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We Are Not Mining with Renewable Energy

…and when we do, shit's going to get real

There are no “renewables” without mining, an unsustainable practice turbocharged by the burning of fossil fuels. Yet, advocates of green technologies still believe that we could “somehow” electrify the recovery of critical minerals, and continue with civilization in a “business as usual but greener” manner. In reality, this could not be further from the truth.

by The Honest Sorcerer
July 10, 2026

https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/we-are-not-mining-with-renewable-104

We Are Not Mining with Renewable Energy

…and when we do, shit's going to get real

There are no “renewables” without mining, an unsustainable practice turbocharged by the burning of fossil fuels. Yet, advocates of green technologies still believe that we could “somehow” electrify the recovery of critical minerals, and continue with civilization in a “business as usual but greener” manner. In reality, this could not be further from the truth.

by The Honest Sorcerer
July 10, 2026

https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/we-are-not-mining-with-renewable-104

The United States Magnetotelluric Array And The National Impedance Map
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024RG000850 <-- shared paper
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https://eos.org/features/magnetic-storms-induction-hazards <-- shared ‘overview’ EOS 2014 technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2025.1742847 <-- shared technical editorial
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #US #magnetotelluric #stations #monitoring #network #array #USMTArray #opendata #instrumentation #qualitycontrol #dataprocessing #archiving #electricalconductivity #3D #model #modeling #geology #geomagnetism #crust #mantle #CONUS #visualisation #geomagnetic #infrastructure #electricity #electricalgrid #utilities #publicgood #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #mitigation #impacts #geothermal #mineralresources #exploration #magneticstorm #geoelectrichazard #earthscience #NationalImpedanceMap #conductivity #research

The United States Magnetotelluric Array And The National Impedance Map
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024RG000850 <-- shared paper
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https://eos.org/features/magnetic-storms-induction-hazards <-- shared ‘overview’ EOS 2014 technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2025.1742847 <-- shared technical editorial
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #US #magnetotelluric #stations #monitoring #network #array #USMTArray #opendata #instrumentation #qualitycontrol #dataprocessing #archiving #electricalconductivity #3D #model #modeling #geology #geomagnetism #crust #mantle #CONUS #visualisation #geomagnetic #infrastructure #electricity #electricalgrid #utilities #publicgood #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #mitigation #impacts #geothermal #mineralresources #exploration #magneticstorm #geoelectrichazard #earthscience #NationalImpedanceMap #conductivity #research

The best AI investment might be in energy tech

Venture capitalists have placed increasingly bigger bets on AI startups, investing over half a trillion dollars into the…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #batteries #electricalgrid #Energy #energystorage #Exclusive #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/554968/

Why the electrical grid needs more software

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/why-the-electrical-grid-needs-more-software/

Why the electrical grid needs more software

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/why-the-electrical-grid-needs-more-software/

Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/environmental-groups-call-for-halt-to-new-data-center-construction/

Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/data-center-energy-demand-forecasted-to-soar-nearly-300-through-2035/

Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/rising-data-center-electricity-use-risks-blackouts-during-winter-storms/

But. But. But. But. Didn’t the US Republicans tell us that going solar would be too complicated and also too unreliable to use? Look how fast a country went from 1% adoption to 20%! And I noticed that tariffs play a part in decisions to do things differently. Hmmmm. #Solar #SolarPower #Electricity #ElectricalGrid

https://www.wri.org/insights/pakistan-solar-energy-boom

But. But. But. But. Didn’t the US Republicans tell us that going solar would be too complicated and also too unreliable to use? Look how fast a country went from 1% adoption to 20%! And I noticed that tariffs play a part in decisions to do things differently. Hmmmm. #Solar #SolarPower #Electricity #ElectricalGrid

https://www.wri.org/insights/pakistan-solar-energy-boom

#Microbes #Strike Back and Join Us in the #Climate #Battle : Medium

What’s the difference between #Ghosts and #Demons? #Books, #Folklore and #History reflect society’s #Supernatural beliefs : Misc

