Requests to connect data centres in Alberta grew from about 19,565 MW in July to 26,849 MW in October, roughly twice the province's record peak. All 1,200 MW of interim room went to two projects, and Phase 2 rules favor projects that bring their own generation. Requests are not approvals.
On The Manufacturing Executive, former Tesla controls engineer Reece Mullins describes an agent that reads PLC code, schematics and live data so maintenance techs can troubleshoot faster. The goal is to keep undocumented fixes from walking out the door. Mullins founded Metis, so this is a vendor conversation.
Quoting a podcast clip on chip output outrunning flat electricity supply, Elon Musk added that electrical equipment, cooling, networking and batteries are also short. The post drew 4.5M views. It names the equipment many industrial readers build and maintain.
Chansoo Byeon writes up Munro Live's Cybercab line tour with Lars Moravy. The fully automated final line has 25 stations, about a tenth of a Model Y line, and no paint shop. The win came from designing the product for the line.