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EPRI today launched the Open Power AI Consortium at NVIDIA's GTC event with 40+ energy and technology companies. This global initiative is dedicated to developing and deploying open AI models specifically designed for the power sector, aiming to drive innovation, reduce operating costs, and enhance the energy customer experience. (https://lnkd.in/e4D5NkkE) "Over the next decade, AI has the great potential to revolutionize the power sector by delivering the capability to enhance grid reliability, optimize asset performance, and enable more efficient energy management," said EPRI President and CEO Arshad Mansoor. Watch Mansoor announce the Consortium at #GTC25 today during his panel ‘Accelerate Energy Transformation With Industry Domain AI Models’ at 4pm PT: https://nvda.ws/3EQvcil. Plus, see EPRI’s Swati Daji speak at the same event at 11am PT on-demand: nvda.ws/3F3aA6s. Participating energy companies include ACWA (NOMAC), Alliant Energy, Ameren, Constellation, Con Edison, CPS Energy, Dairyland Power Cooperative, Duke Energy, ENOWA (NEOM's Energy and Water Company), Exelon, GCC Interconnection Authority, Georgia Transmission Corporation, KEPCO, KHNP, Khalifa University, MISO, North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives, New York Power Authority (NYPA), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Portland General Electric, PPL Corporation, RTE, Santee Cooper, Saudi Electricity Company, Southern Company, Southern California Edison, Tennessee Valley Authority, WEC Energy Group, and Westinghouse Electric Company. Key technology partners include Articul8 AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), The Linux Foundation Energy, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle, Rolls-Royce SMR Limited, SHI International Corp., and World Wide Technology. We invite you to join us in this transformative journey. For more information or to become a member, visit https://lnkd.in/eRghKfD7. #OPAI #GTC25

🔋 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲🔋 The cryptocurrency industry has seen a dramatic rise in energy consumption. Even with technological advancements that have significantly improved the efficiency of cryptocurrency mining hardware, the amount of energy needed to mine a single bitcoin has surged from 23 MWh in 2014 to approximately 3.75 TWh in 2025, a 163-fold increase. Today, bitcoin mining alone is estimated to collectively use nearly 175 TWh of electricity globally, or 20% higher than all the electricity needed for the state of Ohio or nearly 3.5x the annual electricity consumption of New York City. A recent EPRI white paper reveals several factors are contributing to this paradox, including: 1. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: The increase in overall mining activity and competition leads to more devices with higher energy consumption.   2. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆: To maintain profitability, miners use more powerful and energy-intensive equipment, which drives up energy usage.   3. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: With rising cryptocurrencies values, more miners are willing to invest in higher-performance, energy-intensive hardware, further escalating electricity consumption. Want to know more about this fascinating enigma of rising power demands amid technological advances? Read the Cryptocurrency’s Energy Paradox white paper: https://lnkd.in/ebqzWK6j. #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #EnergyUsage #Sustainability #DigitalFinance

🌼🦋 Mark your calendars for the Pollinator Power Party!🦋🌼 Join us and Pollinator Partnership for a celebration of nature's most essential workers - the pollinators! 🐝🌸 📅 Date: June 16-20, 2025 Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn, engage, and celebrate the vital role of pollinators in our ecosystem! Spread the word and invite your friends and family to join us for a week filled with nature, education, and fun! Be on the lookout in the next few weeks for more information. #PollinatorParty #PowerinPollinators

At CERAWeek, EPRI President and CEO Arshad Mansoor talked with S&P Global’s Esther Whieldon for the podcast 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. In his remarks, Arshad talked about a balanced scorecard approach--the need to meet the growing reliable, affordable demand for energy while simultaneously protecting the land, water, and air. “We see that this energy transition, the way energy is evolving, is a duel between good versus good. One good is that energy drives global prosperity, and that's abundant energy, accessible energy, reliable energy, resilient energy, and affordable energy. That's driving the prosperity in the U.S. and globally. The other good is that energy has to also protect the planet….I think the narrative on energy globally will evolve into we need to protect the planet, we need to drive global prosperity, and it is optimizing both of them.” Listen to the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eWe9q6QH

