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The light bill has shot up to 267% in the US

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“I could not keep paying such an invoice,” says a woman from Baltimore. In the areas of the United States close to large concentrations of data centers, the wholesale price of electricity has risen up to 267% in the last five years. To anyone’s surprise, consumers are assuming these costs in the light bill. Short. An exhaustive Bloomberg analysis He has crossed the prices of 25,000 points of the American electricity grid with the location of the country’s data centers. The result is devastating: more than 70% of the nodes that registered large price increases are less than 80 kilometers from a Data centers cluster. AI and the price of light. According to the International Energy Agency, the electricity consumed by data centers will double up to 945 twh from here to 2030overcoming the demand for entire countries like France or Japan. The AI ​​will be the main engine of this increase. While large technological ones defend that their data centers bring investment, high quality jobs and tax revenues that benefit the adjacent communities, the residents of these large energy monsters have been suffering less debated consequences. A matter of supply and demand. The energy demand of the AI ​​data centers is so high that it is carrying the auctions of electrical capacity at record prices. The phenomenon is especially visible In the accounts of the largest network operator in the United States, PJM Interconnection, which covers 13 states. In its last annual auction, the load of the data centers fired the sale of PJM capacity In 7.3 billion dollars, 82% more. The reason is simple: energy demand grows much faster than the ability to generate new electricity. But the consequences go beyond simply encouraging the installation of new energy sources. The wholesale price that electricity pays to guarantee the future supply affects both the invoices of the companies and the households. David against Goliath. To understand the conflict at street level, it is enough to travel to Virginia, home of the largest concentration of world data centers. It is estimated that Between the 3rd and 40% of world Internet traffic Go through your servers. Here, the Dominion Energy electric company expects demand to grow 85% by 2039. If they were not the data centers, the growth would be only 10%. But here they are, so new infrastructure will be needed, such as high voltage towers and electrical substations, which will have to be paid. And who pays? Today, these expenses are distributed among all the clients of the electric company, from a small apartment to the gigantic data center. It does not happen only in the US. Although the epicenter of the crisis is in the United States, due to its leadership position with AI, the problem is global. Technology companies seek to expand their infrastructure throughout the world, and voltage in electrical networks is replicated. In the United Kingdom, the greatest demand from data centers could Electricity prices more expensive 9% by 2040. In Malaysia, the government has had to Increase electrical rates of the data centers as the new facilities test the country’s supply capacity. The social cost of technological progress. Data centers are not born by spontaneous generation. Someone has to build and maintain them, which generates employment. In Virginia, they contribute 9,100 million dollars to state GDP. The career of giants such as Microsoft, Amazon or Google is reviving investment in renewable energy and more efficient chips. But as long as the electricity grid does not supply and the light invoices continue to rise, the debate on the cost of AI for citizens will continue to fueling. Image | Rawpixel In Xataka | Google has finally revealed how much electricity and water consumes its AI. Estimates could not be more wrong

