Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
““All of the attacks were purely destructive in nature — by analogy to the physical world, they can be compared to deliberate acts of arson,” read the report.”
#Grid #Electricity #Renewables #Russia #Poland #EUDefence #NATO #EU #EUPol #Geopolitics #Infosec
Many institutions are committed to #sustainability.
For this reason alone, #digitalsovereignty should be important to them.
Two years ago, scientists from @JLBe and its network published a study on the sustainable use of #smartphones.
👉 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sd.2995
It showed that typical #socialmedia apps such as #Instagram, #TikTok, #YouTube, etc. on #cellphones conflict with a number of sustainability goals.
Among other things, they cause high #energy consumption, which is not incurred directly on the smartphone, but in #datacenters and transmission networks. A large proportion of the #electricity consumption is due to the fact that these apps do not respect #privacy and data protection, but instead spy on users.
The use of #Mastodon and other #Fediverse services is more sustainable because much less data is exchanged between users' smartphones and the service instances.
Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
““All of the attacks were purely destructive in nature — by analogy to the physical world, they can be compared to deliberate acts of arson,” read the report.”
#Grid #Electricity #Renewables #Russia #Poland #EUDefence #NATO #EU #EUPol #Geopolitics #Infosec
Many institutions are committed to #sustainability.
For this reason alone, #digitalsovereignty should be important to them.
Two years ago, scientists from @JLBe and its network published a study on the sustainable use of #smartphones.
👉 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sd.2995
It showed that typical #socialmedia apps such as #Instagram, #TikTok, #YouTube, etc. on #cellphones conflict with a number of sustainability goals.
Among other things, they cause high #energy consumption, which is not incurred directly on the smartphone, but in #datacenters and transmission networks. A large proportion of the #electricity consumption is due to the fact that these apps do not respect #privacy and data protection, but instead spy on users.
The use of #Mastodon and other #Fediverse services is more sustainable because much less data is exchanged between users' smartphones and the service instances.
"Connect and manage" estilo mexicano. #Electricity
Average household electricity bills will rise in the service areas of nine of Japan's 10 regional power utilities for February. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/electricity-bills-rise-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #electricity #tepco #energy #utilities #gas
Electricity use of AI coding agents
https://www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01-20-cc-impact/
#HackerNews #Electricity #AI #Coding #Agents #Energy #Efficiency #Technology
The Trump administration has called for a push to speed the construction of big power plants and tame skyrocketing power bills, but made clear the vision encompassed specific kinds of energy: coal, gas and nuclear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/18/tech/trump-gas-ai-power-plants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #electricity #gas #donaldtrump #us #tech
A good day for pylon spotting #photography #london #electricity #brutalism #pylons
A good day for pylon spotting #photography #london #electricity #brutalism #pylons
A new massive wind farm is in the works for Vancouver Island! If constructed (slated for completion in 2031), it will be the largest power source on the Island. At 197MW it will be larger than the John Hartt dam's 141MW.
And it is 51% owned by #WeiWaikum 
First Nation!
#Electricity #Renewables #Wind #Energy #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #BCPoli
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/01/08/wind-farm-poised-to-become-islands-biggest-power-source-empower-first-nation/
A new massive wind farm is in the works for Vancouver Island! If constructed (slated for completion in 2031), it will be the largest power source on the Island. At 197MW it will be larger than the John Hartt dam's 141MW.
And it is 51% owned by #WeiWaikum First Nation!
#Electricity #Renewables #Wind #Energy #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #BCPoli
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/01/08/wind-farm-poised-to-become-islands-biggest-power-source-empower-first-nation/
Loud noises heard in Venezuela capital, southern area without electricity
#HackerNews #LoudNoises #Venezuela #Capital #Electricity #Outage #Noise #Pollution #SouthAmerica
Japan's 10 major power utilities announced plans to lower their electricity rates by over ¥1,000 for a standard household next January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/japan/major-power-firms-cut-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #electricity #gas #tepco
Was tag adding also encouraged?
These should increase the reach by oh, at least three people.
Seven years ago I read this book about electric power systems, and my takeaway was that the end of the "Steampunk Grid" was within sight. But it's bigger than that. It's the end of heat as our civilization's main energetic expression. #Energy #Electricity #Books
https://amateurearthling.org/2019/01/04/the-end-of-the-steampunk-grid/
Manually uploaded a couple of years of processed FERC EQR data if anybody would like to play with it. Working on the automated builds now. There are 4 directories, one for each EQR table under this path:
s3://pudl.catalyst.coop/ferceqr/
Each directory contains one Parquet file per quarter of data.
#Electricity #Energy #OpenData #FERC #Markets #ClimateChange
Asking for uh some interested people: how do streetside and public charging stations for electric vehicles perform in flooding? Are there cutoffs or do the stations stay live in floodwater?
[boosts encouraged]
Was tag adding also encouraged?
These should increase the reach by oh, at least three people.
Favorable tax treatment under U.S. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act could encourage industries to upgrade to clean technologies such as electrification. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/12/17/climate-change/electrification-emissions-cut-roadmap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #emissions #climatechange #electricity
