It doesn’t seem like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are going to quell their coparenting controversy any time soon… The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star and the Jesus Walks rapper are the (unfortunate) talk of the town right now after a Friday morning TikTok tiff that went public in all the wrong ways. Of course, as you’ll readily recall, […]
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Texas couple’s $9,546 power bill spurs class-action lawsuit against Griddy
Enlarge / The US and Texas flags fly in front of high-voltage transmission towers on February 21, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan ) A Texas woman who was charged $9,546 for power this month has filed a class-action lawsuit against Griddy, alleging that the variable-rate electricity provider violated a state […]
Deep in the heart of a collapsing power grid
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Texas is now entering its third day of widespread power outages and, although supplies of electricity are improving, they remain well short of demand. For now, the state’s power authority suggests that, rather than restoring power, grid operators will try to shift from complete blackouts to rolling ones. […]
How the Xbox’s default “instant on” feature could harm the environment
Enlarge / A lot of neon green power potentially (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) The “instant on” feature that’s activated by default on new Xbox Series S/X consoles could suck up a total of 4 billion kWh—the equivalent of a year’s operation for a large power plant—from US owners alone through 2025. That’s according […]
As renewable Energy prices Fall, researchers tally their Additional Prices
Expand (charge: TLPOSCHARSKY / / Flickr) Renewable energy costs have dropped to the stage at which, for a lot of Earth, solar and wind energy is now less expensive than fossil fuel-generated power. However, the variability of the power sources might make handling them in an electrical grid hard –an obstacle which can precise prices […]