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#electric-grid

For Bloomberg, Zahra Hirji and Denise Lu on the electrification of the national school bus fleet:

Most school buses today run on diesel.The climate footprint of a diesel school bus is about 3.3 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per mile, more than double the per-mile footprint (roughly 1.5 pounds of CO2e) for a bus powered on the average US electric grid, according to Argonne National Laboratory.

WASHINGTON A hacking group with ties to the Russian government appears to be preparing new cyberattacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and government offices, Microsoft said in a report on Wednesday, suggesting that Russia's long-anticipated spring offensive could include action in cyberspace, as well as on the ground.

Last week, a company called B2U Storage Solutions announced that it had started operations at a 25 Megawatt-hour battery facility in California.On its own, that isn't really news, as California is adding a lot of battery power.But in this case, the source of the batteries was unusual: Many of them had spent an earlier life powering electric vehicles.

A sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) agreement announced Jan. 27 by the U.S. and EU aims to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting, and the electric grid by speeding up and enhancing use of the technology.The first-of-its-kind agreement aims to provide access to more detailed and data-rich AI models to boost the speed and efficiency of government operations and services.

Local If this winter brings with it prolonged cold snaps, New England might be in for energy shortages, one electric company says.This winter's heating woes might not be limited to high bills for customers across the state: One small Massachusetts electric company is warning of a chance of "rolling blackouts."

Vladimir Putin is now better informed about the difficulties facing his forces in Ukraine, the head of US intelligence has said.Speaking during a defence forum at the weekend, Avril Haines, the US director of national intelligence, indicated the Russian president was no longer as insulated from bad news arising from his invasion of Ukraine.

The recent letter ( "Western support for Ukraine," Oct. 26) addressing the need to support Ukraine until the war is won by Ukraine is right on target.This is a war being fought between a totalitarian government and a democratic government; it is a challenge to the strength of NATO and will determine the fate of similar actions in the future if Russia gains even an inch of Ukrainian territory.