EPRI’s Climate READi Resilience and Adaptation Planning and Prioritization workstream, co-led by Andrea Staid, and Eknath Vittal, demonstrates pathways to incorporate diverse and important considerations into grid models, capturing the full spectrum of climate considerations. Since its launch, this workstream has delivered impactful resources, including: 📌 The Importance of Grid Asset Data in Support of Distribution Resilience Planning 📌 Costs and Benefits of Proactive Climate Adaptation in the Electric Sector 📌 Practices for Representing Climate Impacts in Bulk Electric System Models …and more! Check out the full list and stay tuned for future publications: https://lnkd.in/gcJX5ZjC A huge thank you to our incredible SMEs-past and present-including Juan Carlos Martín, Francisco Ralston Fonseca, Brandon Johnson, Jesse Bukenberger, Ph.D., Maren Ihlemann, Dinesh Dhungana, Matthew Rylander, Jared Green, William Taylor, PhD, Heidi Scarth, Chloe Chung, PhD, MPH, Annette Rohr, ScD DABT, Brenda Brickhouse, Dheepak Krishnamurthy, Eric Hatter, Nick Heine, Parag Mitra, Prajjwal Gautam, Paul Mc Namara, Robert Entriken, Ryan Schoppe, P.E., Vikas Singhvi, Anish Gaikwad, Miguel Ortega-Vazquez, Anna Lafoyiannis, Nidhi R. Santen, and more. Your expertise and dedication make this work possible! 🙌

Looking forward to continuing the discussions begun in Barcelona with leaders in the global energy supply transition. Many thanks for sharing your insights and perspectives.

As mentioned in Newsweek (https://lnkd.in/gtSpk5xw) battery energy storage is a fast-growing segment of the nation's electricity system, but a recent lithium battery plant fire in northern California, highlighted safety concerns. Referenced in the story, EPRI's Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Failure Incident Database was created to inform energy storage industry stakeholders and the public on BESS failures. EPRI has found that the overall rate of safety incidents has sharply decreased as deployment continues to increase as lessons learned from early failure incidents have been incorporated into new designs and best practices. 👉 Access EPRI's BESS Failure Incident Database here: https://lnkd.in/gru6B_QH

How is Europe shaping the future of energy innovation? In the latest EPRI Current episode, "Powering Europe’s Future: Innovation Through Collaboration,” we dive into Europe’s innovation landscape with our guests Consuelo Fierro, Project Manager at Innovation Management Office, National Grid, and Mark McGranaghan, EPRI Fellow. We explore the bold ideas, current projects, collaborative initiatives and the transformative impact of AI on the energy sector. Tune in now: https://lnkd.in/e_7HvdHk #EPRICurrentPodcast

There’s a lot of talk today about restarting or “recommissioning” previously shut down nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for electricity. Taking this approach to help meet demand offers several benefits including: ⚡ Reliable and resilient carbon-free energy production 💲 Lower investment costs compared to a completely new build ⏱ Faster time to production However, recommissioning a closed #nuclearpowerplant has not yet been attempted, and there are technical, regulatory, and environmental considerations. How does the process work? EPRI has compiled answers to several questions about nuclear recommissioning. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eDX6yWd8.

EPRI's European Workshop Week has kicked off today in Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸. For the next three days, more than 250 participants, including grid and generation operators, utilities, EPRI subject matter experts, and energy stakeholders will gather for workshops that address applying the latest findings from leading projects and define collaborative responses to the challenges facing the energy future. 🌍 Day 1 Highlights: • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fostering innovation strategies among participants and emphasizing the role of AI in technology advancements. • 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Insights on DER Flexibility. ⚡ • 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻: The evolution of the hydrogen market and keys to developing sustainable hydrogen projects. • 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Exploring how it can contribute to grid flexibility. • 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀: A new methodology for GHG target setting based on science, transition risk assessment, and management. 🎯 • 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗶®: Delving into its components and its pivotal role in shaping the future of power grid resilience. Stay tuned for more news from EPRI's " Leading the Energy Supply Transition Global Executive Forum" also underway in Barcelona this week. #EPRIExecutiveForum Visit EPRI in Europe for more takeaways from this exciting event in Barcelona! #EWW25 #EnergyTransition