Energy Industry

Nightmare on Revenue Street: Energy Billing Edition

Energy billing is one of those things most people only think about when something goes wrong—an unusually high charge, a missing bill, a surprise shutoff notice, or a rate plan that suddenly doesn’t make sense. With smart meters, more complex pricing options, and different rules in regulated vs. deregulated markets, even a small breakdown…

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: October 2024 Update

In October, Applied Digital’s Ellendale AI Data Center project in North Dakota continues to make remarkable strides. Following September’s progress on the utility substation and foundational infrastructure, we now see further development in the facility’s three-tiered structure. Spanning 363,000 square feet, this facility is designed to support a substantial 100MW IT load, positioning it…

Post-Ethereum Merge, Is Cryptomining Losing Its Value Proposition?

Ethereum’s completed merge to a new “proof-of-stake” model sent seismic shockwaves across the high-end graphics card industry. The ending of its energy-consuming cryptomining process also means the end of requiring a mass number of GPUs in Ethereum’s block mining process. This merge is therefore redefining the business model for major graphics card manufacturers like Nvidia…

Logistics of Introducing Clean Energy into the Aerospace Industry

Aviation contributes 2% of all CO2 emissions, which is something the industry wants to change. Jason Riggs, director of strategy at Technetics, spoke with Tyler Kern on today’s episode of Getting Technetical. They spoke about some of the aviation industry’s plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 through clean energy such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs),…