The cells could then reduce peak power demands air conditioning would be making on the electricity grid, leveraging their own economic value.
Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems.
Late that morning, as the mercury hit the mid-90s and air conditioners cranked on across the region, electrical grid operators anxiously watched the demand needle.
President Obama warned that the country's enemies were "seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions and our air traffic control systems".
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For example, when everyone turns on their air conditioners on a really hot summer afternoon, the grid is often placed under extraordinary strain.
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"Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air traffic control systems, " he said.
The Texas power grid is usually only taxed in the middle of summer when air conditioners are in overdrive.
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The HondaLink EV application will allow the user to remotely view the state of charge, initiate charging, and activate the air conditioning and heater to pre-condition the vehicle while connected to the grid to maximize battery range on start-up.
His system has a design that makes it easier to get the air through it, uses cheaper materials and does not draw electricity from the grid, which adds to costs and reduces the net amount of carbon stored (since grid electricity comes with carbon emissions attached, from the fuel used to make it).
Rosarito's air cleared, and the plant even had excess power to sell into the California grid.
Chen and Nordhous superimposed a grid on high-resolution, nighttime images of the globe taken by U.S. Air Force satellites.
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