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Smokey the AI

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AI and machine learning have begun to be deployed to detect faults and breakages in power lines. Multiple power utilities, including. Xcel Energy and Florida Power and Light , are testing AI to detect problems with electrical components on both high- and low-voltage power lines. And it has begun to do so.

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Torrance Enviro Commish - From Curious to CringeWorthy

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She talked about the ability of a Torrance solar co-op to sell excess solar power back to the grid - even though that kind of feed in tariff doesn’t exist in Torrance and in fact exists in only one city in the United States - Gainsville Florida. She isn’t aware of current state laws on solar shading either.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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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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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. light energy. uptake, and optimized light utilization. University of Florida, Gainesville. Production of Terpene Biofuels in Pine The University of Florida project will increase the production.

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Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

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California leads with 34,000 total public charging points, followed by New York (6,547) and Florida (5,644). . Another aspect of EV charging that is important to EV drivers is the time it will take to charge light-duty (passenger and light truck) electric vehicles. Levels of electric vehicle charging and charging times.