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Reposting to my network. Hoping to see a lot of my local connections this evening. Too hot to go out? Nonsense! Beat the heat with a refreshing beverage and air conditioning provided by Duke Energy Corporation and the Harris Nuclear plant which has been safely and reliably splitting atoms since January 1987. No brownouts or blackouts in this crushing heat wave! Thank you Duke Energy. At the three outstanding energy events I’ve been to in the last couple of months (the University of Idaho’s Energy Executive Summit, the State Energy Conference of NC at North Carolina State University, and the 10th annual UNC Cleantech Summit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), AI-driven electrification (what Diane Leopold from Dominion Energy referred to as “datafication”) has been one of the topics that dominated the conversation among the utility executives that I heard speak. The people I heard and spoke to at these three events are Thought Leaders for sure…but much more importantly they are Do Leaders. They are responsible for meeting customer demand, keeping the lights on and the air conditioners humming, and providing affordable energy to all those customers who are living paycheck to paycheck and are forced to choose what bills don’t get paid each month. A big tip of the cap to: (1) the three universities mentioned in this post for the vital role they play in the Industry/Academia/Government triple helix for energy and cleantech, and (2) the RTCC for being such an excellent convener and a facilitator of collaboration and discussion. Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Energy Executive Course Greg Gangi Yvonne Sertich Dishonna Arnett Mark Ogden Linxon Jacob Grove PowerSecure, Inc. Joe Stevens Ndustrial Jack Jirak Eric Grant Lon Huber John Szoka Fortnight Brewing #energy #ai #electrification #datacenters #datafication #energytransition #energypoverty #utilities #cleantech #doleadership #nuclearenergy

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A Request from Chef Dr. Mike This week, I am asking a favor: If you enjoy and find the information I share here and articles like this weekly column at The Center for Food as Medicine helpful, I’ve been nominated to potentially work with RFK Jr. as we share a focus on UPFs. One of the ways they are evaluating potential contributors is through a public voting process. If you know anyone who might help in supporting my efforts and could forward this to help generate a vote for my position, I would appreciate it. 1. If you’d like to see more on my position on ultra-processed foods, please visit my TEDx talk at: https://lnkd.in/gjMM9t_p 2. Please go to the website: https://lnkd.in/gbxYPsr9 3. Click on the “vote” button. 4. If you already have an account and have signed in, this is all you need to do (thank you!). 5. If you do not already have an account, it will ask you to create one which involves: a. Entering your name b. Entering your email c. Entering your ZIP Code. 6. When your account is created, please hit the “vote” button on the page. 7. Thank you!

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Great post by Dave Broom here:

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