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Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | get Solar Power Bank → | tags: coal, electricity, energy

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Solar generation beats coal in the US for the first time ever (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Skye Jacobs | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: coal, electricity, just

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OpenAI says China ran a covert campaign to turn Americans against data centers, but used facts that happen to be true (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Rob Thubron | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: accounts, centers, china

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OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to turn Americans against data centers (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Rob Thubron | get ChatGPT Official T-Shirt → | tags: accounts, centers, china

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Solar Beats Coal In the US For the First Month Ever (slashdot.org)

2026-06-11 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: coal, electricity, generation

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Solar Energy Saves Europeans $135M a Day (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Steve Hanley | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: electricity, energy, europe

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Texas Grid Flags Risks As Data Centers, Crypto Sites Fail Voltage Tests (slashdot.org)

2026-06-08 | by Posted | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: centers, data centers, demand

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AI Will Consume as Much Water as a Billion People By 2030, UN Report Estimates (futurism.com)

2026-06-06 | by Frank Landymore | get Water-Efficient Smart Faucet → | tags: electricity, energy, footprint

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Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-05 | get Coal Mining Safety Gear → | tags: blowing, building, coal

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Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-04 | get Data Center Power Management Kit → | tags: centers, centers hike, data centers

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Wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-04 | by Michelle Lewis | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: april, electricity, energy

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The AI boom is colliding with America’s aging power grid (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | get Smart Home Energy Monitor → | tags: pge, power grid, interconnection requests

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Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Gas Globally in April (slashdot.org)

2026-05-24 | by Posted | get Solar Power Home Kit → | tags: wind, solar, ember

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How Much Do You Know About Data Centers? Take Our Quiz (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-20 | get Data Center Certification Kit → | tags: data centers, u.s., electricity

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AI data centers trigger massive 'irreversible' 76% electricity price spike in largest US region — federal watchdog demands tech giants pay for their own power infrastructure (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-16 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Data Center Power Supply → | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, electricity prices

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Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-15 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Home Energy Monitor → | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, electricity prices

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AlphaEvolve: Gemini-powered coding agent scaling impact across fields (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | by Alphaevolve Team | get AI Coding Assistant Tool → | tags: alphaevolve, gemini, google

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Kevin O’Leary’s Massive Data Center Project in Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: kevin o’leary, data center, utah

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Democrat and Republican Voters United on Key Issue: Hatred of Data Centers (futurism.com)

2026-05-03 | by Victor Tangermann | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: data centers, water supplies, electricity prices

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Electricity Is a Growing Area of Cyber-Risk (darkreading.com)

2026-04-22 | get Cybersecurity Power Strip → | tags: cyberattackers, electricity, voltage fluctuations

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Electricity Is a Growing Area of Cyber Risk (darkreading.com)

2026-04-22 | get Cybersecurity Power Strip → | tags: cyberattackers, electricity, voltage fluctuations

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Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: solar, international energy agency, battery storage

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Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | by Aitor Alonso | get Anti-Static Monitor Cleaning Kit → | tags: macbook pro, 4k monitor, static electricity

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Fix monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity in chair (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | by Aitor Alonso | get Anti-static Monitor Mat → | tags: macbook pro, 4k monitor, static electricity

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Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-09 | get Coal Power Plant Model → | tags: trump administration, department of energy, coal power plants

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Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are illegal as well as dumb (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-09 | get Coal Power Plant Model → | tags: trump department of energy, coal power plants, us electricity grid

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How I sync my smart thermostat with off-peak hour rates to reduce electricity costs (zdnet.com)

2026-04-08 | by Maria Diaz | get Smart Thermostat Schedule Kit → | tags: smart thermostat, off-peak hours, electricity costs

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Has electricity decoupled from natural gas prices in Germany? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | get Smart Electric Meter → | tags: gas prices, electricity market, renewable energy

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These Cities and States Are Taking Aim at Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-07 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: data centers, electricity demand, environmental impact

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Renewables Reached Nearly 50% of Global Electricity Capacity Last Year (slashdot.org)

2026-04-03 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: renewable energy, international renewable energy agency, solar capacity