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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

Charged EVs

The challenges involved in getting EV chargers hooked up to the grid are well-known to Charged readers. Various off-grid solutions are available, but the best approach may be a flexible one—using some combination of onsite generation, battery storage and grid power, according to what’s available and what’s needed for the application.

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Will Supercapacitors Come to AI's Rescue?

Cars That Think

electricity provider National Grid faces a problem every time there is a soccer match on (or any other widely viewed televised event for that matter): During half-time, or a commercial break, an inordinate number of viewers go to turn on their tea kettles. The company is currently looking for customers in the data center space.

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Tesla Megapacks powers the xAI Colossus supercomputer

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The temporary natural gas turbines that were being used to power the Phase I GPUs prior to grid connection are now being demobilized and will be removed from the site over the next two months. The shift to Megapacks and grid power aims to mitigate these concerns while ensuring operational continuity.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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Such equipment is scattered widely throughout power grids as a way to stop the flow of electrical current in an emergency. Hundreds of thousands of circuit breakers dot power grids globally, and nearly all of the high voltage ones are insulated with SF 6. Its a drop-in replacement that will slide right into a substation, he says.

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With a $30M raise, SparkCharge takes EV fleet charging off-grid

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SparkCharge, the company behind mobile off-grid EV chargers, locked in $30.5 million to supercharge its growth across the US, Mexico, and Canada. The new funding includes a $15.5 million Series A-1 round led by Montes Fam and a $15 million venture loan from Horizon Technology Finance.

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Tesla partners up to expand Virtual Power Plant program in Texas

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Tesla is a part of a new energy partnership in Texas set to help expand the company’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the state, as announced by one energy provider this week. GVEC does this through what it calls the Peak-Time Payback (PTP) program, offering mutual support for customers and ERCOT grid operators.

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Tesla Megapacks power on at Western Australia’s largest battery yet

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Grid operators in Western Australia have turned on a Tesla Megapack project earlier than expected, coming under 18 months since construction began and becoming the state’s largest battery project yet.

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