What has been shot is the rest of the bill

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The receipt of natural gas becomes more expensive with the arrival of autumn. On October 1, a new upload of the natural gas receipt entered into force. The last resort rate (TUR) is scanned on average 13.2% in homes and between 12% and 20.1% in neighborhood communities, According to the resolution published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). The climb occurs in full start of the heating season, an especially sensitive moment for families that depend on gas to heat their homes. More increases? Each quarter, the Ministry for Ecological Transition always updates the TUR. The mechanism is automatic: if the cost of the raw material varies more than 2%, the rate is updated. And this October, the combination of three factors has been decisive: Seasonal gas: each fall is incorporated into the calculation because in winter the demand increases. Only that component causes the cost of the raw material to shoot 24.9% compared to July. International markets: Actually, base gas has reduced 6.5% thanks to the Brent drop Already a stronger euro against the dollar. But that respite has been buried by seasonal surcharge. The tolls and regulated charges: that finance transport and distribution. According to the OCUthis year they have risen strongly, especially in the fixed term of the invoice, which in some cases has shot up to 43%. In summary, although in the part of the international markets there has not been a disruptive change, the regulated adjustments and the entrance of the winter gas have ended up pushing the upward rate. How much do I have to pay for gas? The answer depends on how much each home consumes. The regulated rate (TUR) is divided into sections according to the annual use, which allows to easily identify what rate corresponds to each case: Tur1: up to 5,000 kWh/year. They are normally homes that only use cooking gas or for the hot sanitary water. In this section, the fixed is € 3.93/month and the variable in € 0.045/kWh. Tur2: Up to 15,000 kWh/year. It is the most common rate in families that use gas for both hot water and heating. Here the fixed rises to € 8.11/month and the variable to € 0.043/kWh. Tur3: Up to 50,000 kWh/year. It is applied in large homes with intensive heating or in small businesses. The fixed is € 18.82/month and the variable drops to € 0.039/kWh. In more practical data, According to the OCUan average home with 9,000 kWh a year goes from 553 to 619 euros per year, that is, 66 euros more in a single quarter. On the other hand, in neighboring communities there are special rates (Tur4 to Tur11), ranging from 50,000 kWh to very high consumption. Here the increases are higher: from 12% to 20.1%. Tur4 rises 15%, Tur7 19.2%and Tur11 20.1%. The hardest blow will be received by those who use the gas for heating, since the fixed term is paid every month although it is not consumed. Even so, the OCU emphasize that the Tur It is still cheaper than many free market rates, where some customers even pay twice. Beyond the invoice. The increase in gas does not affect only the families that use it for heating or hot water. It also conditions the electrical system. After the blackout of April 28, Red Eléctrica reinforced the use of combined gas cycles to give stability to the network. And what was born as an emergency measure has become the new normality: when solar and wind generation falls, The support continues to put the gas. This explains a paradox: Spain produces more renewable energy than ever, but not being able to store it sufficiently, gas enters to meet demand and ends marking prices. In other words: although the electricity and the gas invoice are different, the role of gas in the system makes both connected. There will be more changes in the future. And we already count it in Xatakabetween 2028 and 2032 eight million gas counters will be replaced. The new ones will be intelligent, will allow real -time readings and reduce fraud, but they will also cost more: the rent will go from € 0.58 to € 1.10/month, about 6 euros more a year for each home. The government defends that, in the long term, it will be saved on consumption and emissions, but in the short term it will be another rise in the invoice. The look set in January 2026. When the rates will be checked again. Everything will depend on the contribution of the gas, the euro against the dollar and the regulated tolls. But the context does not invite optimism, since the EU has extended the obligation to store 90% of the gas, which maintains pressure on demand. In addition, the Spanish electrical system will continue to need gas as supportat least until 2026, because there is not enough storage or intelligent networks. Finally, investments in digitalization and modernization (Accountants, batteries, micro -redes) will bring more fixed costs for consumers. In short, the gas will remain a volatile terrain and, although the regulated rate continues to be the most competitive, it is not a safe refuge. The increase in this October recalls that energy continues to mark the pulse of the family economy and that, until there is a system capable of storing and taking better advantage of renewables, gas will continue to dictate the rules of the game and invoice. Image | Freepik Xataka | Natural gas has become essential in the AI ​​era, and this chart exposes countries with the largest reserves

Bill Gates had a tendency to procrastination until he found an infallible remedy: Japanese companies

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Bill Gates is not only famous for his work at the head of Microsoft, but for its enormous commitment and Requirement in the workplace. This demand reached such extremes that he was even able to Memorize cars registration that they had parked in front of the Microsoft headquarters to know which employees were still in the office and those who had gone home. However, the founding millionaire was not always so diligent with his tasks and, as confessed in his latest autobiographical book ‘Code Source: My beginnings’I had the bad habit of hurry the time to study just before the exam. However, over time, and some help from the Japanese, he learned that postponing the tasks was not viable if he wanted to take Microsoft to fruition. Gates’s youth in Harvard Bill Gates reported in his book how his university years in Harvard were marked by the habit of skipping classes and postponing any academic responsibility. His strategy was to study thoroughly only a few hours before exams, a dynamic that he shared with Steve Ballmer, his partner in Harvard and Microsoft command successor years later. “Steve and I paid very little to our classes, and then” we “furiously” Magnate in his book. Both felt comfortable challenging the limits and seeking to approve with the lowest possible effort investment. Gates came to recognize that they faced each exam as an experiment to check how far the good results could go with the minimum effort. This habit of delaying the tasks did not stay at the university, and soon moved to its professional beginnings after the Microsoft foundation. In his 1996 book, “Way to the future“Gates publicly admitted that That bad habit to postpone the tasks until the last moment became a real problem when the company grows. With his attitude, the millionaire not only slowed his work, but also had an impact on Productivity and motivation of the rest of your team. Delaying decisions began to directly affect the morals, mood and results of those who worked with him. “After Paúl Allen and I founded Microsoft, I discovered that developing the habit of delaying things had not been the best preparation to direct a company,” Gates said in his book. Gates himself estimated that he needed “a couple of years” to overcome what he called an “insane cycle”, in which he was lagging behind and generated an unavailable environment for his collaborators. The impact of Japanese customers Although in those days Gates was already beginning to be aware of his problem with procrastination in his tasks, he finished convincing when Microsoft began working with Japanese clients. In his book he pointed out that the relationship with Japanese companies played a crucial role in the process of changing habits. These companies, known for their discipline and iron control of the deadlines, did not tolerate delays. “Among the first Microsoft clients were Japanese companies so methodical that, as soon as we delayed a minute with respect to programming, they sent someone by plane to watch us, as if we were children. They knew perfectly that their man could not help us at all, but remained in our office 18 hours a day to show us how much the subject cared,” the millionaire wrote. “ Gates remembered that delaying with Japanese companies was “somewhat painful” so that external rigor and the pressure of having a vigilante all day attached like a shadow, was the revulsive that Gates needed to modify your time management. The millionaire assured that the process to leave the procrastination behind required a deep Review of your personal routines and professionals. Gates demonstrated that, although the transformation was not immediate, the Derived learning of those demands and rigor of its Japanese customers It was decisive to redefine both its personal development and Microsoft’s work culture. In Xataka | Bill Gates was so obsessed with driving a Porsche 959 that he managed to change the laws that prevented him Image | Flickr (Statsministerens Kontor)

