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n-gons<p>A 17x17 rhombus grid for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/TilingTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TilingTuesday</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geometry</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/tiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiling</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/squares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>squares</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/mathart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathart</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"Last week Trump🚨directed by EO that even the renewable projects the Senate salvaged in the budget law wouldn't get tax credits. 95.7% of all new electric cap this year has been <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://toad.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a>. Many of those projects won't pencil now.</p><p>Call it the Blackout Law.</p><p>Side agreements with the HFC will make most clean-energy projects unviable &amp; leave the US with not enough power to meet demand."</p><p>Democracy dies in darkness (literally).<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grid</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Renewables</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://prospect.org/environment/2025-07-14-trump-vows-to-create-more-blackouts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prospect.org/environment/2025-</span><span class="invisible">07-14-trump-vows-to-create-more-blackouts/</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"[Dutch] <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/offshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> farms close to Borssele and Egmond aan Zee were powered down to a maximum of just two rotations per minute on May 13.</p><p>[<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> models] provide predictions about when and where <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> will be, two days in advance, [giving] <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> operator TenneT time to guarantee the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stability</span></a> of the high-voltage grid."</p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/17/dutch-claim-international-first-as-north-sea-offshore-wind-farms-powered-down-to-protect-migratory-birds.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2023/05/17/dutch-clai</span><span class="invisible">m-international-first-as-north-sea-offshore-wind-farms-powered-down-to-protect-migratory-birds.html</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>400 offshore wind turbines pass the typhoon test.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/400-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/4</span><span class="invisible">00-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windturbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windturbines</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/offshorewind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offshorewind</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/typhoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoons</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/typhoondanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoondanas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taiwantyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwantyphoon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windpower</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>400 offshore wind turbines pass the typhoon test.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/400-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/4</span><span class="invisible">00-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windturbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windturbines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/offshorewind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offshorewind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/typhoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/typhoondanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoondanas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taiwantyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwantyphoon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/americas-largest-power-grid-is-struggling-meet-demand-ai-2025-07-09/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/sustainability/boa</span><span class="invisible">rds-policy-regulation/americas-largest-power-grid-is-struggling-meet-demand-ai-2025-07-09/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/largest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>largest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/is" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>is</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/struggling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>to</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/from" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>from</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p>powergrid <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>Offshore wind gets the job done, while US Energy Department issues bogus report touting fossil fuels (shocker!).</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/400-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/4</span><span class="invisible">00-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windturbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windturbines</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/offshorewind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offshorewind</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/typhoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoons</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/typhoondanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoondanas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taiwantyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwantyphoon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windpower</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>Offshore wind gets the job done, while US Energy Department issues bogus report touting fossil fuels (shocker!).</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/400-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/07/11/4</span><span class="invisible">00-offshore-wind-turbines-survived-typhoon-danas-in-taiwan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windturbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windturbines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/offshorewind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offshorewind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/typhoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/typhoondanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhoondanas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taiwantyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwantyphoon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>

"The power plant of the future isn't a smokestack. It's all around your home." - Futurist Jim Carroll

The global energy grid is in the midst of its most profound transformation in a century.

For decades, our model has been simple: massive, centralized power stations push electricity in one direction to passive consumers. That era is decisively ending. We are witnessing a fundamental shift from a one-way delivery monologue to a multi-directional energy grid. The power plant of the future is no longer a distant smokestack; it's the solar panels on your roof, the battery in your garage, and the smart devices throughout your home.

I must admit, it's kind of bizarre writing about this right now because the trend is real, and yet one nation is busy turning its back on the reality of the trend (and many other things.)

So let's consider this from a global perspective!

This evolution toward intelligent, multi-directional networks represents a critical inflection point over the next five years. It’s a transition creating enormous business opportunities that extend far beyond simple hardware to encompass sophisticated, data-driven services. Here's a PDF that explores it.

pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend7-

Essentially, it's being a centralized grid, to a decentralized, distributed grid, with millions of energy inputs.

So what's it all about? Continuing on the energy theme from yesterday, this transformation isn't happening by accident. It's being propelled by three powerful, interconnected forces I call the "Three Ds":

Decarbonization: Despite some areas with political pushback, the world is aggressively shifting from fossil fuels to renewables.

Decentralization: Energy is now being generated, stored, and managed closer to where it's consumed. This gives rise to the "prosumer"—an active participant who both produces and consumes energy.

Digitalization: We're embedding intelligence into the network. Smart meters, IoT sensors, and advanced software are creating a responsive, "aware" grid where electricity and data flow in both directions.

The shift is pretty profound. In the old paradigm, you were a passive consumer with little control. Energy got sent to you. The new reality empowers you as a "prosumer." in which you contribute your energy when available.

Think of it this way - various groups right now are building smart home thermostats that manage your batteries and power generation - and become the next billion-dollar industry by doing so.

**#Decentralization** **#Energy** **#Grid** **#Solar** **#Microgrids** **#Innovation** **#Prosumer** **#Batteries** **#Future** **#Distributed**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decodin