Hertz selling 1/3 of global EV fleet, will replace with gas cars to “meet customer demand” as well as lower “damage expenses”

Alberta, Canada came close to not making enough power yesterday in dangerously cold temps. Two nat gas generators are offline and the wind didn't blow, generating only 0.5% of total power. Scary stuff in -30 temps.

Hopped over to Chicago to see what is going on… Many small compounding problems leading to a strained charging network + frozen EVs with drivers not knowing how to optimize the cars. Check out the video below that Merchy - Charging the Road YT and I shot and let us know your solution ideas!

For #electric utilities, 2024 means evaluating new supply strategies and using nimble financing. What CoBank thought leaders see on the horizon, on Power Plays with Teri Viswanath Tamra Reynolds: bit.ly/4bgySWp

New All Day Digital podcast: #AI is driving demand for #datacenters, which run on power-hungry chips. CoBank’s Jeff Johnston hears from Alan Bezoza with DigitalBridge about #datacenter migration to #rural areas and what this means for #electricity demand. bit.ly/4bS2kCz

Tamra Reynolds and I had an opportunity to catch up with a few of the utility industry’s sharpest thought leaders on generative AI for our recent podcast lnkd.in/gxQ9CRgG — EPRI AI expert Jeremy Renshaw, Ken Hester from NVIDIA  and Marissa Hummon from Utilidata.

A mystery illness that's impacted #dairy herds in the #Texas Panhandle now has a diagnosis: Influenza A. USDA says genetic sequencing revealed it's the same strain of Highly Pathogenic #Avian #Influenza (HPAI) that's been in the U.S. for two years. agweb.com/news/livestock…

Leaders with MN Valley Electric share with Teri Viswanath and Tamra Reynolds what it means to be one of seven #rural electric co-ops in a consortium deploying #microgrids, on the latest Power Plays podcast: bit.ly/3xdY2Fw

By focusing on the customer, Jason Krupp with Tennessee Valley Authority and Brad Gibson with Middle Tennessee #Electric discuss creating a two-way regional #grid, on the latest Power Plays podcast with Teri Viswanath and Tamra Reynolds: bit.ly/49PMQg4

What a time to be a Dallas sports fan: - Rangers won the World Series - Mavs up 2-1 on the No. 1 seed - No. 1 seed Stars up 2-1 on the Avs - The Wings roster is STACKED - The Cowboys - Dallas Renegades XFL Champs

B of A: “.. The soft-landing scenario is unfolding. .. we think a [ten-year yield] decline from 4.35% to the 3.25% area in the next 6-12 months is a good possibility — and likely non-consensus ..” 👀

HOME RUN ROBBERY❗️❗️❗️ #MCWS #SCTop10 x 🎥 ESPN / Texas A&M Baseball

Microsoft outage but Teams and Outlook are both fine is the adult version of snow that doesn’t settle enough for a school closure.

We are having a fantastic time at the GCSECA Summer Meeting in beautiful Flagstaff! A huge thank you to CoBank for sponsoring and presenting at the Board Presidents Lunch. Your support is invaluable, and we appreciate everyone who joined us to make this event a success!

After Nolan Ryan beat up Robin Ventura, he stayed in the game and retired 12 of the next 13 batters.

Top chart of the year: 10 year Treasury yield. The Fed started cutting rates in Sept and market rates have shot up since. Market fighting the Fed

Listen to "U.S. Power Plant New Build Cycle — a Master Class in MISO and SPP" by Power Plays creators.spotify.com/pod/show/coban…

New York plans new #nuclear power plant, but where will it be located? powermag.com/new-york-gov-s…

Heat wave affects much of the US, driving up #cooling demand, #power prices ▪️#Temperatures in several cities breach 100 degrees Fahrenheit ▪️Some power prices rise to triple digits 🖥️Full story: okt.to/OieDl7

Too many mediocre men talk over capable women. Study of problem-solving teams: Men dominate the conversation, taking 50% more turns and saying 69% more than women. Men with low skill speak more than women with high skill. It's long past time to value competence over confidence.