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Enable Adaptive Energy Saver mode to improve battery life on Windows 11
To enable the new Adaptive Energy Saver on Windows 11, use ViveTool to turn on feature ID 56401475 from the Dev or Beta Channel, and then go to Settings > Power & battery > Energy Saver, and select the “Adaptive” option. This feature allows the system to automatically manage power based on battery, temperature, and workload, but is only available…
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Apple Home is expanding its energy management features
Apple’s smart home didn’t get a single nod during the WWDC keynote, but it turns out there are some interesting developments coming to the Home app around energy management. In a video posted to the Apple developer site this week, the company outlined its new EnergyKit framework, which allows developers to integrate energy data from Apple Home in iOS 26…
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Just 10 tech companies are responsible for half of all data center energy consumption
Emissions from four leading AI companies increased by 150% since 2020, with electricity consumption by data centers up by 12% annually — four times faster than global growth. That’s according to a report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), part of the United Nations (UN). Those figures only go up to 2023, the most recent year of full data, the…
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Windows 11 build 27871 brings Start menu, Taskbar, Energy Saver changes (Canary)
Windows 11 build 27871 is out in the Canary Channel. It introduces energy-saving controls for IT admins via Intune and Group Policy, grouped mobile notifications in the Start menu, and visual improvements to the Taskbar. It also includes fixes for virtualization, File Explorer, Task Manager, and audio issues. However, the build lacks major experimental features, continuing a trend of disappointing…
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Trump administration announces ‘illegal’ rollback of energy and water efficiency standards
The US Energy Department says it’s rolling back long-standing efficiency standards for appliances, which advocates are calling a clear violation of the law. Continuing the Trump administration’s assault on federal water and energy efficiency programs, the department announced today what it’s calling its “largest deregulatory effort in history.” The agency is trying to rollback 47 regulations it says are “burdensome…
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Donald Trump takes aim at more water and energy efficiency standards
Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum Friday afternoon directing the Department of Energy to “consider using all lawful authority to rescind” or weaken regulations for water and energy efficiency for dishwashers and washing machines. The action also includes water use standards for showers, faucets, toilets, and urinals. It closes out a week of attacks on policies meant to save Americans…
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Google is Betting Big on Nuclear Energy – Here’s Why
Google’s Lucia Tian at Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C. Image: Drew Robb/TechnologyAdvice Google has unveiled plans to lead the way in the adoption of nuclear energy for the data center. At Data Center World 2025 in Washington D.C., the company explained some of the details of its partnership with Kairos Power to develop up to 500 MW of…
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AI will chew through the same amount of energy as Japan by 2030
The energy demand of AI data centers will top that of Japan by the end of the decade, new research shows – and that’s providing that energy grids can even keep up. A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which sought to quantify the impact of AI on energy networks, noted that investment in data centers has nearly…
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Tech giants called in to help tackle UK’s AI energy concerns
The UK government is holding talks with Microsoft, ARM, Google, and Amazon in the first meeting of the new AI Energy Council. Announced in January, the aim of the AI Energy Council is to make sure that the country’s big AI push has the energy supply to power it. The meeting, which will also include the National Energy System Operator…
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Tax Credits for Home Energy and Efficiency Upgrades
First, the Residential Clean Energy Credit, in place since 2022, provides incentives for clean-energy investments for your home. You can subtract up to 30 percent of the cost of a new clean-energy system—such as solar panels, solar-powered water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, fuel cells, wind turbines, or battery storage technology—from your end-of-year tax bill. You can include installation and labor…
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