out! the active outages are going UP on the reports, but the number of affected customers are going DOWN? does this mean they are fixing things?
They need a kill switch to turn off power and water so that in the event the powergrids under stress due to heat or cold or disaster that the power goes to the people not to the machine. Half metre thick Hempcrete walls and thick Hempwool insulation in the roof would reduce noise and reduce power.
Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry.
Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days
Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days
September 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
They need a kill switch to turn off power and water so that in the event the powergrids under stress due to heat or cold or disaster that the power goes to the people not to the machine. Half metre thick Hempcrete walls and thick Hempwool insulation in the roof would reduce noise and reduce power.
They need a kill switch to turn off power and water so that in the event the powergrids under stress due to heat or cold or disaster that the power goes to the people not to the machine. Half metre thick Hempcrete walls and thick Hempwool insulation in the roof would reduce noise and reduce power.
September 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
They need a kill switch to turn off power and water so that in the event the powergrids under stress due to heat or cold or disaster that the power goes to the people not to the machine. Half metre thick Hempcrete walls and thick Hempwool insulation in the roof would reduce noise and reduce power.
Great.
So energy consumption scales exponentially, so some idjits can pretend to be writers or artists.
Crazy how few of these worthies seem to understand that Energy is not infinite, not are powergrids designed to handle the burden.
Just look to Texas a few winters back or rolling blackouts, etc
So energy consumption scales exponentially, so some idjits can pretend to be writers or artists.
Crazy how few of these worthies seem to understand that Energy is not infinite, not are powergrids designed to handle the burden.
Just look to Texas a few winters back or rolling blackouts, etc
I tried thinking of a suitably dark comment about this and was mulling over something like "finding out AI is worse than we thought is going to become as common as weather reports".
But that's nowhere near the worst-case scenario.
But that's nowhere near the worst-case scenario.
Researchers Just Found Something Extremely Alarming About AI's Power Usage
The carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into videos is far worse than we thought.
futurism.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Great.
So energy consumption scales exponentially, so some idjits can pretend to be writers or artists.
Crazy how few of these worthies seem to understand that Energy is not infinite, not are powergrids designed to handle the burden.
Just look to Texas a few winters back or rolling blackouts, etc
So energy consumption scales exponentially, so some idjits can pretend to be writers or artists.
Crazy how few of these worthies seem to understand that Energy is not infinite, not are powergrids designed to handle the burden.
Just look to Texas a few winters back or rolling blackouts, etc
she's more to do with powergrids & infrastructure tho
September 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
she's more to do with powergrids & infrastructure tho
Research infrastructure for innovative #PowerGrids: Platform for testing new grid components under realistic conditions receives EUR 32.8 million in construction funding @www.helmholtz.de.
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Illustration: Nadine Rönnau
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Illustration: Nadine Rönnau
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Research infrastructure for innovative #PowerGrids: Platform for testing new grid components under realistic conditions receives EUR 32.8 million in construction funding @www.helmholtz.de.
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Illustration: Nadine Rönnau
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Illustration: Nadine Rönnau
This AI craze is going to break our powergrids. There needs to be regulation forcing Corporations building facilities that put such stress on local powergrids to have to build their own power facilities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
This AI craze is going to break our powergrids. There needs to be regulation forcing Corporations building facilities that put such stress on local powergrids to have to build their own power facilities.
Engineering use to be about building software, bridges, powergrids…. now chunking content into a arbitrary number of paragraph makes you an engineer… I guess dragging boxes Canva makes you a design engineer?
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Engineering use to be about building software, bridges, powergrids…. now chunking content into a arbitrary number of paragraph makes you an engineer… I guess dragging boxes Canva makes you a design engineer?
Correcto, encontré este artículo en un periódico ruso:
Sebastian Fleischhacker on LinkedIn: #powergrids #frequency
On February 8, 2025, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnected their #powergrids from the Russian-controlled BRELL network to enhance energy independence and…
www.linkedin.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Correcto, encontré este artículo en un periódico ruso:
"More than 20 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the agency’s decision to cancel a $7 billion program that aimed to make solar power accessible to low-income households."
Unpopular government seeks to steal funds designed to aid citizens powergrids.
Unpopular government seeks to steal funds designed to aid citizens powergrids.
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"More than 20 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the agency’s decision to cancel a $7 billion program that aimed to make solar power accessible to low-income households."
Unpopular government seeks to steal funds designed to aid citizens powergrids.
Unpopular government seeks to steal funds designed to aid citizens powergrids.
I finally bit the bullet and purchased satisfactory. One of my children spent 3 hours on our drive today creating three different powergrids for the og holy Trinity of excavation: iron, limestone, and copper.
