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AEP expects electric sales to jump 8.6% annually over 3 years. American Electric Power is in the early permitting phase for small modular reactors in Indiana and Virginia as data centers and industrial facilities drive demand for power. American Electric Power expects the weather-normalized retail electric load across its 11-state service area will grow about 8.6% a year, on average, over the next three years, driven by new data centers and industrial facilities, company officials said during a quarterly earnings conference call on Thursday. AEP’s load growth estimate is based on customers making financial commitments to bring online facilities that would use about 20 GW, according to the utility company. That could require $10 billion in spending on transmission, distribution and generation infrastructure that isn’t in AEP’s $54 billion, five-year capital plan. AEP has started early site permit work to build small modular reactors in Indiana and Virginia and is in talks with potential offtake customers. AEP’s $54 billion capital expenditure plan jumped nearly 25%, from $43 billion a year ago. It expects the biggest share of its spending over the next five years, about $20.6 billion, will go to transmission. The transmission spending represents about 55% of AEP’s expected earnings this year, according to the company. On the financial front, AEP’s 2024 earnings jumped 36%, to $3 billion, or $5.60 a share, from $2.2 billion, or $4.26 a share, the year before, which included various one-time losses, according to a press release. AEP’s revenue grew to $19.7 billion last year from $19 billion in 2023. AEP’s utilities have about 5.6 million customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP

Electricity for AI or AC? Israel’s energy dilemma ... Nvidia’s recent announcement regarding the establishment of an advanced data center in Israel is undoubtedly a welcome development, reinforcing the country’s position as a key player in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. However, this move also places Israel at a critical crossroads. On one hand, it represents a significant technological investment that strengthens Israel’s high-tech industry. On the other hand, the new data center—along with several others planned across the country—will put enormous pressure on Israel’s aging power grid. A single data center consumes as much electricity as a medium-sized city in Israel. Without an appropriate upgrade of the national grid, the country may soon face energy shortages, especially during extreme weather conditions, forcing a difficult choice: scheduled blackouts for residential neighborhoods or power cuts to data centers. The latter would severely impact businesses, the economy, Israel’s reputation, and its ability to maintain its position as a global tech hub. This is not a uniquely Israeli dilemma; the developed world is already grappling with it. In the UK, construction companies were warned as early as 2022 that new building permits in West London would be frozen until 2035 due to electricity shortages caused by the high number of data centers in the area. Israel’s situation is just as severe. We are already teetering on the edge of an energy crisis. Just two years ago, extreme heatwaves (which are only becoming more frequent) forced the government to impose rolling blackouts, leaving hundreds of thousands of citizens without power in 43°C (109°F) temperatures. While Israel rushes forward with ambitious tech investments, its energy infrastructure remains outdated and slow to adapt. In contrast, the U.S. and Europe have recognized the looming crisis, with both governments and tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Google investing heavily in energy solutions—particularly in nuclear fission and fusion technologies. One of the first steps taken by the newly appointed U.S. government was to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector. The world sees the iceberg ahead and is actively steering away from it. Israel, however, has yet to fully grasp the urgency of the moment. ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP

