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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 | tags: base power, pjm interconnection, residential batteries

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US energy regulator to order grid operators to expedite AI data center applications — says projects should bring their own power or cut usage during high demand (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Management Plug → | tags: ferc, ai data centers, pjm interconnection

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Marvell details vision of optically-interconnected data centers spanning across thousands of kilometers — new interconnects sampling later this year would allow CSPs to pool resources based on workload (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Optical Fiber Network Kit → | tags: marvell, optical interconnect, hyperscalers

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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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Control within connection: How data sovereignty is rewriting the rules of critical infrastructure (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-28 | get Cybersecurity Data Sovereignty Kit → | tags: equinix, data sovereignty, critical infrastructure

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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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Maryland citizens hit with $2B power grid upgrade for out-of-state AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, federal energy regulatory commission, data centers

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Will Maryland's Utility Bills Increase $1.6B to Support Other States' Datacenters? (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | by Posted | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, maryland utility bills

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Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, maryland, data centers

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The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-08 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Power Grid Monitor → | tags: pjm interconnection, american electric power, northern virginia

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The balcony solar boom is coming to the US (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-07 | by Casey Crownhart | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: balcony solar, plug-in solar, utah legislation

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Navigating the Unique Security Risks of Asia's Digital Supply Chain (darkreading.com)

2026-04-15 | get Cybersecurity Supply Chain Kit → | tags: asia, digital supply chain, regulatory differences

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How the Elevator Reshaped the Way We Live and Work (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-02 | get Elevator Modernization Kit → | tags: elevator, urban planning, vertical transport

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Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck — Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom & more set sights on building PHY to break through the limitations of copper (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Sayem Ahmed | get Optical Interconnect Kit → | tags: nvidia, amd, broadcom

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Interconnections With Renewables Turn Existing Power Plants Green (spectrum.ieee.org)

2025-12-19 | by Kathy Pretz | get Power Plant → | tags: energy, engineers, ieee

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Amazon, Google’s new ‘interconnect’ might prevent major web outages (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-01 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Cloud → | tags: amazon, cloud, google

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AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms? (technologyreview.com)

2025-10-31 | by Casey Crownhart | get Meta Quest → | tags: ai, grid, help