America is Being Forced to Burn More Coal. AI & Politics Did This
In May, the Department of Energy issued six emergency orders to keep coal plants that were supposed to be retired running through the summer. One in Pennsylvania. One in Maryland. And on May 18th, PJM — the grid operator serving 65 million people from Illinois to New Jersey — was authorized to cut power to data centers to prevent a wider blackout. Fifty-seven Philadelphia schools went virtual because their buildings couldn't handle the heat. None of this made national news.
Mike and Neal break down why it happened, who's responsible, and why the official explanation doesn't quite hold up. The…
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