Energy CISO: Agencies can’t implement zero trust alone... Federal IT and cybersecurity officials said companies who sell zero trust technologies to the government must do more to make them interoperable. Federal agencies need help from stakeholders outside of government to solve some of the harder technical barriers in setting up zero-trust architecture in their networks, the Department of Energy’s chief information security officer said Wednesday. Speaking at CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit in Washington D.C., Paul Selby urged technology manufacturers and experts to work with federal agencies to develop technologies and protocols that address the limitations of legacy systems — including operational technology — that are still prevalent in the energy sector. “There’s no question that the legacy environment and the technical debt in the government is a huge problem, and we need the vendor community to help us overcome this,” Selby said. Since 2021, federal agencies have been required to implement zero trust principles to their IT. Because zero trust is more of a concept than a prescribed set of technologies or solutions, each agency’s journey has looked different depending on their needs and legacy IT environment. Since 2021, Pascoe said NIST has worked with over 100 different technology vendors to develop a zero trust implementation guide for federal agencies, eventually narrowing the list down to 24. “One of the things that we noticed is that when we first started the project, all 24 members said they could integrate with each other. As we continued down that path, we quickly learned that was not the case,” Pascoe said. “We also learned that there were security capabilities that were missing that we thought we were going to be able to leverage in some of our example builds that we were unable to demonstrate.” Patented GuardTower Security ... Patrolling the unGUARDED™ network segments for LOTL! Utilizing NIST | MITRE ATT&CK we've trained our AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networking , Deep Learning to emulate to simulate behavioral Anomalies adapting in Real-Time. #GuardTower, #nebulositycloud , #ransomware , #GlobalCyberTHREAT, #digitaltwinsnetwork, #counteroffense , #unGUARDED™ , #LOTL, #MITRE ATT&CK, #IoT, #OT, #IIoT, #ICS, #BESS, #SmarterCity, #ArxNimbus

Carrier unveils data center strategy, growth in Q4 HVAC sales. The company said it is working with U.S. utilities to provide an end-to-end integrated battery heat pump solution with automated controls that can run the system using stored ess/bess energy during peak hours. Carrier Global Corp. saw 6% year-over-year sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, led by an 11% organic increase in HVAC sales, the company reported Tuesday. HVAC sales in the Americas saw growth in the high teens, driven by continued strength in commercial and North America residential, which were both up double digits and partially offset declines in its light commercial segment, Carrier said in its report. Carrier, like many other HVAC and cooling providers, is also pushing into the data center market and is expecting $1 billion in sales during 2025, on its Feb. 11 earnings call. “The idea for hyperscalers and certainly the [co-locators] is to say, ‘You worry about running the data centers; let us worry about all the cooling you need by having optimized integrated cooling systems,’”. Carrier says that with the global data center cooling market projected to reach $20 billion by 2029, QuantumLeap represents “the next evolution in data center thermal management.” The company also touted its next-generation chillers and air handling units and a new cooling distribution unit that enables direct-to-chip liquid cooling. It also referenced its advanced building management systems, infrastructure management and predictive maintenance and service.  “By combining traditional cooling, liquid cooling and our building and server management systems, we provide differentiated more efficient solutions for our customers in this important and growing vertical,”! ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP

How installers can navigate energy volatility in 2025 and beyond with Solar & ESS - energy storage system. Increased demand for electricity and extreme weather events are stressing our aging power grid and introducing more volatility into the system than ever before. On top of that, energy prices continue to creep slowly upwards. Homeowners are looking for new ways to navigate this volatility and solar battery systems are a prime solution. The benefits of home batteries go well beyond backup power. Installers can drive new business by educating residential customers on how energy storage solutions can help manage home energy costs and consumption while also reducing stress on the power grid. Solar battery storage can reduce utility bills The price of electricity is on the rise, stressing consumer budgets. Residential electricity prices across all regions are expected to average 16.7 cents/kWh in 2025, up from 15 cents/kWh in 2022. A growing number of utilities are also initiating time of use (TOU) pricing for residential customers, where the price of electricity varies depending on the time of day it’s consumed. Solar battery storage systems can help combat rising energy costs and improve homeowners’ energy resilience in the face of all this volatility. While the initial price of a home battery system can be costly, homeowners will save money over the system’s 10- to 15-year lifespan. Solar batteries reduce stress on the grid Many factors drive volatility in the energy market, but a sharp uptick in demand in the coming years is bound to be one of the most impactful. ICF, a global advisory firm, expects U.S. electricity demand to grow by 9% by 2028 and 18% by 2033, an increase of 2% annually. Much of this will be driven by data centers, but ongoing residential electrification will also play a part.  ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP

