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The most watching-the-Olympics-on-TV quotes of the week
Herd immunity, aging power plants, Bitcoin, RVs and much more.
People wearing face masks walk past the logo of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games near the Shimbashi train station, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Tokyo. The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics sat at 14-days-to-go on Friday.(Eugene Hoshiko)
“Many people were looking forward to watching the games at the venues,
but I would like everyone to fully enjoy watching the games on TV at home.” Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, after announcing the city will ban fans from the Olympics, which open July 23, as Japan declared a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases. (Thursday,
Bitcoin miners break new ground in Texas, a state hailed as the new cryptocurrency capital
Dalvin Brown, The Washington Post
July 8, 2021
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Racks of computers at Whinstone s cryptocurrency mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, on June 23.Photo for The Washington Post by Sophie ParkShow MoreShow Less
2of5David Schatz, vice president of operations for Whinstone, drives around its facilities in Rockdale, Texas, on June 23, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Sophie ParkShow MoreShow Less
3of5Power lines at Whinstone s facility in Rockdale, Texas, on June 23, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Sophie ParkShow MoreShow Less
4of5Infrastructure at a Riot Blockchain facility in Rockdale, Texas, on June 23, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Sophie ParkShow MoreShow Less
Most Texas Power Grids Failing the Summer Heat Also Failed Winter Storms
On 7/9/21 at 12:04 AM EDT
The sweltering Texas heat is putting extreme strain on the same power grids that failed during February s deadly winter storms.
Newly released data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas shows that there have been a total of 1,280 summer power outages across the state. In addition, between June 14-18, 97 power plants had a total of 224 unplanned outages. Of those 97 plants, two-thirds went down during February s storms, according to KHOU.
Plants running off natural gas suffered the most, being responsible for 49 percent of all reduction in output, according to KHOU s investigation. Natural gas plants had a reduction of 8,894 megawatts during the June 14-18 span. Comparatively, 4,271 megawatts were unavailable from wind power and 2,098 megawatts were reduced from solar power, the station found.
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