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Is your phone charger wasting electricity when it's not charging? (engadget.com)

2026-06-26 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: phone charger, standby power, energy consumption

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a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-25 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Grid Energy Monitor → | tags: base power, pjm interconnection, residential batteries

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What Europe’s heat wave means for the power grid (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-25 | by Casey Crownhart | get Smart Home Energy Monitor → | tags: european power grid, climate change, air conditioning

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Wireless charging wastes way more electricity than wired, here's why (engadget.com)

2026-06-24 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Anker Wireless Charger → | tags: apple, samsung, google

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Nvidia announces liquid cooling system that runs ‘hotter than a hot tub’ — promises to reduce electricity consumption and cut water use by up to 100%, but sustainability challenges remain (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia Liquid Cooling System → | tags: nvidia, rubin chips, liquid cooling

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Pairing Time-Based Use Rates and a Whole-Home Battery Gets You Super Cheap Electricity (wired.com)

2026-06-23 | by Martin Cizmar | get Tesla Powerwall Home Battery → | tags: whole home battery, time-based use rates, kansas city

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Armstrong Effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | get Armstrong Effect Book → | tags: static electricity, william armstrong, armstrong hydroelectric machine

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How much I saved on electricity after months of using backyard solar panels - and my most effective setup (zdnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by Maria Diaz | get Portable Solar Panel Kit → | tags: anker, solix f3800 plus, solar panels

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OpenAI bans China-linked ChatGPT accounts that amplified US data center electricity price backlash — used AI-generated cartoons to stoke fears over U.S. data center energy costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Luke James | get AI-generated cartoon art → | tags: accounts, chatgpt, chinese

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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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Solar Just Produced More Electricity Than Coal for the First Time in the History of the United States (futurism.com)

2026-06-11 | by Victor Tangermann | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: coal, energy, funding

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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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Entergy CEO pushes back on fears that AI data centers will drive up electricity bills (cnbc.com)

2026-06-09 | by Alexa Lomonaco | get AI Data Center Power Supply → | tags: centers, costs, data centers

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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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I tested a $15 smart switch and found a coffee maker wasting $1,500 a year in electricity (zdnet.com)

2026-06-09 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Plug for Coffee Maker → | tags: home, machine, power

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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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Nuclear-fusion firm says plant will deliver electricity to grid — but big questions remain (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-08 | by Gibney | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: energy, fusion, plant

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Nuclear-fusion firm says plant will deliver electricity to grid – but big questions remain (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-08 | by Gibney | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: energy, fusion, plant

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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

84.

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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Can backyard solar panels actually reduce your electricity bill? My advice after a month of use (zdnet.com)

2026-05-26 | by Maria Diaz | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: anker, solix, ecoflow

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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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I set up backyard solar panels to save on my electricity bill - here's my advice 30 days later (zdnet.com)

2026-05-20 | by Maria Diaz | get Solar Panel Maintenance Kit → | tags: anker, solix, ecoflow