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Smokey the AI

Cars That Think

While some of these fires started from human carelessness—or arson—far too many were sparked and spread by the electrical power infrastructure and power lines. Until these recent disasters, most people, even those living in vulnerable areas, didn't give much thought to the fire risk from the electrical infrastructure.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.

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Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

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In this blog, we look at four factors that will impact building the electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support growing demand for EV charging between now and 2030. . California leads with 34,000 total public charging points, followed by New York (6,547) and Florida (5,644). . Charge anxiety emerges .