Inside the #DataCenters That #Train #AI and Drain the #ElectricalGrid : Misc

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Microbes #Strike Back and Join Us in the #Climate #Battle : Medium

What’s the difference between #Ghosts and #Demons? #Books, #Folklore and #History reflect society’s #Supernatural beliefs : Misc

Inside the #DataCenters That #Train #AI and Drain the #ElectricalGrid : Misc

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

"Data centers must coöperate with local electric utilities to manage these training runs. The water coursing above CoreWeave’s microchips enters at room temperature but leaves warmer than a hot bath. It is cooled in a storage tank before being recycled into the system. The temperature, humidity, and particulate count of the air inside the room are also carefully monitored. “Condensation is our enemy,” Conley said, gravely.
All these microchips, all this electricity, all these fans, all this money, all these data, all these water-cooling pumps and cables—all of it is there to tune the weights, this little file of numbers, which is small enough to fit on an external hard drive. A great deal depends on this well-tempered collection of synthetic neurons. The money spent to develop it, and others like it, represents one of the largest deployments of capital in human history.

When the finished product is ready, clones of the weights are distributed to data centers around the country, where they can be accessed through the internet, a process known as “inference.” Users ask questions, prompting the A.I. to produce individual units of intelligence called “tokens.” A token might be a small square of pixels or a fragment of a word. To write a college term paper, an A.I. might produce about five thousand tokens, consuming enough electricity to run a microwave oven at full power for about three minutes. As A.I. fields increasingly complex requests—for video, for audio, for therapy—the need for computing power will increase many times over."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/inside-the-data-centers-that-train-ai-and-drain-the-electrical-grid

#AI #GenerativeAI #DataCenters #Energy #ElectricalGrid

"Data centers must coöperate with local electric utilities to manage these training runs. The water coursing above CoreWeave’s microchips enters at room temperature but leaves warmer than a hot bath. It is cooled in a storage tank before being recycled into the system. The temperature, humidity, and particulate count of the air inside the room are also carefully monitored. “Condensation is our enemy,” Conley said, gravely.
All these microchips, all this electricity, all these fans, all this money, all these data, all these water-cooling pumps and cables—all of it is there to tune the weights, this little file of numbers, which is small enough to fit on an external hard drive. A great deal depends on this well-tempered collection of synthetic neurons. The money spent to develop it, and others like it, represents one of the largest deployments of capital in human history.

When the finished product is ready, clones of the weights are distributed to data centers around the country, where they can be accessed through the internet, a process known as “inference.” Users ask questions, prompting the A.I. to produce individual units of intelligence called “tokens.” A token might be a small square of pixels or a fragment of a word. To write a college term paper, an A.I. might produce about five thousand tokens, consuming enough electricity to run a microwave oven at full power for about three minutes. As A.I. fields increasingly complex requests—for video, for audio, for therapy—the need for computing power will increase many times over."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/inside-the-data-centers-that-train-ai-and-drain-the-electrical-grid

#AI #GenerativeAI #DataCenters #Energy #ElectricalGrid

Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/17/trump-doe-decides-to-keep-at-least-one-biden-era-energy-program/

The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #CurrentEvents #Engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #Featured

The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #CurrentEvents #Engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #Featured

The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants - Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #currentevents #engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #featured

The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants - Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #currentevents #engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #featured

#Trump is expected to unveil his #AIActionPlan, focusing on accelerating American #AIdevelopment through infrastructure, innovation, and global influence: The plan aims to overhaul permitting rules for #AI #datacentres, modernise the #electricalgrid, and advance the adoption of American #AImodels and #AIchips worldwide. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/trump-is-set-to-unveil-his-ai-roadmap-heres-what-to-know/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#Trump is expected to unveil his #AIActionPlan, focusing on accelerating American #AIdevelopment through infrastructure, innovation, and global influence: The plan aims to overhaul permitting rules for #AI #datacentres, modernise the #electricalgrid, and advance the adoption of American #AImodels and #AIchips worldwide. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/trump-is-set-to-unveil-his-ai-roadmap-heres-what-to-know/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