Germany: ‘Europe’s hottest energy storage market for developers’. BW ESS, which officially announced its launch into the German market last week through a partnership with Munich-headquartered developer MIRAI Power. is leading efforts for the energy storage subsidiary of maritime and infrastructure company BW Group as it enters its fifth national market. It is in some ways replicating the business model it has used in the UK, Italy, Australia and Sweden so far—entering equity investment and joint development agreements with local development partners to embark on large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in strategic locations. “The numbers that we’re seeing are very healthy for projects,” Germany is similar to the ERCOT market in Texas, US, in that opportunities are merchant, although the German government is considering introducing a capacity market in the coming years. Merchant revenues are being earned through a combination of ancillary services and energy trading or arbitrage, with the latter poised to comprise a larger and larger share of the revenue stack. “I think the optimisers are looking at the ancillary services market right now, it’s a very lucrative market, but compared to the energy market, it’s tiny,” “There is an expectation that that market [ancillary services] will saturate in Germany, and that the larger and longer-term play is going to be around arbitrage and shifting energy to the highest value hours of the day.” Jimenez cited the example of last spring and summer, when “very significant negative pricing of power” occurred. With the business case for arbitrage based around buying energy at low prices or charging batteries from abundant renewable energy at off-peak times, this presents the sort of price volatility that BESS assets are well-positioned to capitalise on, while providing the most value from helping balance the supply and demand of electricity. “Germany is certainly the hottest market in Europe today from a development perspective,” “It takes some time to build the pipeline and get all of the grid figured out but it’s a big market, and I think a very attractive one.” ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP

China-backed hackers continue cyberattacks on telecom companies Salt Typhoon threat actors compromised Cisco edge devices by exploiting older vulnerabilities. Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree has continued this year as the China-backed threat group recently compromised five more telecom providers across the globe, including two U.S.-based companies.  According to research from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group published Thursday, Salt Typhoon (which Recorded Future calls “RedMike”) conducted a campaign between December 2024 and January 2025 that targeted unpatched Cisco edge devices. Insikt Group researchers observed the threat group attempting to compromise more than 1,000 such devices across the globe in the two-month span. Insikt Group researchers discovered infiltrated Cisco devices at five organizations, including a U.S. telecom and internet service provider and a U.S.-based affiliate of a British telecom provider. Researchers also observed Salt Typhoon targeting Cisco devices at universities across the globe, including UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Utah Tech University and California State University. Insikt Group found that more than half of the targeted Cisco devices were located in the U.S., South America and India, and also identified more than 12,000 Cisco devices that had web user interfaces exposed to the internet. The researchers warned that state-sponsored Chinese threat groups have “shifted heavily” toward exploiting vulnerable, public-facing network devices over the last five years. Patented GuardTower Security ... Patrolling the unGUARDED™ network segments for LOTL! Utilizing MITRE ATT&CK we've trained our AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networking , Deep Learning to emulate to simulate behavioral Anomalies adapting in Real-Time. #GuardTower, #nebulositycloud , #ransomware , #GlobalCyberTHREAT, #digitaltwinsnetwork, #counteroffense , #unGUARDED™ , #LOTL, #MITRE ATT&CK, #IoT, #OT, #IIoT, #ICS, #BESS, #SmarterCity, #ArxNimbus

Alabama Power’s $622M deal to buy Tenaska power plant faces challenge at FERC. The utility and Tenaska failed to adequately show the deal wouldn’t give Alabama Power and Southern Co. entities market power, according to Public Citizen and other groups. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reject Alabama Power’s plan to buy an 895-MW, gas- and oil-fired power plant from Tenaska because it raises market power concerns, according to Public Citizen and other groups. If FERC doesn’t reject the application for the $622 million deal, the agency should direct Alabama Power and Tenaska to submit a “horizontal competitive analysis screen” to assess whether the utility and its affiliates could exert market power by buying the Lindsay Hill power plant, Energy Alabama, the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution and Public Citizen said in a joint protest filed at FERC on Friday. The companies should also be required to show that ratepayers wouldn’t be hurt by Alabama Power, a Southern Co. subsidiary, potentially subsidizing affiliated companies through the transaction, the groups said. In response to the solicitation, Alabama Power received nine proposals from four bidders, the utility said. Ultimately, the utility considered two offers, both from Tenaska: buy Lindsay Hill or enter into a PPA for its output. The utility said buying the power plant was the less expensive option. The Lindsay Hill power plant started operating in 2002. The plant’s output has been under contract to Mercuria, an energy marketer and trader, since then. It is next to Alabama Power’s Central Alabama generating station, which the utility bought from Tenaska in 2020. Alabama Power expects it will be able to save money by owning adjacent power plants. ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP

