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- 1Ukraine expects no power outages on MondayβUkrenergo forecasts no power outages on Monday No restrictions on electricity consumption are planned in Ukraine on Mond
Ukraine's national grid operator Ukrenergo says no restrictions on electricity consumption are planned for Monday, September 28, meaning households and businesses should face no scheduled power outages. The announcement is being shared across Ukrainian news feeds, with readers watching grid updates closely as the country continues to manage electricity supply under wartime conditions.
- 2Russian strikes on data centers cut internet for 100,000 Ukrainian homesβRussia targets Ukraine's data centers as attacks disrupt internet access for 100,000 households
Russia has attacked data centers in Ukraine, disrupting internet access for around 100,000 households. The strikes mark an expansion of Moscow's campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure, moving beyond power grids to telecommunications and digital networks. The outages add to the hardship facing Ukrainian civilians during continued aerial attacks and raise concerns about the resilience of the country's connectivity during the war.
- 3Australia's main grid runs on 80% renewables for consecutive daysβAustralia's main grid hits 80% renewables on consecutive days, rooftop solar tops half of demand
Australia's main electricity grid has recorded 80% renewable energy across consecutive days, with rooftop solar at times supplying more than half of total demand. The milestone highlights the rapid growth of household solar and wind capacity in the country, with observers pointing to it as evidence that a heavily renewable grid can reliably meet everyday power needs.
- 4Solar and wind hit record 80% of Australia's power demandβ"Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australiaβs national grid" # Australia # Energy # Renewabl
Renewable sources supplied a record 80% of electricity demand on Australia's national grid, according to a report shared widely online. The milestone highlights the country's rapid shift from coal and gas toward solar and wind, reinforcing Australia's position as one of the world's faster energy transition stories and prompting discussion about grid reliability and the pace of decarbonisation.
- 5Data Center Backlash Has Yet to Become a Climate ReckoningβThe Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isnβt Yet https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/
Wired argues that the growing public backlash against data centers, driven by their strain on power grids, water supplies and local communities, has so far stopped short of a serious reckoning with their climate impact. The piece contends that debates over new data center construction focus on costs and land use while largely ignoring the carbon footprint of the AI boom that is accelerating their expansion.
- 6AI Chips Get More Efficient as Data Center Power Demand SoarsβAI Chips Are 10Γ More Efficient. Data Center Power Demand Keeps Exploding
New analysis highlights a paradox in the AI boom: even as AI chips become roughly ten times more energy efficient, overall power demand from data centers continues to climb. Gains in per-chip efficiency are being outpaced by the sheer scale of AI deployment, as operators race to build capacity for training and serving large models. The piece has reignited debate over whether efficiency improvements can ever curb the industry's growing energy footprint.
- 7Solar Storms Pose Growing Threat to Power GridsβDisasters from the Sun: Threats to Power-grids and Digital Infrastructure
Analysts are warning that solar storms and other space weather events could inflict serious damage on electricity grids and digital infrastructure worldwide. A powerful solar flare or coronal mass ejection could knock out transformers, communications and satellite systems, with the ORF analysis arguing that governments have underprepared for this natural hazard despite growing dependence on interconnected power and digital networks.
- 8Trump's home county pauses data centers over power concernsβTrump's home county hits pause on data centers over environment and electric bill concerns
Officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, Donald Trump's home county, have imposed a pause on new data center development, citing environmental impacts and worries about rising electricity costs for residents. The decision reflects a broader national debate over the rapid expansion of data centers fueled by artificial intelligence, which are straining local power grids and driving up utility bills in communities hosting them.
- 9California homeowner gets first negative PG&E bill with battery exportsβCalifornia homeowner on NEM 3.0 gets first negative PG&E bill, thanks to August battery exports
A California homeowner on the state's NEM 3.0 solar billing scheme has received their first negative PG&E bill, with excess electricity exported from a home battery in August more than covering their usage charges. It is being cited as an example of how battery storage can offset the steep export-rate cuts introduced under NEM 3.0, which slashed payments for rooftop solar power sent to the grid.