The United States’ transmission grid is under extreme duress as new data centers are causing their energy demand on the transmission infrastructure. The artificial intelligence boom is sending energy demand rates into the stratosphere as hyperscalers race to develop energy-hungry data center campuses across the country. At the same time, clean energy campaigns and the renewable energy transition are increasingly electrifying our lives, from electric vehicles to heating and co

On August 11, there was a violent thunder storm in Columbus, OH starting at 10 AM EST. The winds were clocked at 100 mph taking down trees and utility poles which caused a major outage lasting 3-4 days for some customers. At that time my generator would not start due to a battery problem. I ordered a Jackery 3600 Pro battery which has 2-400 watt portable solar cells. The battery is rated 120V and 3600 watt and 3684 watthours. It arrived after the power was restored; howe