OpenAi wants to bill as much as Microsoft in five years. For this

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OpenAi projects to enter 2030 about 200,000 million dollars. It is almost the same as Microsoft invoices today, 245,000 million dollars. A company that this year will touch the 12,000 million dollars believes that it will multiply its income in less than five years. To contextualize excess: Apple took four decades to reach those figures. Google, two decades. Openai intends to do so in decade and a half of life, with a nuance: Until three years ago I did not invoice or one hundred million. His “zero moment” was in 2022. The planned growth graph, published by The InformationIt has many layers. The excessive ambition is just one of them. The income is triggered exponentially, but the computer costs – both training as an inference – grow almost linearly. This equation only works if Openai ceases to be what it is today: a company that sells access to LLMS for 20 dollars a month. It needs to be something else that goes much further. The question is not whether they can multiply their income by 17, but what they have to invent to justify such assessment. The secret is in the agents. But not what we imagine. Openai does not aspire to sell you a smarter chatgpt. Aspires to replace entire departments. Deep Research The model already hints: do not charge for consultation but for work done. If a report that previously required three Junior analysts for a week now does an agent in a few minutes, supervised by a single employee, how much is it worth? It is not worth $ 20 of a subscription. It is worth $ 50,000 that these salaries cost. Multiplied by each department of each company of Fortune 500 … Suddenly, the 200,000 million do not seem science fiction. They seem to conservatives. But here comes the existential paradox of OpenAi: pato capture that value need their models to be irreplaceable, unique, unattainable. However, every month that passes, the gap with Claude, Gemini or Deepseek narrows. The Commoditization of the AI It is not a future threat: it is already happening. How do you justify monopoly prices when your product is becoming water or electricity? Openai’s response seems to be the speed: Arrive first. Dominate the market. Create dependence before others can react. It is the old strategy of companies such as Uber or Amazon: losing money to buy market share, praying so that when profitability comes, you are the only one standing. Plan B is in vertical applications. They will not sell generic but specific solutions: The complete customer service system of your company. The educational platform of your university. The legal co -pilot of your office. Each vertical, a new market of billions. This is where the numbers begin to make sense. Microsoft 365 generates Microsoft almost 100,000 million annually. The World Business Software Market Billón approaches. If OpenAI captures just 20% replacing traditional software with intelligent agents, it reaches its goal. You don’t need to invent anything new. You just need to make everything that exists obsolete. Openai’s real bet is not as technological as temporary. They are buying time with 350,000 million in computer costs, betting on the AGI “Or something similar enough, that For something Altman has been moving the goal for some time– It arrives before the money is over. If they get it, those 200,000 million will be an anecdote. If they fail, we will have seen the most spectacular bubble in technological history. And the fascinating thing is not that Openai is trying. Is that everyone who imports –Microsoft, Oracle, Softbank, the US government– They seem to believe they can achieve it. Outstanding image | Adolfo Félix In Xataka | The alliance between Oracle and Openai does not go only from data centers: it goes from advanceing Google, Apple and Microsoft on the right

