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The White House Task Force on AI Datacenter Infrastructure recently convened experts from power companies, grid operators, software companies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to explore how advanced computing and software solutions, including artificial intelligence, can accelerate grid integration of clean energy.
In addition to manipulating phone numbers to make calls appear as if they are from Grays Harbor PUD, scammers are now using artificial intelligence to create messages that mimic the voices of PUD staff, the Washington State PUD said on Oct. 28. “If scammers can get a hold of a short voice sample of
Grant PUD staff is proposing to sign a 5-year contract with Goose Prairie Solar, LLC, to purchase 80 megawatts of power from the company’s solar-generation plant in Moxee, southeast of Yakima, Wash.
The New York Power Authority is one of the founding members of a new initiative -- DCFlex -- to explore how data centers can support the electric grid, enable better asset utilization, and support the clean energy transition.
Twenty-three public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association.
The following is a transcript of the Oct. 28, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s News
The Mississippi Public Service Commission recently held a summit that examined topics related to nuclear power.
The Open Energy Data Initiative -- currently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office and developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) -- makes energy data widely available to anyone by providing access to big data via "data lakes," large collections of open-access energy data that are at anyone's fingertips in the cloud.