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Kim Perales"AI’s energy use already reps as much as 20% of global data-center power demand, & that demand, the research states, could double by the end of this year, comprising nearly 1/2 of all total data-center electricity consumption worldwide, excl the electricity used for BTC mining. Acc to his research, worldwide AI energy demand: now set to surpass demand from MTC mining by the end of this yr."Unsustainable, much of <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> is wasteful & <a href="https://toad.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bitcoin</a> is💯waste. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/new-research-energy-electricity-artificial-intelligence-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/new-research-energy-electricity-artificial-intelligence-ai/</a>

Tina M CaseyTo uncork grid bottleneck, freight trains can transport renewable energy.<a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/hauling-renewable-energy-around-by-freight-train-not-a-prank/#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/hauling-renewable-energy-around-by-freight-train-not-a-prank/#google_vignette</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewableenergy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trains</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freighttrains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freighttrains</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/locomotives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#locomotives</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rails</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#railways</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/railroads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#railroads</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freight</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transmission</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#windenergy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarenergy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/electrictrains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electrictrains</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trainspotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trainspotting</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gogreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gogreen</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/goelectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goelectric</a>

MediaFaro News DigestA substation is pinpointed as ground zero for Spain's power blackout.An abrupt loss of power generation at a substation in Granada, followed by failures seconds later in Badajoz and Seville, triggered an unprecedented blackout across Spain and Portugal last month, Spain's energy minister has said.<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250514-a-substation-is-pinpointed-as-ground-zero-for-spains-power-blackout?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250514-a-substation-is-pinpointed-as-ground-zero-for-spains-power-blackout?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Blackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackout</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portugal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Power</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Granada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Granada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Badajoz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Badajoz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Seville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seville</a>

AI6YR BenWaPo: Much of U.S. at heightened risk for summer power outages, regulator warnsA large swath of the United States is facing a heightened risk of blackouts this summer, a perennial danger as electricity use soars and extreme weather tests the nation’s aging power grid, according to the regulatory authority that monitors the electricity system. (paywall)<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/14/power-grid-electricty-climate-blackouts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/14/power-grid-electricty-climate-blackouts/</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climateemergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climateemergency</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/poweroutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poweroutages</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwaves</a>

AI6YR BenOPB: "Liberal Oregon and Washington Vowed to Pioneer Green Energy. Almost Every Other State Is Beating Them. ""...Unique Barrier: The Bonneville Power Administration, whose approval is needed for most wind and solar work in the Northwest, has barely approved any big applications made since 2015. Missing Investment: Lawmakers were told of the need for better transmission, which Bonneville would have to finance, when they passed new mandates for green energy. They forged ahead anyway...."<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-washington-green-energy-bonneville" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-washington-green-energy-bonneville</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>

MediaFaro AnalysisMore necessary or more perilous? Experts on the case for a European supergrid after the Iberian blackout.In an attempt to significantly ramp up its energy independence, the EU has revealed that it will be adding a further 89 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in 2025.With widespread power failures and intensifying climate change, could it be time to revisit the dream of a European supergrid?<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250511-more-necessary-or-more-perilous-experts-on-the-case-for-a-european-supergrid-after-the-iberian-blackout?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250511-more-necessary-or-more-perilous-experts-on-the-case-for-a-european-supergrid-after-the-iberian-blackout?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Supergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Supergrid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EnergysSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnergysSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a>

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Chao-c'At Hawaii, they have "grid forming inverters" available, already. I am not so sure about Spain, because maybe the fraction of "grid following inverters" was too high (?). Anyway, the problem doesn't seem impossible to solve: <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-inverter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-inverter</a><a href="https://f.cz/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a>

AkshayInteresting article by John Springford on the difficult politics of interconnectors on the EU grid.He mentions - fear of price rises in exporting regions - NIMBYism - now, fear of importing grid instability He could have added regional market incumbents… Yet we need more interconnectors and a bigger grid! Springford has a suggestion…<a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/the-iberian-grid-meltdown-imperils-electricity-trade/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/the-iberian-grid-meltdown-imperils-electricity-trade/</a><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electricity</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renewables</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apagon</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apagao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apagao</a>

Bytes EuropeSpain’s Blackout Has Put in Motion a Debate Over Inertia <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/975808/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/975808/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/blackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackout</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/inverters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inverters</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portugal</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wind</a>

MarkDid ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a>? An <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electrical</a> engineer explains the phenomenon<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portugal</a>’s grid operator <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/REN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#REN</a> was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/atmospheric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atmospheric</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vibration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vibration</a>”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.But what is this vibration? And how can <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?<a href="https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackouts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ElectricalGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricalGrid</a>

AkshayWhat do we know about the blackout in Spain and Portugal?Very little it seems: very good overview by CarbonBrief.One suspect are “complex inter-area oscillations”, in case you thought this was a simple story, like politicians who discern the truthiness of theirs <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-we-do-and-do-not-know-about-the-blackout-in-spain-and-portugal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-we-do-and-do-not-know-about-the-blackout-in-spain-and-portugal/</a><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portugal</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electricity</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renewables</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nuclear</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Espa%C3%B1a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#España</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apagon</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BlackOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackOut</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apagao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apagao</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a>

Clean Energy WireGrid regulator says Iberia-like power outage unlikely in Germany as Europe investigates causes <a href="https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/grid-regulator-says-iberia-power-outage-unlikely-germany-europe-investigates-causes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/grid-regulator-says-iberia-power-outage-unlikely-germany-europe-investigates-causes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/blackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackout</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a>

Bytes EuropeSpain-Portugal power outage: Grid instability suspected in unprecedented blackout | NEWS <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/965350/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/965350/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grid</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/outage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outage</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a>

Erik JonkerEven if the electricity grid is going down because of oscillation, that doesn't mean that it wasn't caused by sabotage but ofcourse it could also have other causes. It will take some time before we know probably. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portugal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabotage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oscillation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oscillation</a>

AI6YR BenNational power outage for a good chunk of Spain and PortugalCNN: Spain and Portugal hit by major power outage, halting trains and flights and wiping out traffic lights <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/europe/spain-portugal-power-outages-intl/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/europe/spain-portugal-power-outages-intl/index.html</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/poweroutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poweroutages</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spain</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portugal</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a>

Erik JonkerRegardless the actual cause, this is a good wake-up call for our vulnerabilities with regard to the electricity grid. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france-hit-by-massive-power-outage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france-hit-by-massive-power-outage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#europe</a>

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