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A record-strength El Niño is set to bring extreme winter weather that strains the power grid, raising the risk of outages and higher energy bills. A few simple steps now—outage prep, efficiency fixes, and understanding peak pricing—can help you stay ahead of it.

With 80% of major U.S. power outages caused by weather, it’s a good idea of have a backup plan. A microgrid is a small self-contained power system that can keep running when everything around it goes dark.

A large AI data center can use up to 5 million gallons of water a day — enough for a town of up to 50,000 people — thanks to an old cooling method called evaporative cooling. But a real shift is underway.