Grid Reliability Projected To Decline As Data Centers Drive Demand: NERC [1]
"The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog."

"The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog."
"After a year of production, the village of Rothschild has a new water treatment facility that is now fully operational. This facility is actively working to decrease the levels of PFAS in the community's drinking water. Village Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle said that PFAS levels are now down to "non-detectable or non-traceable" levels."
"The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage."
"Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge."
King Charles III is clearly thinking about his legacy. In his new film, “Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision,” Charles delivers a simple message — that humanity needs to restore the balance between man and nature if it hopes to solve global warming and many of the other problems facing the world today. Helping spread that gospel, he hopes, will be his legacy."
"Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to gas projects that will power data centers—the equivalent of energy that would power tens of millions of US homes."
"The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states."
"A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders."
"A new lawsuit against oil giants over their role in climate change is pursuing a novel strategy that may ring a bell. It’s focusing on high prices and affordability."
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