Citizens were not supposed to pay the closure of the nuclear, but there is already a hole of 11,600 euros on the bill

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Closing nuclear is not just a political decision, but also an economic problem. The dismantling bill and radioactive waste already exceeds 20.3 billion euros, and the debate between electric and government has only started. An invoice that does not stop growing. According to Enresa’s memorythe public company in charge of dismantling, the total expected cost already reaches 20,367 million euros. The majority corresponds to the dismantling of the reactors, with 17,520.5 million, while waste management and spent fuel, the so -called “electric rate”, adds 2,846.8 million. The rest of the activities, such as the management of the enusa fuel factory in Salamanca, complete the invoice. The fund that finances these operations, nourished with contributions from the electricity, accumulated 8,677 million at the end of 2024, after the 30% rise in the valuation rate since July of last year. This means that it only covers 43% of the planned cost, leaving in the air a gap of 11,690 million euros still to finance. The plan that changed everything. The 7th General Radioactive Waste Plan (PGRR), Approved at the end of 2023was a change of stage by definitely abandoning the centralized temporary warehouse project (ATC) in Villar de Cañas. Instead, waste has been chosen in independent temporary stores (ATI) located in each central, waiting for deep geological storage (AGP) that should be ready in 2072. The PGRR extends the forecasts up to 2100 and delays the total closure of the nuclear park until 2035with Trillo and Vandellós II as the latest plants in going out. To this is added the legal obligation to annually review the forecasts, which adjusts the costs to inflation and the new technical conditions. Electric against rates. The companies, headed by Iberdrola and Endesa, say that operating under this cost scheme is unfeasible. Both have presented resources in the courts against the increase of 30% of the Enresa rate and have claimed millionaire compensation. Besides, They have requested that the closing calendar be reopenedarguing that prolonging the useful life of the reactors would relieve pressure on the electrical system. According to a report by the consultant EY cited by Nuclear ForumSpain supports the highest nuclear fiscal burden in Europe, with 27.3 euros per megavatio hour in specific encumbrances, which in the opinion of companies places them at a clear disadvantage against other countries. The red line of the government. The Executive maintains its position: the costs of dismantling and management of waste will not fall on consumers. The minister for ecological transition, Sara Aagesen, has responded to electricity with three conditions for any extension of the nuclear park: that does not involve additional costs for citizens, that supply security is guaranteed and that plants strictly comply With the standards of the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN). The Government insists that there are no formal negotiations to extend the lives of the centrals and accuses companies to try to transfer their invoice to the whole citizenship. The Secretary of State for Energy, Joan Groizard, summarized the position In statements collected by eldiario.es: “They want part of the dismantling costs to be paid among all, and we will not transfer it to the whole citizenship.” Forecasts and uncertainties. Costs can continue to grow. The French case is a notice as they have advanced at eldiario.es: The Andra agency reviewed in 2025 the cost of the AGP Cigéo between 26,100 and 37,500 million, an increase of up to 60% compared to 2016. In Spain they have prepared The 9th R&D Plan (2024-2028) of Enresa It includes 31 million in research to develop containers, confinement materials and recover fuel. A modest figure compared to billions at stake, but key to preparing the future AGP of 2072 and reducing long -term risks. In addition, Spain faces this solo calendar within Europe. While France, Sweden or Switzerland choose to expand the life of their reactors or even promote new projects, the Spanish PGRR maintains a plan of Progressive closure without planned extensions. A debate that goes beyond closing. The balance of the electrical system is also present. This summer a paradox has been evidenced: historical record of solar production in Europe, but invoices fired by the lack of storage and the need to resort to gas in night hours. In that hole is where the nuclear has played so far a stable backup role, but does not solve that background problem: it only postpones the closure, it makes the costs more expensive and aggravates the inheritance of waste. The dilemma is clear: can you do without it before the network is prepared to guarantee the same stability without firing the price of light? For the Government, the response is to accelerate renewables, storage and interconnections. For electricity, to keep the nuclear live longer. Image | Unspash Xataka | The largest nuclear fusion project on the planet has survived the setbacks. This is the date on which Iter should be ready

