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22.07.26 - 22:45
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White House expands data center electricity cost pledge to utilities, states (The Hill)
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The White House is expanding a voluntary pledge aimed at mitigating the electricity cost impacts of data centers to utilities and state governors. A White House official confirmed to The Hill Wednesday that president Trump is set to announce Thursday that major utilities including Nextera and Duke Energy will be joining the pledge. Earlier this......
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22.07.26 - 16:33
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Trump Vows US Will Destroy A Bridge Or Power Plant For Each Iranian Attack On Shipping (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Vows US Will Destroy A Bridge Or Power Plant For Each Iranian Attack On Shipping
Update(0940ET): More telegraphing of intent from President Trump in the below Truth Social Post... he said the US military will "bomb and destroy" one bridge or power plant - including in Tehran - each time the Iranian military shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes a day after he unveiled the US military plans to conduct a large bombing of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear complex, which is heavily fortified.
But the Iranians have already long demonstrated they won't alter course in the face of such threats, especially bluster from Trump over social media, and so this unlikely to be any kind of fix for Washington, as Tehran has vowed to keep control of Hormuz at all costs. The Pentagon has argued that things like bridges are 'dual use' as the Iranian military uses them to get supplies from one region to another, while international monitors have highlighted the potential for war c...
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22.07.26 - 07:18
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′Risking blackouts′? How Great Britain′s grid operator was dragged into a political row (The Guardian)
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Neso denies allegations aired by Tory MP that staff took part in cover-up over decision-making in heatwaveIn a control room in Wokingham, Berkshire, staff work around the clock, minute by minute, to align Great Britain's fluctuating power supplies with its ever-changing demand.However, as households struggle to adapt to soaring summer temperatures, staff at the government-owned National Energy System Operator (Neso), tasked with keeping the lights on, have faced the kind of challenge usually reserved for the country's coldest winter nights in recent weeks. Continue reading......
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21.07.26 - 18:00
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′No electricity, no water, no fuel′: Ukrainian drone strikes bring darkness to Crimea′s summer (The Guardian)
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Interviews with residents of Russian-held region point to frustration with Moscow as Ukrainian campaign to isolate it takes toll on daily lifeFirst, the guests stopped coming. As Ukrainian drones and missiles pounded Crimea throughout the spring and into the summer, Russian tourists began cancelling their bookings at the small guesthouse Marina runs in Yevpatoria, a resort town on the peninsula's Black Sea coast.Then petrol became scarce, making it harder to stock the business with food and other essentials. Now, electricity and running water are cut off for much of the day, just as the summer heat sets in. Continue reading......
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