June 15 Energy News

Headline News:

“Jay Leno Breaks World Record In Tesla’s New Plaid Model S – ‘I Love This Car'” • Jay Leno broke the world acceleration record for a quarter mile in the new Tesla Model S Plaid. He is one of the few lucky ones to have driven the fastest production car ever made. Leno’s new record time is for a quarter-mile ET of 9.247 seconds at 152.09 mph. [CleanTechnica] (And the AC was on.)

Jay Leno (Franz von Holzhausen via Twitter, screenshot)

“High-Elevation Forests In The Rockies Are Burning More Now Than In The Past 2,000 Years” • Following a devastating wildfire season in 2020, new research shows that high-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountains are burning more now than any previous time in the past 2,000 years, amid extreme drought, induced by climate change. [CNN]
“UK And Norway Complete World’s Longest Subsea Electricity Cable” • The world’s longest submarine electrical cable will be turned on this week as testing of a 720-km interconnect that can exchange power between the UK and Norway begins. This cable can carry 1.4 GW of power, which is about the equivalent capacity of a large nuclear reactor. [California News Times]
“Companies Face A Financial Risk From The Climate Crisis. States Want Them To Reveal Just How Much” • US Corporations must be required to disclose financial risks posed by the climate crisis, state attorneys general told the SEC. California and nearly a dozen other states warned the SEC that its current disclosure rules are inadequate. [CNN]
“PG&E Commissions Microgrid Near Yosemite National Park” • Pacific Gas & Electric, the utility that serves much of northern California, has commissioned the first of many standalone microgrids near Yosemite National Park. Built and installed by BoxPower, the remote microgrid will permanently replace the overhead distribution power lines. [CleanTechnica]

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