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There are fixes for AI’s toll on the power grid. Here’s why they’re not happening

Tech companies charging ahead with artificial intelligence have a problem: AI’s rapid growth is colliding headlong with a ...
The Mandarin

My message for NSW Customer Service: Love your work

Designing a lovely website requires working well with one protocol, but designing a lovely email means wrestling with a ...
TMCnet

SolarEdge Continues to Expand C&I Storage Suite in Europe and Asia with New Higher Capacity Commercial Storage System

SolarEdge, a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced the launch of its new higher capacity commercial storage system in Europe and Asia. Now available for order, the new CSS-OD 197 ...
Electrek

Tesla Cybertruck becomes first AC vehicle-to-grid asset in California through PG&E

PG&E approved Tesla's Cybertruck for its V2X pilot, marking the first AC vehicle-to-grid system in California — simpler and ...
USA Today

Google cuts data center power use to ease strain on US grids

Google has signed agreements with five U.S. electric utilities in states from Arkansas to Minnesota to curtail its electricity use during periods of peak demand, the company said on March 19, in its ...
Fast Company

There’s a better way to use the electric grid—and cut power bills

When electricity demand is set to surge—say, from a new power-hungry data center—the default response from a utility is often to build a new (and expensive) power plant and other infrastructure. A new ...
T&D

Winter Storm Fern Highlights Vulnerabilities in U.S. Power Grid

Winter Storm Fern affected over 34 states, exposing the fragility of the U.S. power grid, especially its aging infrastructure and limited capacity to handle extreme weather events, prompting calls for ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Data Centers May Not Need Constant Peak Power, Study Finds

AI data centers can operate without using peak power continuously, according to the results of a UK trial, a finding that could have implications for electricity systems worldwide. Grids from the US ...
TechSpot

Someone built an x86 CPU emulator using pure CSS, for science

In context: Thanks to JavaScript, WebAssembly, and other modern web standards, it is now possible to run a wide range of applications directly in a web browser. Programmer Lyra Rebane went even ...
The Texas Tribune

Used electric vehicle batteries find new life bolstering the Texas grid

Never miss a story with The Brief, our free newsletter. Independent Texas reporting needs your support. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you join our ...
The Washington Post

Silicon Valley is building a shadow power grid for data centers across the U.S.

The GW Ranch project approved on 8,000 windswept acres of West Texas will look like many of the other data centers that have sprung up across the country to support Silicon Valley’s ambitions for ...