Great to see utility thinking moving forward on distribution and storage
“Under its Capacity*Connect proposal, Xcel will work with Sparkfund to deploy batteries ranging from 1-3 MW at “strategic locations” on its grid by 2028, paying local businesses, commercial or industrial sites, or nonprofit organizations to host the batteries.”
Nice promo on our State’s bicycle trails hit my inbox this morning, from Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDNR/bulletins/3f3c6ff
Attached: 1 image #BikeStreak Day 189: The weather has changed and we finally have seasonal temperatures (50F/10C). I'm leading a ride after dark this evening, but needed to do a quick grocery run, so I rode my ebike with trailer for a 6 mile round trip. The seeded grass along the repaved Bear Creek Trail is coming up and should look normal by next summer. #BikeTooter
When the R/V Blue Heron, a Great Lakes research vessel, exited Lake Erie and pulled into the Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland for repairs on a noisy propeller shaft, no one anticipated the detour would lead to discovery.
Attached: 3 images #BikeStreak Day 188: The wind is persisting so I scaled back my plans and rode the Chester Woods State Trail segments for a 21 mile loop. It seems that the trees that have changed color have had all their leaves knocked off by this wind. Hopefully we will see more color next week. Tomorrow evening I am leading our first seasonal "Howl at the Moon" ride during the full moon after dark. #BikeTooter
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