Mastodawn

$14M project for Charlottetown port will allow cruise ships to connect to P.E.I.'s energy grid
The federal government is investing $14.3 million into green shipping in P.E.I., including a project that allows boats to plug in to the Island's power system.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-funding-green-shipping-cruise-ships-electrical-grid-9.7194906?cmp=rss

💧🌏 Greg Cocks May 5

The United States Magnetotelluric Array And The National Impedance Map
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024RG000850 <-- shared paper
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https://eos.org/features/magnetic-storms-induction-hazards <-- shared ‘overview’ EOS 2014 technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2025.1742847 <-- shared technical editorial
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #US #magnetotelluric #stations #monitoring #network #array #USMTArray #opendata #instrumentation #qualitycontrol #dataprocessing #archiving #electricalconductivity #3D #model #modeling #geology #geomagnetism #crust #mantle #CONUS #visualisation #geomagnetic #infrastructure #electricity #electricalgrid #utilities #publicgood #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #mitigation #impacts #geothermal #mineralresources #exploration #magneticstorm #geoelectrichazard #earthscience #NationalImpedanceMap #conductivity #research

The USA Potato Mar 17

Cuba’s Electrical Grid Has Collapsed as Trump Threatens to “Take” the Island

“Sanctions are literally killing people right now,” says Cuban journalist Daniel Montero, speaking from Havana.

https://murica.website/2026/03/cubas-electrical-grid-has-collapsed-as-trump-threatens-to-take-the-island/

Cuba’s Electrical Grid Has Collapsed as Trump Threatens to “Take” the Island – The USA Potato

TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News Dec 29

Why the electrical grid needs more software

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/why-the-electrical-grid-needs-more-software/

Kim Perales Dec 10

"The power-grid operator for 65M ppl is being warned: its data-center boom could trigger🚨blackouts. Its own watchdog just asked the fed govt to step in & halt new data-cen hookups before outages become inevitable."

If we only had a functioning Congress...

Indiv states' legs could make a difference, but there're PJM interconnection coordinates the mvt of electricity thru all or parts of DE, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NJ, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV +DC.

#ElectricalGrid #AI #USPol
https://www.levernews.com/data-center-boom-risks-blackouts-energy-watchdog-warns/

Data Center Boom Risks Blackouts, Energy Watchdog Warns

Data center construction should be put on hold until grid operators can ensure reliability, one of the country’s largest regional energy monitors argues.

The Lever

TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News Dec 8

Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/environmental-groups-call-for-halt-to-new-data-center-construction/

TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News Dec 1

Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/data-center-energy-demand-forecasted-to-soar-nearly-300-through-2035/

TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News Nov 19

Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/rising-data-center-electricity-use-risks-blackouts-during-winter-storms/

cobalt Nov 13, 2025

But. But. But. But. Didn’t the US Republicans tell us that going solar would be too complicated and also too unreliable to use? Look how fast a country went from 1% adoption to 20%! And I noticed that tariffs play a part in decisions to do things differently. Hmmmm. #Solar #SolarPower #Electricity #ElectricalGrid

https://www.wri.org/insights/pakistan-solar-energy-boom