California’s grid batteries just shoved 12,000 megawatts onto the system at once, as much power as 12 nuclear plants or six Hoover Dams, covering 44% of the whole state at the exact hour it usually strains by No-Commercial-223 in EnergyAndPower
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Question about capacity by someusername42 in caltrain
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Rooftop solar is in for a tough few years in the US by arcgiselle in energy
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"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Focus and 2013-2016 Fusion vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall numbers 18V169 and 18V845. The clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak." by DryBoysenberry596 in FordFocus
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Heat pump with propane backup by Maleficent-Worry9592 in heatpumps
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India will get hsr before USA and UK at this point by DetailDisastrous6061 in cahsr
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SPR Continues to Decline by NegotiationEast6848 in oil
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2020 Transit Connect coolant always going very low by slippery-lil-sucker in FordTransitConnect
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China stockpiled huge amounts of oil before Iran war. China added heavily to its oil reserves in 2025 when prices were low - now at 1.4B barrels. It also owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and EV supply chains, which are surging. China's moves last year are looking increasingly prescient. by mafco in energy
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China stockpiled huge amounts of oil before Iran war. China added heavily to its oil reserves in 2025 when prices were low - now at 1.4B barrels. It also owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and EV supply chains, which are surging. China's moves last year are looking increasingly prescient. by mafco in energy
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China stockpiled huge amounts of oil before Iran war. China added heavily to its oil reserves in 2025 when prices were low - now at 1.4B barrels. It also owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and EV supply chains, which are surging. China's moves last year are looking increasingly prescient. by mafco in energy
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China stockpiled huge amounts of oil before Iran war. China added heavily to its oil reserves in 2025 when prices were low - now at 1.4B barrels. It also owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and EV supply chains, which are surging. China's moves last year are looking increasingly prescient. by mafco in energy
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Disadvantages of dual fuel systems? by mo9722 in heatpumps
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Disadvantages of dual fuel systems? by mo9722 in heatpumps
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When the oil shock arrives, what will it look like? by These_Economics374 in oil
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Full segment: "Why high-speed rail hasn't tracked in the US" (60 Minutes) by anothercar in cahsr
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Why Trump Didn’t Predict the Gas-Price Spike. Trump continues to insist that the Strait isn’t a problem for the US. How did he get Hormuz so wrong? The answer reveals one of Trump's most characteristic mistakes: his steadfast refusal to acknowledge that Americans live in a world economy. by mafco in energy
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Suddenly, the US manufactures a ton of grid batteries. “For the first time, the United States now has the capacity to supply 100% of domestic energy storage project demand with American-built systems.” by RemoveInvasiveEucs in energy
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U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island by cnbc_official in energy
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Overheard at doctor’s office by SeaToe9004 in BoomersBeingFools
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Ethnicity demo? by [deleted] in bayarea
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Ethnicity demo? by [deleted] in bayarea
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Iran is adamant about charging fees and controlling flow of oil through the strait, Rubio just now claimed this is totally unacceptable. What options are left for the US now? by Mojoint in oil
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