Bill Gates was concerned

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In addition to dedicating much of his time to fighting for him Epidemia control and eradicate diseases such as malaria and different Diarrheic fevers Throughout the planet, one of Bill Gates’ main concerns has been the Obtaining sustainable energy. Something in which Microsoft’s founder has invested a huge amount of money. One of those investments has been Terrapowera company founded by Bill Gates in 2006 dedicated to the development of New generation nuclear reactors. Its objective is to create a safer, efficient and less waste energy, highlighting projects such as the Traveling Wave Reactor (Traveling Wave Reactors or TWR) and the Natrium reactor of molten salts. Gates wants to end the polluting freighters For him Natrium developmentTerrapower had the collaboration of HD Hyundai, one of the world’s largest naval builders based in South Korea. Now Bill Gates has renewed that commitment To carry that alliance a little further and advance in the development of small nuclear modular reactors (SMR) that could revolutionize the Cargueros ship propulsion of great tonnage. This collaboration represents a significant step to reduce maritime transport emissions, responsible for 3% of CO2 global emissions, comparable to those issued by countries Like Germany or Japan. The ambitious project seeks to extend the use of these reactors beyond land plants, integrating them into ships capable of traveling long distances with zero direct emissions. As confirmed In a statement HD Hyundai, La Naviera is already developing a container convener with capacity for 15,000 TEU promoted by SMR, with investments of more than 200 million dollars and the expectation of operating these ships around 2030. For its part, Terrapower provides the technology of its fourth generation Natrium reactor with liquid sodium cooling and thermal storage in molten salt, recognized for its high efficiency and safety. The alliance between Terrapower and HD Hyundai made the SMR possible The first 2024 alliance between Terrapower and HD Hyundai was an important impulse to the development of Gates Startup SMR reactors, promising a lower generation of waste in the process and better adaptation to energy demand due to its small size. In that agreement, both companies joined to manufacture the reactor vessel for the Natrium’s first land plantshowing a synergy that is now extended to climb the production and application of these SMR at the commercial level, including their use in maritime propulsion. SMR reactors (Small Modular Reactors) They are actually small compact nuclear plants with modularized design, which facilitates its series manufacturing and reduces operational costs. In addition, when using advanced technologies such as liquid sodium cooling, its use is safer in mobile scenarios such as its installation on a cargo ship, eliminating common risks in traditional nuclear energy, such as overpressure. On the other hand, their size allows to integrate them into small spaces which opens a whole range of options for its use at a commercial level as substitutes for the big diesel engines that move the gigantic charges who vertebrate world trade routes. This flexibility opens new opportunities not only in the maritime sector, but also in green hydrogen production and as support for floating electrical networks. As Chung Kisun, executive vice president of HD Hyundai, points out through the official statement From the company, “this will mean a turning point in the construction of a global nuclear supply chain and in the advancement of the change of energy paradigm.” Chris Mild, CEO of Terrapower, adds that “the association with HD Hyundai allows us to accelerate the commercialization of Natrium reactors and create market opportunities worldwide.” In Xataka | Everyone thinks that this unique yacht is from Bill Gates, although no one has ever seen it on board: it is sold for 645 million dollars Image | HD Hyundai, Flickr (World Bank Photo Collection)

Bill Gates was so obsessed with driving a Porsche 959 that he managed to change the laws that prevented him

