Hacker News with Generative AI: Grids

The Solid-State Shift: Reinventing the Transformer for Modern Grids (powermag.com)
Transformers have been the backbone of power grids for over a century, but today’s demands for renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smarter grids are exposing their limits.
Power Demand at Data Centers Is Disrupting Harmonics in Nearby Electrical Grids (cleantechnica.com)
According to Bloomberg, the enormous demand for electricity by data centers is leading to a phenomenon known as bad harmonics.