Tag: baseload power
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Trump Administration Orders Craig Unit 1 to Stay Online Amid Electricity Emergency
Background: A Coal Plant Teetering on Closure The Craig Station in Craig, Colorado, has long been a staple of the regional power grid, with Craig Unit 1 serving as a significant source of baseload electricity. Originally scheduled to shut down this week, the plant’s fate took an abrupt turn when the Trump administration invoked an…
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Australia’s Fusion Push: When AI Demand and Clean Power Converge
The Collision of AI and Clean Energy Two of the era’s defining revolutions—artificial intelligence and renewable energy—are colliding in Australia, reshaping ambitions for a resilient, low-carbon grid. Recent shifts show solar and wind surpassing coal in September, a milestone echoed globally. Yet the same forces propelling AI forward—enormous energy needs from data centres and electrified…