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
Ben
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A good day for pylon spotting #photography #london #electricity #brutalism #pylons
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A good day for pylon spotting #photography #london #electricity #brutalism #pylons
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calvin 🛋️
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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
Billy Smith
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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.
Catalyst Cooperative
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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
Our last PUDL data release of 2025 is out. It updates EIA-860M, includes more EIA-176 natural gas disposition data, and provides FERC's XBRL data in @duckdb format for the first time.
https://github.com/orgs/catalyst-cooperative/discussions/4840
Greg Lloyd
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Overall, Americans are paying 11% more for #electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely: Costs have risen 37% in Missouri but have fallen in 3 states by as much as 13%, #NEADA found.
“With prices going up so rapidly, electricity is becoming #unaffordable in many parts of the country,” said Mark Wolfe, an #energy economist & exec dir of NEADA. “And it isn’t just lower-income households anymore; it’s spilling into the middle class.”
“People are feeling a squeeze across the board, but what’s even more alarming is that we’re seeing people struggling to pay for these very, very basic necessities,” said Julie Margetta Morgan, president of the Century Foundation, a liberal think tank. “ #Electricity is not a luxury; it isn’t optional.”
#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #inflation #recession #trumpcession
Nearly 1 in 20 households, or about 14 million Americans, were so behind on #utility #debt that it was reported to collections agencies or in arrears as of June, according to an analysis by the Century Foundation & Protect Borrowers, a nonprofit that advocates for consumers. Meanwhile, the average overdue balance of $789 has risen 32% since 2022.
#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #electricity #Trump #inflation #recession #trumpcession
#Utility #prices have risen roughly 3X faster than overall #inflation this year, at a precarious time for the #economy. Businesses are announcing #MassLayoffs, & it’s taking #unemployed Americans much longer to find new #work. There are also signs that lower- & middle-class families are pulling back on spending.
#affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #recession #trumpcession
“People are feeling a squeeze across the board, but what’s even more alarming is that we’re seeing people struggling to pay for these very, very basic necessities,” said Julie Margetta Morgan, president of the Century Foundation, a liberal think tank. “ #Electricity is not a luxury; it isn’t optional.”
#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #inflation #recession #trumpcession
Overall, Americans are paying 11% more for #electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely: Costs have risen 37% in Missouri but have fallen in 3 states by as much as 13%, #NEADA found.
“With prices going up so rapidly, electricity is becoming #unaffordable in many parts of the country,” said Mark Wolfe, an #energy economist & exec dir of NEADA. “And it isn’t just lower-income households anymore; it’s spilling into the middle class.”