EV charging involves unavoidable losses as electricity is transmitted and converted from grid AC to battery DC. Testing shows AC Level 1/2 chargers typically lose 14–20 percent of electricity to heat, conversion, and thermal management, while DC fast chargers lose approximately 10 percent. Using dedicated wall-mounted chargers significantly reduces losses compared to household outlets.
Oregon has 111 operational data centers consuming about 23% of the state's retail electricity in 2025, with 32 more facilities planned or under construction, according to a new report from ECOnorthwest and the University of Virginia. The facilities directly employ 2,630 workers, mostly concentrated in Eastern Oregon, though data centers represent only 0.2% of the state's workforce. The report highlights gaps in available data on water use and community impacts as data centers become an increasingly contentious issue in Oregon.
India's coal power generation remained flat from mid-2024 to mid-2026, marking the first two-year period without growth in over 50 years despite rising electricity demand. The stagnation coincided with record non-fossil power generation increases, though India continues investing in new coal capacity and fossil fuel infrastructure.
A 2023 peer-reviewed study found that each Bitcoin transaction in 2021 carried a water footprint of approximately 16,000 litres when accounting for electricity generation and cooling. The estimate varies significantly by location, with Kazakhstan responsible for 63% of Bitcoin's water use despite hosting only 14% of computing power. Critics argue the per-transaction comparison is misleading since transaction count doesn't directly correlate with resource consumption.
A collection of X posts discussing Real World Assets (RWA) on blockchain. Topics include India's Demat 2.0 pilot using distributed ledger technology for corporate bonds with same-day settlement, Watt2Trade's decentralized electricity price exchange, NET token's evolution beyond OHM fork architecture, and Zebec's real-time payment infrastructure on Solana.
A practical guide to building a household bike generator using a vintage exercise bike with a flywheel, paired with a dashboard control panel that allows powering multiple devices simultaneously while optimizing pedal resistance for comfortable use.
Iowa, once a leader in wind power, is increasingly relying on coal generation as electricity demand surges from AI and data centers, with coal's share rising sharply at major utilities in 2024-2025. The shift has caused a significant jump in harmful emissions including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, worsening air quality and public health concerns in a state already facing elevated cancer rates.
Ulanqab, a remote prefecture in Inner Mongolia, is constructing data centers at an unprecedented scale—approximately 1,000 times larger than Elon Musk's Colossus supercomputer—consuming nearly 1% of China's electricity. Chinese tech giants have invested over half a trillion yuan in this buildup, positioning Ulanqab as a critical geopolitical hub for AI infrastructure development.
X identified a 200,000-account bot farm suspected of Chinese origin, with 200 accounts spreading claims that AI data centers drive up electricity prices and strain power grids. The accounts used fake American names and AI-generated content to manipulate debate on U.S. AI and energy policy, though legitimate local concerns about data centers also exist independently of foreign propaganda.
An investor analyzes the AI infrastructure opportunity beyond semiconductors, focusing on power generation, cooling, and electrical infrastructure bottlenecks. Companies like Vertiv, GE Vernova, and Eaton are capitalizing on surging data-center demand, with U.S. electricity demand projected to reach 4,349 TWh by 2027 and data-center capacity expected to triple by 2030, creating opportunities in overlooked infrastructure plays.
A post discusses the overlooked infrastructure opportunity beneath AI chip demand, focusing on power generation, cooling, and electrical distribution for data centers. U.S. electricity demand is projected to reach record levels by 2027 while data-center capacity is expected to triple by 2030, creating bottlenecks in power, transmission, and construction that companies like Vertiv, GE Vernova, and Eaton are positioned to capitalize on.