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U.S. DOE Announces $34 Million to Improve the Reliability, Resiliency, & Security of America’s Power Grid (cleantechnica.com)
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[–] kjPhfeYsEkWyhoxaxjGgRfnj 24 points 8 months ago

I’m announcing I have put $1 towards getting a new set of tires for my car

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is how many seconds of their military spending?

[–] Gigan 10 points 8 months ago

If I did my math right its about 1,273 seconds or 21 minutes based on the Defense budget for 2024.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Good. Grid reliability is more critical than most people realize, and it's been getting less reliable.

[–] videogamesandbeer 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Will this make my electric bill not $500?

[–] FragrantOwl 4 points 8 months ago

Yes. Your electric bill will now be $550.

[–] Anticorp 3 points 8 months ago

Don't give any of it to Texas! They wanted independent private power, and that's what they've got.

[–] eskimofry 2 points 8 months ago

Too little prepetually late