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Yes, the transition to renewables is upending the old calculations. Now a lot of it is not about generation but the distribution networks and battery storage capacity. Here in Australia, the government has mandated that Distribution Network Service Providers and their electricity retailers offer 3 hrs of free electricity (24kWh total) between 11:00-14:00, to soak up some of the excess solar/wind being produced atm. I believe Australia has the largest uptake of rooftop solar in the world, at roughly 1 in 3 households. Guess gone a bit off topic here. But when I decided to install solar/batteries, it was in part because I was thinking of the future re: grid reliability during the GT

Yes, does depend time of year and your latitude. Mid-winter I see up to a ~70% drop on rainy overcast days, but in summer only ~40%, at same latitude as Austin Tx in Nth hemisphere.

Grand Canyon — roughly 15 people still need to be accounted for. 1 death reported.

Philippines — 🔴 33 dead, 8.8 million affected The official toll has increased to 33 dead, 19 injured and three missing from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay and Neneng. The number affected has climbed to approximately 8.8 million people — 2.5 million families. Tropical Depression Pilandok is expected to strengthen the southwest monsoon and bring additional rain. Status: major ongoing disaster; further flooding possible.

Bring where?

I have very small solar panels -1kw. When it is cloudy it produces only 10% energy. Daily,now, when it is sunny I have 4.3khw

ED: Busy weekend for Space watchers: Watch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's launch NASA broadcast the event live on August 30. Here is the lift off highlights:

I think that new homes are required to have solar panels, so I wonder if all of the new construction is factored into the existing power grid.

Even on the cloudiest of rainy days, you still produce solar, but at reduced level. On those sorts of days my solar output can drop up to ~70%. Can't speak for other countries, but you're not loading the grid with extra draw if for some reason your solar/battery system failed. Your dwelling has already been factored into the grid load by design, whether you're using it or not. You'll only experience blackouts if the grid generation output is degraded for some reason and overall load exceeds generation capacity.

It was dated August 31, 2025. You are right, we may have received it Monday morning. It still seems likely we may hear something tomorrow, at least I hope so.

Wasn’t that a Sunday? Seems odd to put it out then

I have always wondered if it could rain long enough in a big enough area that no one in that area could get solar power, so then they draw from the grid and it can't handle the extra load, leading to a total blackout in that area.

Last year we received the announcement on August 31. I hope we get an announcement tomorrow.

More disasters to come with this Super El Nino. More droughts...poor farming...less food...one thing effects another. Waiting for more power outages as the electrical demand for energy on the grid becomes higher. That's why I got a little solar battery bank. Free energy from the sun!

That's okay, thanks for playing, I love having hands with my brothers and sisters. Just a quick funny story: a few years ago I happened to bring a chess board and my pieces to a get together that the friends were having from an old congregation. There was a brother there who had been bragging to quite a few of the friends that he had been part of a chess club when he was younger and no one could beat him. He even said that he had been told by the president of the club that he could be a FIDE rated player and that he should play in tournaments. A few sisters approached me at this get together and asked me to PLEASE teach this brother a lesson 😂😂. Apparently he had beat quite a few Brothers and sisters over the years and was known as a chess "legend" among the friends. Honestly, I didn't even want to play him because I know his whole family, my dad is best friends with his brother. But he quite literally swaggered up to the table and proceeded to tell me that he was sorry for what he was about to do to me 😳 Two of the sisters, (both elderly), looked at me as if to say..."SEE??" Yeah it wasn't pretty. 😄 His openings were okay, but his middle game was completely terrible. He had won a lot of games based on the strength of his openings, which were actually decent. I think after about seven or eight games he started turning very red...by that point we had quite a crowd around our table because, as I said, he was a bit of a legend around the area. I'm not even that good, but he lacked the ability to see the board long-term and he started losing quite quickly after the third or fourth game. Those sisters were close by, and I'm ashamed to admit that they were heckling him nearly the entire time he was playing...I think that's why he started getting redder and redder, but he certainly wasn't used to losing. I lose quite often at bullet games, it's almost second nature to me at this point. But he was definitely not used to losing, and it hurt his pride. He didn't even talk to me for nearly a year after that, he avoided me at every meeting I showed up to at my old Hall. But I never knew he played chess, no one had ever told me until we were having that get together and I mentioned that I was going to bring my chess board. I guess those sisters hounded him for quite a while afterwards, I ended up going to another get together a couple years later and brought my chess board. He avoided me and the table where I was sitting like I had the plague...but again, I fully realize I'm not even that good. Anyways, my point is that I enjoy the game...it's a distraction for me. I'm okay at it, but there's always room for improvement.

CapybaraPRMS 😉 also: im complete booty at chess. I strugggle with the low ranked chess dot com bots i think they are like 250 elo 😅😅😅

It is. There's 5 days break though.

News is coming out of the Grand Canyon (USA) of another significant flash flood, this time tearing through Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area Saturday afternoon, August 29. More than 60 people have already been evacuated by helicopter, while the National Park Service is working to account for hikers and campers who may have been caught in the canyon when the water came through. Officials initially said more than 20 people could be missing or unaccounted for, although that number was being revised downward Sunday as more people were located. So far, no injuries have been reported. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/significant-flash-flooding-closes-phantom-ranch-and-north-kaibab-trail.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

More than 40 days and 40 nights? 😳

Philippines has been raining for 7 weeks and many places were flooded.

Source: Facebook https://share.google/XyGjyi4c0ZB8J4KMc Also this just in with missing people Significant Flash Flooding Closes Phantom Ranch and North Kaibab Trail - Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service) https://share.google/Fzz3YVcITyJNtqbAC

Monday, August 31 Do collect my tears in your skin bottle.—Ps. 56:8. During his life, David had to endure several troubling situations that made him shed tears. He faced hostility from others and even betrayal by those he trusted. (1 Sam. 19:10, 11; 2 Sam. 15:10-14, 30) At one point, he wrote: “I have grown weary with my sighing; all night long I soak my bed with tears; I flood my couch with weeping.” (Ps. 6:6) Despite the adversities that David faced, he was convinced that Jehovah loved him. He wrote: “Jehovah will hear the sound of my weeping.” (Ps. 6:8) The words of our text paint a touching portrait of Jehovah’s tender care. David felt as if Jehovah were collecting his tears in a bottle or recording them in a book. David was sure that Jehovah noticed and remembered his pain. David was convinced that his loving heavenly Father was aware not only of what he had been through but also of how it had affected him. w24.12 22 ¶11-12

All Do not forget. Tomorrow night at 12AM we begin our 2027 field service year. I’m planning to have a party for it. You are all invited. Just bring enough chocolate for you and I. This ought to be enough.

President Trump's executive order only applies to the U.S. federal government and its internal agencies ... not it's residents or citizens. Google acted voluntarily based on its own long-standing company policies, not because of a legal requirement.