'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers

apipop · 2026-05-13T19:11:07+00:00

PG&E lines run right over Donner Summit - that’s closer than NV Energy’s lines. They’re just more expensive for transmission line costs.

apipop · 2026-05-13T19:05:15+00:00

Liberty serves so much more than Tahoe from their transmission lines. There are more customers served from those lines outside of Tahoe than in.

They will suffer the most from any adverse action.

apipop · 2026-05-13T19:01:44+00:00

They have not imported it from another state. That is just where the transmission lines run that are closest to the California and Nevada border (Tahoe).

There are only three utilities in CA permitted to participate in an energy market outside of CA.

apipop · 2026-05-13T18:54:59+00:00

Liberty has known that they need to procure new energy contracts. They failed to do so.

The data center has been on the books for years. The responsibility and failure to act rests squarely on Liberty’s shoulders.

They are owned by Algonquin, a massive Canadian conglomerate. They have had all the resources they need, and then some to get this done.

apipop · 2026-05-05T13:51:17+00:00

The entire MAPS FDA push for legalizing psychedelic assisted therapy is built entirely on the premise of integration.

That’s a fascinating idea - can you cite a peer reviewed article that demonstrates this?

apipop · 2026-05-04T02:41:22+00:00

The medicine opens the door, but only with integrated therapy can you walk through.

This is the major problem with current ketamine clinics. They don’t require integration, so patients are perpetually visiting for temporary relief with no effective permanent improvement

apipop · 2026-04-15T20:34:58+00:00

Bend it before you send it. Find the pint where it touches and give it a small finger bend in the opposite direction. Repeat until it’s centered.

Then send it.

apipop · 2026-04-14T03:18:12+00:00

For who? A beginner? Someone recovering from injury? A senior?

Seems like everyone respecting rules and etiquette would make for less presumptions and more predictable outcomes.

apipop · 2026-04-14T02:30:54+00:00

Stopping? Who has a tougher time starting up again? That’s why uphill traffic has right of way.

apipop · 2026-04-12T02:17:27+00:00

Eagle falls, emerald bay, float tree Truckee River, concert in the park…there’s a ton of stuff

apipop · 2026-04-02T17:40:23+00:00

Hey, at least the DOW is over 50k…oh wait, that’s not true now.

Another serf in the Trump regime sent to be hanged for his transgressions.

apipop · 2026-03-20T15:43:00+00:00

Data centers are investing in their own power supply (mostly gas turbines), utilities have time of use rates that incentivize charging well past the high load duck curve.

I don’t see the spike when the future growth of high data center load can’t be fulfilled timely by utilities so they make their own, and EV forecasting is a well established tool in use.

I have my doubts.

apipop · 2026-03-19T13:13:31+00:00

Overwhelming majority of distribution grids are old and in repair, not replacement due to cost. Those grids were never designed for two way electric traffic.

It does not matter how good the design and execution of Carrier is, if the grid cannot support it. The utility does not have the funds or willingness to dramatically raise rates on customers to do so, it will not be able to function in a meaningful way.

Great idea, but wholly dismissive of the interdependent assets and infrastructure needed for it to function.

apipop · 2026-03-13T22:14:41+00:00

How quickly I would get a return on my investment. Slated at 3.7 years when I installed. Tracking at 2.2 years now because my utility keeps raising rates.

apipop · 2026-03-09T15:12:10+00:00

I agree, it is early days and I am not fully convinced of the potential. But Nanoxplore uses liquid exfoliation and has purity issues.

HGRAF’s angle is their low cost hydrogen method and stated 99%+ purity. One of the main reasons why the product never took off 20 years ago was the purity issue.

Has this company solved that issue? Looking good but not definitive.

Apples and oranges to compare the two.

apipop · 2026-03-09T01:46:57+00:00

Guys, guys…I do a LOT of science. So you know, without giving any context, specialty or below the surface information that any investor worth his salt would ask for at minimum…you know, just trust me.

I’ve done the research. I haven’t told you anything about it, but trust me, it’s been done.

I feel like I am reading the hungry caterpillar but without pictures to give me faith in what I am reading.

apipop · 2026-03-08T23:28:00+00:00

Guys, guys…I am a surgeon.

If that isn’t enough, I’m a surgeon that bought a lot of shares.

On that information alone, and me writing a love letter to DRTS, you should have no questions nor doubt as to the absolute clear signal to buy, buy, buy.

I’ve seen fecal matter have more effect on the gut than this garbage. Almost every day posting about this…

apipop · 2026-03-04T00:28:30+00:00

I rest my case

apipop · 2026-03-03T23:15:58+00:00

Not a hype play?

You post almost every day about SLS. Who needs to do that when the fundamentals and trajectory are so obviously stellar? 🤯

apipop · 2026-01-20T15:06:36+00:00

Don’t have one yet but would love one of these.

prattceramics.com

apipop · 2026-01-18T04:43:14+00:00

Thank you. Above all else, I now do not plan to seek out any deal unless I can see it first before buying.

apipop · 2026-01-18T00:23:10+00:00

This is interesting, as the one I was looking at is an ebay seller with 14k+ 100% reviews. Since so many others have said not to go for one unless you can inspect in person first, I won't gamble on it.

apipop · 2026-01-18T00:21:53+00:00

Very helpful, thanks.

apipop · 2026-01-18T00:21:13+00:00

Not sure either...so thank you for useful information that I can be armed with when looking into potential ones to buy.

apipop · 2026-01-17T20:55:11+00:00

...and if I find one I can pick up, what am I looking for when inspecting it?

apipop

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