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Bill Gates, Microsoft’s co -founder is, in addition to one of the richest men in the worlda passionate about Supercars that Porsche manufactures. So much so that he even had to fight for more than a decade for the US government to change a law that would allow him to drive his Porsche through the streets of Seattle. Thanks to your perseverance, today Millionaires lovers of supercarlike Elon Musk or Larry Ellison, they can have their garages full of limited editing exotic hypercoches and drive them. The story of a Porsche 959 parked in customs Bill Gates is a great passionate about technology and engineering, so in 1987, he commissioned a brand new Porsche 959 that has just been presented. At that time, 959 was one of the most advanced supercarincluding one of the first biturbo engines with total traction and an electronic toe. The six -cylinder and 2.8 -liter engine of 959 delivered 450 horsepower and was able to reach 317 km/h. A prodigy of technology that the young and already millionaire Bill Gates did not resist driving. However, when his Porsche 959 arrived in the United States, he was held at Seattle Customs. The reason: the strict shock test imposed by US laws had not passed, and that prevented him from being able to circulate on public roads. The Porsche 959 was A technological revolution By the end of the 80s, a supercar that Porsche had developed with a huge expenditure that would never recover For direct sale. Due to the high cost that would add to the list of development expenses that they were not going to recover with sales, the German brand refused to perform the shock tests required by the United States. This left the Porsche 959 in anyone’s land and could not legally circulate in the country, and Porsche did not want to adapt it to comply with the regulations. Bill Gates then found an important problem, since his precious Porsche of the only 337 units were manufactured, he was CUSTOMS IN CUSTOMS of Seattle. Bill Gates’s obsession for that particular model led the millionaire to an unpublished situation that forced his brand new car to remain retained in Seattle customs for no less than 13 years. To ensure that he remained there, the millionaire paid throughout that time the $ 28 per day required by the Port Authority for keep the car parked In your deposit, adding a total of more than $ 138,000 for this concept for more than a decade. The Law “Show and Display” Bill Gates’ tenacity was essential to change this situation. Not satisfied with accepting that his car was confiscated in customs, the billionaire gathered the best lawyers and undertook a legal battle against US authorities to ensure that his Porsche 959 could legally circulate. For more than seven years, Gates pressed Washington to change the legislation and allow an exemption For importation and the use of certain rare and collectible cars that are not officially sold in the United States. In this way, the door opened to them US Millionaires and Collectors They can buy these exotic units and limited editions, although they do not meet certain legal traffic demands. Bill Gates’ perseverance was fruit and, in 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the Law “Show and Display” which allows certain historical or technologically relevant vehicles to be imported and driven under special conditions. This law only affects cars with less than 500 manufactured units and special editions, and limited its driving to no more than 2,500 miles per year (about 4,023 kilometers). These limits emphasized the orientation of the law to allow entry to collection pieces and rare units, not to regular use cars. Thanks to this law, the Porsche 959 of Gates was finally able to leave his captivity in the Customs of Seattle and circulate through the streets of the US. In Xataka | The fastest supercar of the 80s no longer beats speed records. Now height batting after falling from a truck Image | Porsche, Flickr (Government Tom Wolf)

The renewables were supposed to lower the electricity bill in Spain. At the moment it continues to go up

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Before the blackout of April 28, the numbers in the production of solar energy reached amazing levels: Spain was 100% renewable. After the situation, Spain shines again exceeding 10,500 GWh of generation in July with solar and wind energy. However, not everything is good news because an energy paradox appears to solve: why has electricity not been cheaper? A green record that does not show in the pocket. According to provisional Red Electricity data (REE) published by the energy analyst Pedro Catuelin July more than 10,500 GWH per month were reached combining solar and wind generation. The graph disseminated by Catuel in its social networks makes it clear: Spain is producing more clean energy than ever. But while the sun shines and the wind blows, the cost of electricity rises again. In mid -July, the average price of light stood at € 164.06/MWh, According to Ree figures collected in Xataka. Getting down to € 102.85/MWh the day after that figure, but only for an hour was really affordable. And there is the paradox: with more renewable than ever, The price should lowerbut it doesn’t. If there are more renewable, why do we pay more? The answer is technical, structural and political at the same time. As we have already explained in Xatakaduring the noon – when the solar generation is maximum – there is a surplus of energy and the price collapses. However, when the sun falls and there is still demand, the system needs firm support. And that support today does not give the renewables: gas enters. And with him, the bill was the one who shot the price. To this time dependence is added another problem: the lack of storage. A good part of the renewable energy generated cannot be saved or transferred efficiently and ends up losing. Electric Red has confirmed that in some points of the network up to 30 % of the renewable generation due to infrastructure saturation has been wasted. And as if this were not enough, since January it has re -applied the complete VAT of 21 % to electricity, after years of reduced by the energy crisis. This, added to the increase in natural gas in international markets, has further increased the invoice, As the Nordy marketer has alerted in his analysis of the rise in light in 2025. There is a turn of events. It is true that VAT has risen and there is an obvious lack of storage. However, since July 15, Spain It has been three weeks without generating electricity from coal. It is the first time that happens in more than 140 years, where this source was also functioning as a support element. According to The Energy newspaper has detailedthe latest thermal plants – Boño, Soto de Ribera and Los Barrios, all of EDP – have been out of operation. Only Alcudia (in the Balearic Islands), as a timely reserve. Generation structure with/without CO2 eq emissions. (GWh) | Source: Red Electrica España So will prices go down? The intention is, but the execution encounters politics. Royal Decree-Law 7/2025, which collected key measures to avoid future blackouts and reinforce the network, was rejected in Congress On July 22, with 183 votes against. The standard included self -consumption incentives, more control over electricity and an impulse to energy storage. Without that legal framework, the Spanish electrical system remains vulnerable and rigid. There is a clear saturation: only 1 in 10 new facilities manages to access the network, although there is unused technical capacity. In the medium term, the government expects to launch capacity auctions before the end of the year, to keep gas plants as support as batteries and other technologies. But this, as the employers of the sector warn, will take time. The route map is more than clear. And the road is quite long: more storage, intelligent networks, decentralization, demand management. The challenge is not only to generate more renewable energy, but make it useful when it is most needed. And that requires investment, infrastructure and political decisions. Meanwhile, the paradox continues: we have cheap energy at noon, but we cannot use it at night. The invoice, as always, does not expect. Image | HPGRESEN Xataka | Spain was supposed to have a “antiapagones” plan. It has encountered an insurmountable obstacle: politics