The US #Grid #Attack Looming on the Horizon

A major #cyberattack on the US #electricalGrid has long worried #security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off, it’d be lights out in more ways than one.
#offgrid #offthegrid

https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-a-grid-attack/

The US #Grid #Attack Looming on the Horizon

A major #cyberattack on the US #electricalGrid has long worried #security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off, it’d be lights out in more ways than one.
#offgrid #offthegrid

https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-a-grid-attack/

Did ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in #Europe? An #electrical engineer explains the phenomenon

#Portugal’s grid operator #REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced #atmospheric #vibration”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.

But what is this vibration? And how can #energy systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?

https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497

#Blackouts #grid #electricity #weather #ElectricalGrid

Did ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in #Europe? An #electrical engineer explains the phenomenon

#Portugal’s grid operator #REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced #atmospheric #vibration”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.

But what is this vibration? And how can #energy systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?

https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497

#Blackouts #grid #electricity #weather #ElectricalGrid

Somebody with decent chops has produced some excellent digests of events leading to similar, on Wikipedia. ( went down this rabbit hole quite recently)

#GridCollapse
#PowerTransmission
#ElectricalGrid

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/massive-power-outage-in-spain-portugal-leaves-millions-in-dark/

Somebody with decent chops has produced some excellent digests of events leading to similar, on Wikipedia. ( went down this rabbit hole quite recently)

#GridCollapse
#PowerTransmission
#ElectricalGrid

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/massive-power-outage-in-spain-portugal-leaves-millions-in-dark/

I saw something celebratory go by about Spain managing a day powered totally by renewable energy sources recently, and yet today they've been hit by a blackout.

This highlights how, while renewable energy is an excellent step forward, a transition towards networks of microgrids is an important step the world needs to embrace for more resilient, robust and adaptable operation.

#electricalGrid #electricity

I saw something celebratory go by about Spain managing a day powered totally by renewable energy sources recently, and yet today they've been hit by a blackout.

This highlights how, while renewable energy is an excellent step forward, a transition towards networks of microgrids is an important step the world needs to embrace for more resilient, robust and adaptable operation.

#electricalGrid #electricity

Tesla Veteran Drew Baglino Launches Heron Power to Revolutionize the Electrical Grid with Solid-State Transformers

#DrewBaglino #HeronPower #SolidStateTransformers #ElectricalGrid #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #Tesla #EnergyInnovation #GridStability

Read Full Article :- https://www.techi.com/ex-tesla-exec-drew-baglino-launches-electrical-transformers/

I'm pleased to share this, a preprint of our first work on predicting electrical grids using graph neural networks: "Enhanced Load Forecasting with GAT-LSTM: Leveraging Grid and Temporal Features" led by Ugochukwu Orji https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.08376 #ai4good #forecasting #GNN #electricalgrid

I'm pleased to share this, a preprint of our first work on predicting electrical grids using graph neural networks: "Enhanced Load Forecasting with GAT-LSTM: Leveraging Grid and Temporal Features" led by Ugochukwu Orji https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.08376 #ai4good #forecasting #GNN #electricalgrid

Next post of my living literature review is out! This month we're diving into #ResilientFood - what could we eat if sunlight disappeared or our #ElectricalGrid collapsed? 🌍
This builds on the work at #ALLFED - Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters in general and on a great review by Juan B. García Martínez in particular. I explore how different foods could help sustain humanity during global catastrophes. From #seaweed to #SingleCellProtein, there are many options. The post also examines what we can learn from #OperationWarpSpeed about rapidly scaling critical technologies when we need them most. 🌱🔬
Want to learn more about feeding humanity during catastrophes? Check out the full post here: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/resilient-foods

