Rules, Not Renewables, Might Explain the Iberian Blackout(spectrum.ieee.org)

33 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 17 comments

TSMC bets on unorthodox optical tech(spectrum.ieee.org)

211 points by Rohitcss 1 year ago | 84 comments

3,800-km cable offers glimpse of a global power grid(spectrum.ieee.org)

10 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 5 comments

Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U.S.(spectrum.ieee.org)

106 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 96 comments

How Olinia Turns Mexico's EV Ambition into Reality(spectrum.ieee.org)

36 points by rbanffy 2 months ago | 39 comments

LEDs’ potential to save our night skies(spectrum.ieee.org)

227 points by defrost 3 months ago | 172 comments

A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant(canarymedia.com)

605 points by toomuchtodo 2 years ago | 415 comments

Canary Media article on Plus Power's Kapolei battery going online in Hawaii, replacing the state's last coal plant and providing grid services.

Cities can cost effectively start their own utilities(kevin.burke.dev)

374 points by kevinburke 1 year ago | 336 comments

Kevin Burke blog post arguing Northern California cities can cost-effectively create their own electric utilities to undercut PG&E's high rates.

Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time(pv-magazine.com)

624 points by xbmcuser 9 days ago | 390 comments

pv magazine article reporting that global solar generation surpassed nuclear for the first time in 2025, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026.

Why Texas Is Making Data Centers Wait(a16z.com)

26 points by gmays 15 days ago | 33 comments

An a16z American Dynamism article explaining why Texas's grid operator paused new data center interconnections amid a surge of large-load requests.

How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent(spectrum.ieee.org)

571 points by rbanffy 27 days ago | 309 comments

IEEE Spectrum feature on how Delhi reduced electricity distribution losses from 50 percent to 5 percent through power-grid reforms.

Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely(old.reddit.com)

520 points by rajeevk 3 years ago | 549 comments

An r/technology discussion thread on old Reddit linking an Independent article reporting that the Reddit blackout protest will continue indefinitely.