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Biden admin announces $2.2B in grants to boost US power grid

Canary Media

power grid is overburdened and under-resourced — and the Biden administration just announced a major investment aimed at helping solve those problems. billion to eight projects across 18 states that could expand and strengthen the grid. The Department of Energy has offered $2.2 The projects range from…

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How AI Data Centers Are Quietly Wreaking Havoc on Your Power Grid

Hydrogen Fuel News

Impact of AI Data Centers on Power Quality and Household Efficiency Broken Down Here: AI data centers significantly amplify harmonic distortion in nearby power grids due to their high and non-linear energy consumption. Their energy use often causes severe harmonic distortion in nearby power grids.

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Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely

POWER Magazine

While power outages are not uncommon in the U.S., However, this summer marks the 20th anniversary of […] The post Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely appeared first on POWER Magazine. widespread blackouts that last more than a couple of hours are pretty rare.

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Leveraging quantum computing to tackle power grid challenges

Smart Energy International

The US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is collaborating with quantum computing company IonQ to help solve power grid challenges and drive infrastructure improvements. In the US Department of Energy-funded project, the two organisations intend to explore how quantum computing technology can be used to modernise the power grid.

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Google inks nuclear deal for next-generation reactors

The Verge: Energy

New nuclear technologies are still unproven at scale, but the hope is that they can provide carbon pollution-free electricity while solving some of the problems that come with traditional nuclear power plants. The trajectory of AI investments has added to the scale of the task needed.”

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UK ‘needs to play catch-up’ in global race to rewire electricity grids

The Guardian: Energy

For every 1 spent on renewable energy projects, only 25p was invested in connecting them to grid, report finds The UK is lagging behind in the race to rewire the worlds power grids by investing four times more on renewable energy projects than on the electricity cables needed to connect them to the grid and consumers, according to a new report.

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Tetra Tech awarded $85m to support the Moldova power grid

Smart Energy International

Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting and engineering services in water, environment and sustainable infrastructure, has been awarded $85 million to integrate a BESS in Moldova to strengthen the country’s power grid infrastructure.