On this #GivingTuesday I contributed to my son's program @iaa_umd. To donate directly to 1 of the 4 funds dedicated to the Inst of Applied Agriculture, go to the Col. of Ag page & on middle of left side use the "Looking for More" field to search "applied" https://t.co/ejkIpcVvdS
The U.S. Department of Energy instructed AI data centers to stop using electricity from the main power grid.
As temperatures exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit across much of the eastern United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright ordered data centers and other major electricity consumers on the PJM grid to switch to backup generators. The purpose was to conserve power so that homes could continue running air conditioners during one of the hottest periods of the year.
The PJM grid serves 13 states and includes northern Virginia which hosts the largest cluster of data centers in the world. These centers support AI systems cloud computing streaming services and much of the internet but they require massive amounts of electricity.
Officials explained that backup generators would ease strain on the grid and help avoid blackouts while millions of air conditioners operated at peak levels.
This action illustrates how the rapid growth of AI infrastructure is starting to compete with regular household electricity needs during extreme heat waves.
There are drawbacks to the solution. Most backup generators burn diesel or natural gas which creates more local air pollution than power from large plants. The region also has limited battery storage compared to states like California and Texas making it challenging to handle demand surges with cleaner sources.
As AI data centers expand across the country experts predict that extreme heat events will increasingly challenge the ability of the power grid to meet both technological and everyday needs.
@PPLElectric Thank you for the robocall update to Cumberland Co. customers, but if the intention was to seem more like a people-friendly community-oriented company, you should probably get an actual human to voice your robocalls. Or at a minimum upgrade to an AI voice from this decade.
@theliamnissan According the to law at the time, Rafael Cruz born in Canada to an US mother & Cuban father, wasn't a birthright citizen as the State Dept & Congress said only an American FATHER could pass citizenship to a child abroad. That changed, but Kavanaugh would find that Constitutional.
Dear @redlobster
As a stockholder in @darden Restaurants since before it was spun off from @GeneralMills, I hope you are doing everything you can to distance yourself from Trump threatening a NATO ally. https://t.co/iXthSNvvzk
Kind of burying the lede here. Oh, BTW toast causes cancer.
Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic | GM | The Guardian https://t.co/mUrU7we8NO
@MetznerJace@Evrydayamiracle @HELLSBELLS828 It's a sweet, smoky salami-like luncheon meat made from beef and popular in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania.
I don't think it has anything to do with the country of Lebanon, or with Israel or Judaism. https://t.co/xVHIEguMdS
@HELLSBELLS828 Nutella?
When they were younger, I would make for my kids' lunches a "sandwich" of a hotdog roll, with Nutella on one side, peanut butter on the other, and a banana in place of the hotdog.
@Jeopardy Delaware has a land border with two UNION states, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and is across the river from New Jersey.
So unless you meant it borders on the Atlantic Ocean (like all of the original 13 colonies and the Gulf Coast states) I really don't how it's a 'border state'.
@Jeopardy ummmm? Who was the fact checker for tonight's Jeopardy?
And if you think there wasn't an error, then what was meant by the word in the clue that starts with "B"? of the
As we brace for the pending storm, here is a resource guide from the Department of Public Works which information on what to expect and resources available to our families.
@pgcps This is what you still have on the district homepage, that weekend activities are canceled, but that Monday, TOMORROW, will be an "Early Dismissal for Students"
MARYLAND DOT SAYS DO NOT DRIVE ON MONDAY, HOW ARE KIDS GETTING TO SCHOOL?????
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