Next post of my living literature review is out! This month we're diving into #ResilientFood - what could we eat if sunlight disappeared or our #ElectricalGrid collapsed? 🌍
This builds on the work at #ALLFED - Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters in general and on a great review by Juan B. García Martínez in particular. I explore how different foods could help sustain humanity during global catastrophes. From #seaweed to #SingleCellProtein, there are many options. The post also examines what we can learn from #OperationWarpSpeed about rapidly scaling critical technologies when we need them most. 🌱🔬
Want to learn more about feeding humanity during catastrophes? Check out the full post here: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/resilient-foods

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/10/09/502358/plan-for-new-link-between-texas-grid-and-neighboring-states-gets-boost-from-the-federal-government/

#EnergyEnvironment #Infrastructure #News #ElectricalGrid #Ercot #KUT #TexasGrid

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/10/09/502358/plan-for-new-link-between-texas-grid-and-neighboring-states-gets-boost-from-the-federal-government/

#EnergyEnvironment #Infrastructure #News #ElectricalGrid #Ercot #KUT #TexasGrid

Bitcoin decentralization is a matter of national security — Auradine CEO - According to CryptoQuant, the current Bitcoin network difficulty is 88.4... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-decentralization-matter-national-security-auradine-ceo #decentralization #nationalsecurity #electricalgrid #bitcoinmining #unitedstates #auradine #bitcoin #energy #china #ercot #asic #btc

" The US could essentially double the capacity of its #ElectricalGrid overnight by plugging renewables projects into old fossil fuel power plants, University of California Berkeley researchers found, whether they be coal, gas or oil. And projects could be plugged into existing plants, not just ones that are retiring. "

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/climate/coal-to-solar-minnesota

A Field Guide to the North American Substation - Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/ #electricalgrid #engineering #highvoltage #substation #scada

A Field Guide to the North American Substation https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/ #electricalgrid #Engineering #highvoltage #substation #SCADA

Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/ #Electricitymeter #controlledloads #powergeneration #controlledload #electricalgrid #CurrentEvents #solarenergy #greenhacks #smartmeter #solarpower #Australia #homesolar #Featured #victoria #meter #solar #News

Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water - Australian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In man... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/ #electricitymeter #controlledloads #powergeneration #controlledload #electricalgrid #currentevents #solarenergy #greenhacks #smartmeter #solarpower #australia #homesolar #featured #victoria #meter #solar #news

#Texas Leaders Worry That #Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid
Residents in the small town of Granbury are raising alarms over noise from a local Bitcoin mine, while state lawmakers warn that the energy-hungry facilities risk “crashing” the #electricalgrid.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10072024/texas-bitcoin-mining-threatens-power-grid/

This articles says #Canada needs to build more electrical transformers to replace old infrastructure, keep up with increasing demand, and to meet net-zero goals.

#electricity #power #electricalgrid

https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/jfe-shoji-power-canada-calling-for-greater-investments-in-electrical-transformer-manufacturing/

@FrankPasquale The post-#Beryl failure of the #ElectricalGrid in #Houston is unacceptable in the Great State of #Texas. #UnitedStates Senator #CancunCruz will get right on it! 🧳🍹🏖️

#USpol #ClimateChange

#Biden announces actions to modernize America’s #ElectricalGrid, paving the way for #CleanEnergy and fewer outages https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html #USpol

"There is more #electricity from #SolarPower alone waiting to get on the grid than the entire amount of #energy currently on the grid. To combat the #ClimateCrisis and increase the amount of cheap energy from clean sources like #wind and #solar, the US needs more modern transmission lines."

White House announces actions to modernize America’s #ElectricalGrid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages

"The new initiative between the feds and 21 states aims to make faster fixes and improvements to the grid, committing to build a bigger and more modern grid as part of a larger effort to reduce power outages and increase electrical transmission capacity – a massive hurdle to getting more #CleanEnergy on the grid."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html