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Scott Wiener is trying to change the slogan from "Abolish ICE" to "Abolish and replace ICE."
I guess he figures there still needs to be *some* agency that deports international students who criticize Israel, a Trump regime priority he's bolstered in California by co-authoring #AB715.

Femboy power hour

It’s hard to articulate just how quickly batteries for grid storage are coming online.
These massive arrays of cells can soak up electricity when sources like solar are available and prices are low,
and then discharge power back to the grid when it’s needed most.
Back in 2015, the battery storage industry had installed only a fraction of a gigawatt-hour of battery storage capacity across the US.
That year, it set a seemingly bold target of adding 35 gigawatt-hours by …

Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices Fall to $108 Per Kilowatt-Hour, Despite Rising Metal Prices: BloombergNEF | BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF’s new framework and scorecard provides a tool for investors to analyze country-level climate risk and resilience.

There was no electric power in the whole centre of the Bulgarian capital for more than an hour. Not gonna lie, I was legit scared shitless those fuckers in the government were going to try to pull something against the ongoing protests 😬

There’s a scheduled power outage in the area next to me, tonight—overnight. 9 hour maintenance window to update some infrastructure. I highly suspect it’ll be much shorter than the scheduled window.
Anyway, the locals are losing their minds.
Just saw a post about how people are emptying their refrigerators.

Big milestone for Australia's energy transition: Hanwha Energy just got approval for a massive 100 MW battery in southeast Queensland.
This isn't just storage—it'll capture surplus solar, power 15,000 homes during peak demand, and provide critical grid stability services.
A major step toward a more resilient, renewable-powered grid.

Korean company secures grid connection approval for its first big battery in Australia
A two-hour, 100 megawatt battery energy storage system has received approval to connect to the south-east Queensland grid and help stabilise it.

Happy 100th birthday television!
On January 26th, 1926, John Logie Baird gave the first public demo of a working television system in his laboratory above what is now Bar Italia on Frith Street, in London's Soho.
🎵 You've had your time, you've had your power, you've yet to have your finest hour.
No, wait, that's radio. Never mind, same thing but with pictures!
#Television #JohnLogieBaird