Bill Gates has been using a powerful tool for creativity and innovation for years: loneliness

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Loneliness has Very bad reputation. As the neuroscientific nicole vignola assured In one of its conferencesthe negativity bias is very powerful when talking about it. As Remember From the European Institute of Positive Psychology, “loneliness is not being alone, it is the ability to be with no one.” However, loneliness intentional and well understoodIt is the Perfect culture broth To shape To the great ideas and as a tool to build the foundations of self -confidence and mental balance. Many of the great technological, scientific or artistic achievements have been possible because, at a given time, their drivers They have moved away from everything and everyone To concentrate on shaping your ideas. His brains only needed A little loneliness. When the urgent eclipse to the important At present there is more value to what The New York Times called “Hustle culture“, To have the agenda of the day to overflow with tasks, instead of the real luxury that is to keep it completely empty and allocate time to think in the really important. How are creative and innovative ideas to arise if We don’t even spend time thinking about them and why not, to wander? That superpower of emptying the agenda and allocating time to reflect is something Bill Gates learned from his friend and mentor Warren Buffet, as confessed in A joint interview. Science has demonstrated That letting your brain rest and not doing anything is like letting your brain release in an amusement park. In that context, loneliness is a great ally. As shown in the Netflix series ‘Bill Gates: Under the magnifying glass’Microsoft’s founding millionaire is taken every year a “week of reflection”, in which solitude is withdrawn to a refuge in nature to read, reflect and generate new ideas. According The published by The Wall Street JournalHence, initiatives such as Microsoft Internet Explorer browser emerged in 1995. It has not been the only one, such and as stood out Susan Cain in The New York Times, “Steve Wozniak achieved the work (to unite the components of the first Apple) – the hard work of creating something from nothing – did it alone. At the time of the morning, completely alone.” Some of the great masterpieces of literature or art have emerged from intentional isolation of its authors. Of take distance from the noisy world and let the brain stop receiving external stimuli that distract him from what really matters: generate new ideas. The science of success of being alone Scientific evidence confirms what the great geniuses of technology or art have already demonstrated. Even Seneca dedicated a good part of his Morales Epistles to Lucilio to the noble art of reflection in solitude and its benefits. According to a joint study Of the universities of Michigan and Harvard, highly intelligent people often experience greater vital satisfaction when they reduce their frequency of social interaction. “Participants with high intellectual coefficient expressed higher levels of satisfaction when their social contact was more sporadic.” This finding has been confirmed by parallel investigations from the University of Buffalo, which conclude that people who enjoy the solitude voluntarily They show high levels of creativity and self -reflection. Alone According to He counted to CNBC Joseph Jebelli, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington and author of the book ‘The Brain at Rest ‘spend time with oneself and let the brain Rest without stimuli nor external conditioning could be key in personal and professional development. The expert ensures that There is no perfect amount of loneliness And it depends on each person, but points out that the more values those moments of loneliness and self -reflection, the better it will be for your brain because more opportunities will have to wander and Connect unconnected ideas and abstract knowledge to generate a new one. Jebelli recommends starting in a simple way and intentionally searching for 10 minutes of loneliness per day in a quiet place “where they do not bother you and take advantage of that time to sit and breathe. This small step can help the brain to enter a state of relaxation and to start the activation process of the activation of the default neuronal network“ The neuroscientist not only recommends taking care of the moments of loneliness, but also being selective with the moments of socializationseeking that “it is a significant and quality activity. Many of us spend time with people with whom we should not because we feel forced.” According to Jebelli, this “toxic” socialization increases blood cortisol levels causing them to be harmful to mental and physical health. More and more people travel alone or They look for isolated retreats as a way to reconnect with themselves and reduce the social overestimulation, As documented The confidential. This phenomenon is perceived as an act of autolide and not negative isolation, and allows Strengthen self -esteem and provide people with psychological tools to improve the way they face day -to -day challenges and problems. In Xataka | Bill Gates cost, but he learned it: science has known for years that work addiction sinks productivity Image | Unspash (Chris Nagahama, Magnus Lindvall, Gaspar Zaldo), Flickr (World Bank Photo Collection)

