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FTA: “At some point, we have to say, ‘OK, this is cool stuff, but we have not been for whatever reason able to create an industry that can deliver at scale and on time, and that means this is not an industry that can compete with the real markets today.”

There is a kind of comedy to wide-scale opposition to nuclear energy defining a generation fearful of weapons and unsafe disposal, with decades of lobbying and propaganda to recuperate nuclear energy's reputation finally being successful across multiple political ideologies only for the technology to get financially curb-stomped by solar and wind. The anti-nuclear people won in perhaps the most hilarious way possible.

politico.com/news/magazine/202

My recently acquired battery energy backup pack just saved all the food in our Fridge/Freezer during an extended blackout. Can’t live comfortably without one in these days of uncertainty, infrastructure stress, and system failures. Especially when it’s freaking HOT 🔥. So I ordered two more add’l battery packs to enhance the one we already have. Bought the first one with a portable solar power generator which can re-charge it in a few hours of sun. We’ll use that to charge the new ones as well. In an ideal, people-first world, battery backup on a neighborhood scale would be automatically provided by local and regional governments. That would make sense financially over the long run, and save lives right away and in perpetuity. I’m not holding my breath, tho… #energy #PowerOutage #PowerGrid #EnergyGrid #battery

According to Reuters, the Trump administration is set to enhance energy supply with executive actions to boost AI growth, aiming to outpace China. This includes easing connections for new power-generating projects and making federal land available for necessary data centers. With AI's electricity demand expected to surge, the plan focuses on streamlining processes and establishing "AI Action Day" on July 23. For more on this initiative, read the full article here: cnbc.com/2025/06/27/trump-plan. Kudos to the authors for their insights! #AI #trumpadministration #energy #executiveorders #technology #China #datacenters #powergrid

CNBCTrump plans executive orders to power AI growth in race with ChinaThe Trump administration will also release an AI action plan and schedule public events to draw public attention to the efforts, according to Reuters' sources.

My round up of all the new-to-me #BoardGames I played in the last couple of months.

I liked #RiverValleyGlassworks the best, nice mix of pretty with strategy but nothing heavy. And decided that #Flip7 was a load of over-marketed nonsense, there are much better small card games out there and I played some of those too.

The other highlight is that I finally played #PowerGrid and found that time has treated it pretty well really.

nocto.com/posts/river-valley-g

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Miscalculation by Spanish #PowerGrid operator REE led to massive #blackout, report finds

"Spain's #power grid operator REE miscalculated its power capacity needs on the day that a surge in voltage caused a massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula in April, a government #investigation has concluded."
uk.news.yahoo.com/investigatio

Yahoo News · Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report findsBy Pietro Lombardi and David Latona