April 4, 2026 at 6:11 AM
I finally bit the bullet and purchased satisfactory. One of my children spent 3 hours on our drive today creating three different powergrids for the og holy Trinity of excavation: iron, limestone, and copper.
New Research Challenges Need for Baseload Power Plants #baseloadpower #windpower #solarpower #RenewableEnergy #powergrids #energytransition #energystorage www.theenergymix.com/new-research...
New Research Challenges Need for Baseload Power Plants
Baseload power plants are not necessary to maintain supply in an energy system dominated by wind and solar power, and only have a place in future systems if they help cut costs, say researchers in Ger...
www.theenergymix.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New Research Challenges Need for Baseload Power Plants #baseloadpower #windpower #solarpower #RenewableEnergy #powergrids #energytransition #energystorage www.theenergymix.com/new-research...
If this was a one-time thing that happened that would be something excusable. But to fail to build resiliancy, redundancy in the face of ongoing #ClimateChange facing your states, to continue to rely on outdated #PowerGrids, this is the true failure. Now will be stressed even more by #DataCenters
Frustrations were bubbling up Friday for the tens of thousands who have been without power for nearly a week in the South as a new storm looms.
Thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for heavy snow
Frustrations were bubbling up Friday for the tens of thousands who have been without power for nearly a week in the South as a new storm looms.
www.kare11.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If this was a one-time thing that happened that would be something excusable. But to fail to build resiliancy, redundancy in the face of ongoing #ClimateChange facing your states, to continue to rely on outdated #PowerGrids, this is the true failure. Now will be stressed even more by #DataCenters
7/ Transmission Facilitation Program: $2.5B to upgrade interstate power grids. This improves energy distribution & accelerates renewable adoption. #powergrids
December 19, 2024 at 4:11 PM
7/ Transmission Facilitation Program: $2.5B to upgrade interstate power grids. This improves energy distribution & accelerates renewable adoption. #powergrids
The World’s #PowerGrids Are Failing as the Planet Warms - Outages from Albania to Texas show how electricity networks aren’t ready for #climate change. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms
Outages from Albania to Texas show how electricity networks aren’t ready for climate change.
www.bloomberg.com
July 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The World’s #PowerGrids Are Failing as the Planet Warms - Outages from Albania to Texas show how electricity networks aren’t ready for #climate change. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
West Africa is linking 15 national #PowerGrids into one regional system, helping make #electricity cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable. More than 4,000 km of high-voltage lines now connect countries across the region, bringing better power access to over three million people.
Connecting West Africa through Regional Power Integration and Expanded Electricity Access
The West Africa Regional Power Integration and Electricity Access Program is delivering more affordable, reliable, and sustainable electricity, helping create jobs, empowering women, and reducing clim...
www.worldbank.org
May 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM
West Africa is linking 15 national #PowerGrids into one regional system, helping make #electricity cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable. More than 4,000 km of high-voltage lines now connect countries across the region, bringing better power access to over three million people.
Sodium-ion #Batteries for stable #PowerGrids: Within the PowerNIB project, #KITKarlsruhe is collaborating with partners to develop high-power #SodiumIonBatteries for stationary #EnergyStorage and large-scale applications.
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May 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Sodium-ion #Batteries for stable #PowerGrids: Within the PowerNIB project, #KITKarlsruhe is collaborating with partners to develop high-power #SodiumIonBatteries for stationary #EnergyStorage and large-scale applications.
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This divergence in smokestack trends highlights an ongoing change in the location of Europe's high-polluting sectors out of areas with# emissions caps and strained #powergrids to regions with laxer pollution standards and fast-growing #energy supplies.
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This divergence in smokestack trends highlights an ongoing change in the location of Europe's high-polluting sectors out of areas with# emissions caps and strained #powergrids to regions with laxer pollution standards and fast-growing #energy supplies.
Just resharing this because it's clearly needed: Australia's data centre hotspots have nearly twice the grid emissions intensity as America's data centre hotspots.
June 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Add to that the vast amount of energy those datacenters consume, the water they consume for cooling and the overload on the powergrids they cause!
The tech bros gave us crypto currency that isn’t currency, artificial intelligence that isn’t intelligence, and prediction markets that are inside-trader scams.
On the other hand, they have given us gigantic data centers that employ no one and destroy communities. So there’s that.
On the other hand, they have given us gigantic data centers that employ no one and destroy communities. So there’s that.
May 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Add to that the vast amount of energy those datacenters consume, the water they consume for cooling and the overload on the powergrids they cause!