congratulations to #samaltman for finally discovering that there's an #electricgrid feeding his #datacenters. non-rich people have to learn such things in school at best or when they pay their electricity bill for the first time at worst. but you do you, sam.
#ElectricGrid
Uncover the cyber wolves at the electric grid's door—ransomware, APTs, and more—plus ironclad defenses to keep the lights on. Essential read for grid guardians. 💡🛡️ #CyberSecurity #ElectricGrid #ThreatHunting
Pulsar time does not need to receive satellite signals to create a time scale. This can be used to synchronize the electricity grid.
7/8
#ElectricGrid #ElectricityGrid #PulsarTiming #FPGA
The NYT conducted its analysis by examining federal #funding records, which include details about the #city & #state where each grant recipient is based. The projects include new investments in #CleanEnergy, upgrades to the #ElectricGrid & fixes to the nation’s transportation infrastructure, primarily in #Democratic strongholds, such as #NewYork, #Chicago & #California.
Report finds excessive voltage caused April blackout affecting Spain and Portugal
A major power blackout that struck much of Spain and Portugal on April 28, 2025, is confirmed to be the first recorded blackout caused by excessive voltage, according to a report from the European network of electricity transmission system operators (ENTSO-E). This extensive blackout disrupted daily... [More info]
NESO interim report states Great Britain is better prepared than Spain for blackouts, with more grid regulation, not allowing unstable supplies to connect, and checking for continuing compliance after connection.
#ElectricGrid #ElectricityGrid #TransmissionSystemOperator #TSO
1,000 SIM cards, eh? Hmmmm...🤔
A plot could have caused #CellPhone chaos. It's part of a troubling trend.
The discovery of thousands of devices that could have wiped out communications in #NewYorkCity comes after a series of #cyberattacks targeting the US.
by N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Will Carless, and Michael Loria
September 23, 2025
Excerpt: "The discovery of a vast telecommunications network that authorities say was capable of wiping out cellular communications in the nation's largest city is just the latest in a steady series of high-profile plots targeting critical #infrastructure.
"With the right amount of resources, bad actors can shut down anything from hospitals to gas #pipelines, according to Kevin Butler, director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research.
" 'What we're really seeing is how cyber attacks can be targeting various aspects of critical infrastructure and in very meaningful ways,' said Butler. "Even things like our water infrastructure or the #electricgrid.
"What happened in New York City?
"Investigators found more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards in the New York tri-state area. The Secret Service said it moved quickly to dismantle the network given its proximity to a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.
"The devices allowed for anonymous, encrypted communication, which enabled criminal organizations to operate undetected, according to Matt McCool, special agent in charge of the Secret Service field office in New York. McCool said the network could have been used to disable cell phone towers, disrupt emergency communications, and shut down the city's cellular networks.
"Telecommunications devices discovered throughout the New York tristate area that the U.S. Secret Service claimed 'were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials.'
"It's not yet clear who is behind the plot in New York or what their intentions were, but Butler said the level of sophistication indicates the perpetrators are likely a highly organized group, like a foreign government or non-state actor.
"And though attacks against telecom providers are not unusual, this kind of brute force method is almost unheard of, said Butler, a professor of computer and information science and engineering at the University of Florida. Though fraudsters sometimes amass SIM cards to execute scams, Butler said those operations typically involved 'a couple thousand at most.'
" 'My initial reaction is this is a very large scale attack,' Butler said. 'I've never heard of somebody putting 100,000 #SIMCards together in such a coordinated way.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/nWu9B
#1000SIMCards #CyberAttack #SystemVulnerabilities #ConnectedGrids #TechDisruption #DisruptiveTechnology
#Landlines #TechVulnerability #OneThousandSIMCards
Detailed analysis of factors affecting wholesale electricity prices, leading to perhaps unsurprising conclusion:
"since 2020, [WEP have] risen substantially, faster than consumer electricity prices. And in most places, transmission capacity appears to be an increasing bottleneck
…
It doesn’t matter how cheap your solar PV electricity is if you can’t get the power to where it needs to be”
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/whats-happening-to-wholesale-electricity
CPH Daily Bulletin 9/14/2025
#GavinNewsom gets his big #energy deal
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/13/california-gavin-newsom-energy-00563105
#California #CapAndTrade #Wildfires #OilDrilling #ElectricGrid #AirPollution
#DataCenters #ElectricGrid #PowerManagement
From WTOP News: US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave Texas vulnerable to another winter storm-related blackout.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #ElectricGrid #KUT #NaturalGas #RailroadCommissionOfTexas #TexasWinterStorm #WinterStorm
#Siemens are utilizing new technological approaches (#STATCOM:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_synchronous_compensator ) to stabilize the #ElectricGrid without the use of batteries by providing a replacement for system inertia inducing high rotating masses:
"A SVC PLUS FS ... is able to emulating system inertia by boosting high active power into the grid when needed. In addition it offers voltage support by means of reactive power compensation."
via Akku Doktor https://youtu.be/O5xdGkpe9xE?feature=shared
Oncor is seeking to raise electricity delivery rates by ~$7/month for Texas homes, citing storm costs & grid upgrades.
Is this the price of reliability—or too much for consumers?
Full story → https://zurl.co/gr8q3
As nuclear manufacturers and researchers descend on Texas, responding to the governor's legislative call, environmentalists and analysts voice their concerns.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Technology #Texas #AIData #ArtificialIntelligence #ElectricGrid #GulfCoast #KUT #NuclearEnergy
How the first electric grid was built
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/how-the-worlds-first-electric-grid
#HackerNews #electricgrid #history #innovation #technology #engineering
@NikiSharma absolutely correct! #Alberta #UCP #DanielleSmith foolish to push #pipelines! #CCS #CarbonCaptureStorage does not work! Create interprovincial #ElectricGrid!
Yes, #AI is straining our #electricGrid. But historically, we’ve faced these demands on energy before, and each time we’ve innovated new, more efficient ways to produce power. Will history repeat itself this time? spectrum.ieee.org/ai-energy
Interesting analysis of the power failure in Spain – interesting to see the problem of frequency of solar inverter pop up again.
Interesting research for injecting solar and wind power into the grid even without the frequency being given by large power stations.
Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires - Implications for Resilience in the United States
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https://doi.org/10.3390/challe16010013 <-- shared paper
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#wildfire #electricgrid #ignitioncauses #wildfireprevention #mapping #spatial #spatialanalysis #risk #hazard #fire #wildfire #climatechange #Anthropocene #humanimpacts #infrastructure #massmovement #debrisflow #engineeringgeology #denudation #environment #ecosystems #ecology #loss #cost #economics #residential #waterquality #water #hydrology #electricty #energy #LahainaFire #CampFire #MarshallFire #SmokehouseCreek #fires #bushfire #vegetation #wind #weather #landuse #humanimpacts #utilitycompanies #utilities #resiliency
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