Cyberattacks, tech disruption rank as top threats to business growth Two in five executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found. Cyberattacks and technology disruption ranked as top threats to business growth in a recent Harris poll commissioned by global insurer Chubb. Cyber breaches and data leaks were cited by 40% of executives as growth disruptors, far outpacing other categories including accidents, regulations, social unrest and hazmat exposures, according to a report on the findings. “Risks that are reported on regularly today — especially those related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, climate change and reputational damage as a result of viral social media events — were either previously non-existent or have intensified greatly over the last 10 years,” the report said. Monitoring cyber incidents and events emerged as the most commonly deployed risk mitigation tool employed by businesses. “Corporate leaders must take a holistic approach to simultaneously mitigate both new and old business risks effectively,” the report said. “They must also develop the ability to monitor and mitigate all these risks around the clock to ensure they are effectively protected.” The report was based on a survey of 517 executives across various industries in the U.S. and Canada.  Patented GuardTower Security ... Patrolling the unGUARDED™ network segments for LOTL! Utilizing MITRE ATT&CK we've trained our AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networking , Deep Learning to emulate to simulate behavioral Anomalies adapting in Real-Time. #GuardTower, #nebulositycloud , #ransomware , #GlobalCyberTHREAT, #digitaltwinsnetwork, #counteroffense , #unGUARDED™ , #LOTL, #MITRE ATT&CK, #IoT, #OT, #IIoT, #ICS, #BESS, #SmarterCity, #ArxNimbus

Using energy storage to bridge gaps in gas-electric coordination. Energy storage offers a powerful solution for harmonizing gas and electric systems, providing flexibility and reliability for the grid. For decades, the coordination between the gas and electric systems has been one of the most pressing priorities for ensuring reliability on the bulk electric grid. Fortunately, a critical tool for enhancing reliability and affordability during extreme weather events is rapidly taking root in the U.S. wholesale markets — energy storage.    Energy storage captures excess energy when it’s cheap and abundant and re-injects that energy back onto the grid when it’s most needed. The challenge of gas-electric coordination  Gas-electric coordination is a unique and complex challenge. The natural gas system operates under the physical constraint of real-time balancing, with pipelines carefully managing supply and demand while maintaining safe pressure levels. In cold weather conditions, natural gas must flow seamlessly to meet heating needs for homes and businesses while simultaneously fueling power plants to support the electric grid.   However, there is limited pipeline capacity for these two needs, forcing them to essentially compete with one another. A contributing factor to this “competition” is the fundamental difference between the way the gas and energy markets function. The gas market operates using long-term contracts for pipeline capacity, which gives them the “rights” to use the infrastructure. Conversely, the bulk electric system is a just-in-time operation. These markets are largely managed by regional grid operators, ensuring that the cheapest electricity generation matches demand in real-time.   Power generators submit bids into the day-ahead and real-time markets, rather than negotiating any long-term contracts. For example, a recent study conducted by the Northeast Power Coordinating Council found that the majority of gas-fired generators in the region lack firm gas transportation entitlements; meaning that gas flowing to be used for electricity will be curtailed before gas flowing to heat buildings and homes.   Complicating this relationship further is the interdependence between natural gas pipelines and the electric grid. ESS 24HR+ LDES, we've innovated a proprietary technology extending our warranty to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that we're not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterpart. LCOS = .42 kW/h #NebulosityEnergy, #LDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud,#CHP, #PFAS, #BESS, #WastetoEnergy, #LEDRetrofit, #energytransistion, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining, #AIDataCenter, #PEMPowerExpenseManagement, #PPA, #IPP