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CelloMom On Cars

"The Biden administration announced $2 billion in funding for projects to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. #grid against ExtremeWeather, an increasing concern following two consecutive major hurricanes in the Atlantic.

The funding, which will go to 38 projects in 42 states, will be provided through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, a $10.5 billion initiative in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."

thehill.com/policy/energy-envi
#WhatBidenDid #ElectricGrid

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DoomsdaysCW

Why the push for more #NuclearPlants? Blame it on #BigTech (and #AI and #cryptocurrency)

Tech companies want #NuclearPower. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks

Story by Spencer Kimball
August 9, 2024

"Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean [sic] energy to power #ArtificialIntelligence, sparking resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the #ElectricGrid.

"#DataCenters, the computer warehouses that run the Internet, in some cases now require a gigawatt or more of power, comparable to the average capacity of a nuclear reactor in the U.S.

[...]

Amazon's nuclear agreement

"Co-locating data centers next to nuclear plants already faces controversy.

"In March, Amazon Web Services [#AWS] bought a data center powered by the 41-year-old #SusquehannaNuclear plant in #Pennsylvania from #TalenEnergy for $650 million. But the agreement to directly sell power to the AWS data center from the nuclear plant already faces opposition from utilities American Electric Power and #Exelon, who have filed complaints at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)."

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Kim Perales

Many #TechBros are teaming up to get #TFG elected bc they want unfettered access to all kinds of power. They're helping to destroy #democracy &🌎in the process.

Tech giants #Google & #Microsoft each consumed 24 TWh each of electricity during 2023, surpassing the consumption of >100 countries.

Analysis by Michael Thomas, claims both Google & Microsoft consumed the same amount of energy as Azerbaijan...

#Climate #USPol #Electricity #ElectricGrid #BigTech #Technology

techradar.com/pro/google-and-m

TechRadar pro · Google and Microsoft now each consume more power than some fairly big countriesBy Craig Hale
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CelloMom On Cars

"Twenty-one states are joining a push by the #Biden administration to modernize America’s aging #ElectricGrid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation mix. and severe weather.

In exchange for federal technical and financial assistance opportunities, participating states will “prioritize efforts that support the adoption of modern grid solutions to expand grid capacity and build modern grid capabilities on both new and existing lines.”"

alabamareflector.com/2024/05/2

Alabama Reflector · 21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid • Alabama ReflectorThe Biden administration has been pushing hard to remove roadblocks to new transmission lines to make the grid cleaner and more reliable.
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CelloMom On Cars

"The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade that aims to speed up new interregional lines to move more #CleanEnergy to meet growing demand amid the explosion of electric vehicles, data centers and artificial intelligence."

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#FERC #ElectricGrid

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CelloMom On Cars

"The Department of Energy on Wednesday announced its initial selection of 10 federal corridors for the development of multistate, ultra-high-capacity electric transmission lines.

And acting under its own authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could approve the right-of-way for a power line located within a national interest corridor, overriding the objections of state officials if necessary."

eenews.net/articles/doe-unveil
#ElectricGrid

E&E News by POLITICO · DOE unveils critical grid corridors for Biden climate goalsWhite House adviser John Podesta says clean energy policy calls for the doubling of electric transmission capacity.
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Kim Perales

Another accomplishment for the Biden admin: jobs, electric grid stability & economic growth:

"Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Transmission Permitting Rule and Latest Investments To Accelerate the Build Out of a Resilient, Reliable, Modernized Electric Grid."

#Bidenomics #ElectricGrid
energy.gov/articles/biden-harr

Energy.govBiden-Harris Administration Announces Final Transmission Permitting Rule and Latest Investments To Accelerate the Build Out of a Resilient, Reliable, Modernized Electric GridDOE Announces New Federal Permitting Rule To Slash Transmission Review Timelines in Half While Maintaining Integrity of the Environmental Review Process, New $331 Million Investment to Add More Than 2,000 Megawatts Across the Western U.S. Grid
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CelloMom On Cars

"Replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials could roughly double the capacity of the #ElectricGrid in many parts of the country, making room for much more wind and solar power.

This technique, known as “advanced #reconductoring,” is widely used in other countries. But many U.S. utilities have been slow to embrace it because of their unfamiliarity with the technology as well as regulatory and bureaucratic hurdles, researchers found."

nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate

The New York Times · The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.By Brad Plumer
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