We do not know if Bill Gates is the owner of this incredible supereyate for sale. What we do know is its price: 645 million dollars

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During the summer it is usual to see the richest 1% on the planet enjoy the sea and the sun aboard immense floating mansions in the form of supereyates that anchor near paradisiacal destinations such as Balearic coasts or the Caribbean islands. Bill Gates is not very given to boat walks, so It is not a regular of the covers of those supereyates. In fact, the founder of Microsoft has never recognized being the owner of one, as they have done Jeff Bezos, Mark ZuckerbergLarry Ellison and Even Amancio Ortega. However, that has not been an impediment to be attributed to the property of one of the most advanced and expensive supereies in the world: the Breakthroughthe first ecological supereate driven by a pile of hydrogen that now is put on sale for 645 million dollars. Bill Gates and a superyate that has never stepped on Since the Breakthrough He left the shipyard that manufacturer Feadship has near Amsterdam in October 2024, his name It has been linked To Bill Gates. That I tend into account that neither the millionaire nor the manufacturer have at any time confirmed his property, and the millionaire has never been seen walking through his covers, so there is no evidence that Bill Gates is really the owner of the owner of the Breakthrough. That said, it is easy to imagine the reason why it is linked to this floating palace with Microsoft’s founding millmillonarium. Its sale price less than a year ago was 645 million dollars, so the ship was limited to a few fortunes that could assume such cost, and its subsequent maintenance. On the other hand, Gates’s commitment to him Clean energy development and innovative projects could intuit that this innovative yacht could be one of the Sustainable initiatives of the tycoon. However, today, it is not possible to confirm that the Breakthrough Be one of Gates’ whims. Breakthrough The first driven by hydrogen Beyond its spectacular design and dimensions, the greatest challenge for Feadship was to develop the propulsion system of the Breakthrough. Instead of conventional diesel engineswho was known as PROJECT 821 It is based on a liquid hydrogen cell system stored at cryogenic temperatures below -253 degrees Celsius. This technology requires a lot of precision management and design to guarantee safety and efficiency due to high hydrogen volatility. The machine room stands out because, to accommodate the storage, conversion and hydrogen management systems, much more space is required than in conventional propulsion systems. The entire electrical system of the yacht, from the propulsion to the lighting and air conditioning of the ship, is feed on the electricity generated by this clean fuel, leaving water as the only residue. This type of system is a pioneer In the nautical sector and represents for many experts a real advance and a reference in terms of Innovation in maritime transportation. Jamie Edmiston, Executive Director of the Yates Management Company that has it for salehe said in a statement collectedby Fortune than the Breakthrough It is “the most extraordinary yacht ever built and the one that will change everything.” A floating palace in a sea of luxuries In addition to being the first to incorporate a quieter and more sustainable technology with the environment, the Breakthrough has not neglected the luxury and exuberance demanded by the users of this type of ships. This superyte It is 118.8 meters in length and 19 meters of manga (wide). It has 15 luxury cabins with capacity for up to 30 guests, and space to house the 44 crew that guarantee personalized attention 24 hours. According The published by Forbes Australiaamong its comforts are five covers on the flotation line and two more under it, communicated with an interior elevator that facilitates access. Another peculiarity is that from their helmet 14 balconies are displayed that leave a panoramic view from the cabins. The main cover on the bridge is basically an apartment with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, dressing rooms, private gym, pantry, two offices with chimney and living room. In addition, it is equipped with a complete hospital for medical emergencies, a library with selected collections, private cinema, pool and jacuzzi and fully equipped gym. The designers of the British Redman Whiteley Dixon study used a light neutral, marble, rattan, smoked eucalyptus wood and oak details to create a luxury atmosphere and exclusivity. All for the modest price of 645 million dollars. In Xataka | We already knew that superyates were floating mansions: that of Roman Abramovich is a fortress with antimile shield Image | Feadship, EdmininstonWikimedia Commons (Jennifer Jacquemart)

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