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Florida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway

Baua Electric

Sunbather, Daytona Beach, Florida (1985) by Library of Congress is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 Florida legislature is about to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters, which wouldn’t be put there to begin with, to protect the beaches. That’s why Florida has no wind farms – either onshore or offshore.

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Battista Cinquantacinque: A Modern Take on a 1950s Icon

The Truth About Cars

Photo credit: Automobili Pininfarina The Automobili Pininfarina Battista Cinquantacinque is a hyper GT that pays homage to the 1955 Lancia Florida, a vehicle designed by Battista 'Pinin' Farina. The Lancia Florida is revered for its innovative design and was the daily vehicle of choice for Farina, the founder of Carrozzeria Pininfarina.

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

Baua Electric

Once installed, GM Energy’s home EV chargers will enable customers to send power from a compatible GM EV to their home in the face of increasing power outages across the US. It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time. Get started here. –

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EGEB: Microsoft to buy 430MW of solar power from Ørsted in Texas

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Microsoft signs a power purchase agreement with Ørsted to buy solar energy in Texas. Canadian solar panel maker Heliene opens a second US manufacturing site, in Florida. more… The post EGEB: Microsoft to buy 430MW of solar power from Ørsted in Texas appeared first on Electrek.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Tesla Model Y charges over curb after Supercharger gets fully ICE-d out

Teslarati

Considering how prolific electric vehicles are nowadays, it may seem like incidents of ICE-ing, or the deliberate (or inadvertent) blocking of EV charging stalls by combustion-powered cars, is a thing of the past. 318.18 ,” the 2012 Florida Statutes noted. 316.008 (4) or s. Orlando Tesla Supercharger COMPLETELY ICED out.

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Rhode Island & Connecticut’s 704 MW Revolution Wind achieves first ‘steel in the water’

Baua Electric

When it comes online in 2025, Revolution Wind will generate 400 MW of clean power for Rhode Island and 304 MW for Connecticut. Combined, that’s enough clean power for more than 350,000 homes across both states. Revolution Wind’s crew helicopters and Rhode Island-built crew transfer vessels are based out of Quonset Point.