Rising temperatures and massive new data centers are providing a massive stress test for the US power grid.
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Okay. This week’s epic heat dome has swallowed up much of the eastern half of the continental United States and is pushing the energy grid to the brink as buildings and homeowners everywhere crank up the air conditioning to stay cool. As a result: Spates of power blackouts across the country, ranging as far and wide as Queens, New York; northeast Ohio and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The US Department of Energy has even issued an emergency order to address and prevent potential electricity shortages in the entire southeast.
In other words, the changing climate is crunching US energy infrastructure...
Okay. This week’s epic heat dome has swallowed up much of the eastern half of the continental United States and is pushing the energy grid to the brink as buildings and homeowners everywhere crank up the air conditioning to stay cool. As a result: Spates of power blackouts across the country, ranging as far and wide as Queens, New York; northeast Ohio and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The US Department of Energy has even issued an emergency order to address and prevent potential electricity shortages in the entire southeast.
In other words, the changing climate is crunching US energy infrastructure...