sylvain gignac

Having some tech details - I can DM them... meter tripped repeatedly when exceeding power limits.

WTC... my best guess.

The Interior’s “Energy Density” Order is Nonsensical You can’t examine the footprint of a power plant while ignoring the fuel you need to run it

🔌💡 You can’t examine the footprint of a #power plant while ignoring the fuel you need to run it.

The Dept of the Interior issued a directive about the #energy density of projects on federal lands - which appears to stifle renewable energy development.
thepowerline.substack.com/p/the-interi...

will send you some French voice memos that you can plan in a loop.

... "I once met man who told me... they eat their own God... Eat his flesh. Drink his blood. Abominable..."

Somewhat outside my zone of confidence. Will be asking friends working at EDF.

And oil is common for on-site backup. Nearly every large AI/DC keeps diesel gen for N-1 or emergency backup. Not a PPA but it is on-site oil consumption during outages or tests.

As the authors acknowledge, uncertainties with projecting mineral intensity/demand in clean energy tech through 2100 are vast. Most studies stop calculating at 2050 or 2060, because who knows what a solar panel of 2080 will look like, or how much geothermal/fusion we’ll have.

we always pay attention, first of all, down south. nosy neighbour.

Going south.

according to Fraggel Rock's rules of the game, yes.

Obviously not.

Just like Fraggel Rock... don't eat the crystals.

Rethinking Load Growth: Assessing the Potential for Integration of Large Flexible Loads in US Power Systems A key solution to the United States' soaring electrical demand—driven by unprecedented electricity needs from large commercial customers, particularly data centers and their booming artificial intelli...

Though significant uncertainty exists about AI’s future energy needs, today’s NARUC conference on Data Center and Large Load Flexibility to Meet Energy Demand Growth may offer solutions for managing rising demand without hindering AI development...maybe // nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications...

Looking around, grids are evolving surprisingly regardless of politics. Disappointing to see many policymakers struggle with technical nuances behind this transformation. Complex narratives + guidance are needed but missing.

Smart bridge btw policy certainty and market exposure. But if merchant tail isn’t attractive enough, central offtaker is left holding liabilities.

While biking to office, tracking water tanks in Montreal... located at 1025 Lucien L’Allier Street.

Blame Canada's summer fires.

Grid-Scale Battery Stabilizes Scottish Power Supply Grid-scale batteries in Scotland are stabilizing power supply with advanced grid-forming inverters.

It’s a signpost that grid planning + op are entering a new paradigm. System operators are rethinking how to maintain reliability in a BPS where inertia is no longer free and stability must be actively engineered.
spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...

Somewhat bad from an operator’s perspective, forces a re-evaluation of gen + transmission expansion plans, delaying investments. Current markets based on narrow short-run marginal cost pricing fail to reflect full value, which ↑ lies in flexibility and locational attributes, not just energy.

big... honey storage is real and serious business.

... the "financial haven" has become less about absolute secrecy and more about a combination of stability, expertise + some reformed tax system. Just like stability and expertise + sounds tax system.

Kan ChatGPT bli den perfekte kjæresten? Slik gikk det å date ChatGPT i fem uker.

Maybe not as a therapist, but what about... "16 percent of young Norwegians under 30 say they have flirted with an AI chatbot."
www.nrk.no/norge/xl/kan...

Instead of banning all these rooftop water tanks, just convert them as a DER micro-pumped hydro stations. Spin a micro-turbine in the janitor’s closet to deliver a 4 watts back onto the grid.

Always relevant prioritizing industry interests over environmental protection and public input. Cause, at the end, only public taxes can foot the bill.

I’ve been thrilled to see the support for the Safety & Security Chapter of the Code of Practice. Most frontier AI companies have now signed on to it: @anthropic.com, Google, Mistral AI, OpenAI, xAI. Why this is important: 🧵
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+ based on Trump's wind memo = no hope for all offshore wind projects listed as "Leased and Permitted, but Not Yet Under Construction". About 12 GW on the East Coast are at risk, while the region is facing an energy deficit. 🤷‍♂️

idem with electricity.

From Microsoft deal with Helion Energy = 50 MW of fusion-based electricity to its $1.6 billion in restarting Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 (800 MW), I'm putting my money on Three Mile though both investments = uncompetitive LCOE.

“By becoming an energy exporter, we can secure long-term prosperity for Nova Scotians.”

The time to think about transmission development, resource adequacy, reliability, resilience and energy security across the entire Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) footprint is now.