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11.07.26 - 04:12
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The Day The Grid Failed: The Seventeen Minutes That Exposed The Fragile Foundations Of Modern Civilization (ZeroHedge)
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The Day The Grid Failed: The Seventeen Minutes That Exposed The Fragile Foundations Of Modern Civilization
Authored by Milan Adams via Preppgroup,
This is a fictionalized scenario exploring a hypothetical grid collapse.
By the time the first official statement reached the public, the statement itself no longer mattered. Television networks were already off the air across much of the continent, mobile networks had fragmented into isolated pockets, and the internet - once assumed to be nearly indestructible - had become a collection of disconnected islands separated by an invisible wall of silence. Rumors traveled farther than verified information, speculation outran evidence, and for the first time in generations millions of people discovered how completely their understanding of the world depended on a stream of data they had always taken for granted. Historians would later argue over the precise moment the crisis began, but among engineers and emergency planners there was remarkably little di...
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10.07.26 - 17:12
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Polens erster Ostsee-Windpark liefert Strom (DPA-AFX)
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DANZIG (dpa-AFX) - Polen hat seinen ersten Windkraftpark auf der Ostsee in Betrieb genommen. Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk sprach von einem Schlüsselelement für die Energiesicherheit des Landes, wie die Nachrichtenagentur PAP meldete. An Land kommt der ......
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09.07.26 - 12:45
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Europe′s Utility Sector Is ′On The Brink Of A New Regime′ (ZeroHedge)
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Europe's Utility Sector Is 'On The Brink Of A New Regime'
Authored by Gregor Morris via BondVigilantes.com,
Europe's utilities sector is on the brink of a generational shift. After more than a decade of subdued demand, the system is being forced to modernize, rebuild and expand. Electrification, datacentres, renewable integration and ageing infrastructure are converging into what can only be described as unprecedented capital expenditure programmes across the sector.
Simplistically, the bullish narrative is a convergence of rising electricity demand, visible investment pipelines, increase in regulated investments and improving returns. However, the same forces driving growth are also set to reshape balance sheets, funding needs, and elevate execution risk.
A step change in capital intensity
The scale of investment required is extraordinary and though we have seen some large equity cheques, the vast majority of investment need will be funded by debt issuance. The European power system ...
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09.07.26 - 09:54
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Great Britain′s grid operator issues another warning over power supplies in heatwave (The Guardian)
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Neso asks for extra supplies from electricity generators to cope with added demand on Thursday nightGreat Britain's energy system operator has warned that “extreme temperatures” could hit power supplies on Thursday night, as the UK entered its third heatwave of the year.The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued a notice overnight asking for extra supplies from power generators to cope with the added demand from households turning on fans and air conditioners to cope with the high temperatures. Continue reading......
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09.07.26 - 00:24
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Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension (The Guardian)
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Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK's growing need for electricityBritain's most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant, which was first synchronised with the National Grid in 1995, a 20-year life extension.Sizewell B in Suffolk was due to shut down within the next decade, but under a deal with the government its lifetime will be extended to 60 years to help meet the UK's growing demand for low-carbon electricity. Continue reading......
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08.07.26 - 16:39
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Higher Electricity Rates In Blue States Linked To Renewable Energy Policies (ZeroHedge)
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Higher Electricity Rates In Blue States Linked To Renewable Energy Policies
Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,
A new analysis by Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research concludes that renewable energy mandates and net-zero policies have contributed to higher electricity prices in states that adopted them, while states with fewer climate-related mandates generally have lower electricity costs.
The analysis examined electricity pricing data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and found that most states with electricity rates above the national average voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2020 and 2024 elections.
According to the report, 86 percent of states with above-average electricity prices supported the Democratic nominee in both elections. By comparison, 80 percent of the 10 states with the lowest electricity prices voted for the Republican nominee.
Researchers said the study focused on identifying policy differences betwee...
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08.07.26 - 15:36
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EU plant elektronisches Energielabel für Rechenzentren – Google zeigt warum (Telepolis)
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Die EU-Kommission will Rechenzentren per Verordnung zu Öko-Kennzeichnungen verpflichten. Googles Stromverbrauch stieg 2025 um 37 Prozent auf 43,6 Millionen Megawattstunden für 2025. Das entspricht ungefähr dem Jahresstromverbrauch Griechenlands.. --- Google selbst liefert ein Beispiel für dieses Dilemma. Bilanziell deckt der Konzern seinen Verbrauch seit neun Jahren zu 100 Prozent mit erneuerbaren Energien. Tatsächlich aber stieg der gesamte CO₂-Fußabdruck 2025 auf 14,5 Millionen Tonnen, die Lieferkettenemissionen wuchsen um 25 Prozent. Cleanview-CEO Michael Thomas wies zudem auf ein geplantes 933-Megawatt-Erdgaskraftwerk ohne CO₂-Abscheidung in Texas hin, das Googles dortige Rechenzentren versorgen könnte.. --- Ein schöner "grüner Anstrich"..
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