Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as electricity-hungry data centers and clean-technology factories proliferate around the country, leaving utilities and regulators grasping for credible plans to expand the nation’s creaking power grid.
In Georgia, demand for industrial power is surging to record highs, with the projection of new electricity use for the next decade now 17 times what it was only recently. Arizona Public Service, the largest utility in that state, is also struggling to keep up, projecting it will be out of transmission capacity before the end of the decade absent major upgrades. Read More...
When I flipped open the lunchbox-like container for McDonald’s Buttermilk Crispy Tenders, I didn’t know what to expect, but it wasn’t this: a drool response.
The craving hit me fast, before I could think about it, before I could remind myself to act all cool in the face of Mickey D’s latest attempt to fight back against the fast-casual tidal wave. I mean, who likes being a shill for a clown accused of getting America’s kids hooked on salt, fat and sugar? Read More...
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