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12/29/2025

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Google has announced the acquisition of Intersect Power, a specialist in clean energy and data centers, for approximately $4.75 billion in cash plus the assumption of debt. This strategic move is designed to secure large-scale, reliable renewable energy to support the surging electricity demands of Google's AI infrastructure.

By integrating solar and battery storage capabilities, Google aims to bypass the significant delays and bottlenecks often found in public power grids. The partnership focuses on developing co-located energy and data center projects, ensuring a direct and efficient power supply for their rapidly expanding technological needs.

Intersect Power will continue to operate under its own brand while working closely with Google to accelerate sustainable energy solutions. This deal represents a major commitment to infrastructure that balances the massive computational requirements of modern AI with renewable energy goals.

12/19/2025

Don’t have to worry if you have our batteries 😎✅

Xcel is planning for another public safety power shutoff Friday morning, as tens of thousands of customers are still without power due to planned and unplanned outages: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/xcel-public-safety-power-shutoff-friday/73-deabe088-39c8-4c8b-bd4d-816b3abc3034?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_9NEWS_(KUSA)

11/12/2025

Our energy is more affordable than CPS, let us know 👀👌

11/02/2025

🛰️ Elon Musk Just Announced “Orbital Data Centers”

What if the cloud didn’t live on Earth anymore?

Elon Musk has revealed SpaceX’s next evolution for Starlink V3 — satellites that will act as solar-powered orbital data centers, processing AI workloads directly in space.

🔹 How It Works
Instead of sending data back and forth between Earth-based servers, upgraded Starlink satellites would store and compute information in orbit — reducing latency and running continuously on solar power.

🔹 Why It Matters
• Data centers on Earth consume massive power and cooling resources.
• Space offers unlimited solar energy and near-vacuum conditions for efficiency.
• With laser interlinks, Starlink’s mesh could become a global compute network in orbit.

🔹 Challenges Ahead
Space isn’t an easy environment for servers: heat dissipation, maintenance, and launch costs will test this vision.

But Musk says SpaceX is already scaling up Starlink V3 to make it happen.

💡 The Booster Bay Insight:
We began by connecting the world — now, we’re moving the internet itself beyond Earth.

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📸 Source: SpaceX / Elon Musk (public domain)
✍️ Explained by The Booster Bay — decoding the tech shaping tomorrow’s space economy.

10/21/2025

Tesla has reduced the price of its PowerShare Home Backup system by 20%, bringing the cost down to $1,990. The PowerShare system allows homeowners to use their Tesla vehicles as a backup power source during outages, providing seamless energy transfer between the car and home. This price cut makes the technology more accessible, aligning with Tesla’s broader goal of integrating sustainable energy solutions into everyday life.

10/05/2025

not a… bad idea 😂

Reflect Orbital, a California startup, has opened applications for anyone who wants to use a satellite with a mirror on it to reflect sunlight to a specific location on Earth after dark.

09/21/2025

Virtual jobs >> we are here

IKEA is hiring… inside Roblox!
IKEA is paying $16.10 an hour to employees working in its virtual Roblox store — yes, real pay for digital work.
This move highlights the rise of digital labor, where time spent in virtual worlds brings real-world income. From virtual real estate to branded jobs, pixels are turning into profits — and companies are betting big.

Follow Business d'Or for more.

09/06/2025

Electricity bills have increased almost 10% since the start of the year and could rise another $170 per year for households by 2035 thanks to the repeal of clean energy tax credits, new tariffs and rapid expansion of electricity-hungry data centers to fuel a boom in artificial intelligence, multiple reports have shown. https://trib.al/yZBa5eE

09/01/2025

Ready for this storm to roll through
100% Powered

08/16/2025

Prepared?

🌨️🔗: bit.ly/45B7gci

As summer comes to a close, weather forecasters are looking to the fall and winter seasons in an effort to prepare residents.

08/14/2025

Got Ms. Hawkins power bill from $700 to $300 After our utility switch. Good thing our low rates come with free backup power 👀