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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
PowerSecure Partners with Edged to Advance Eco-Friendly Data Centers Across the Country
PowerSecure, The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)'s subsidiary known for its cutting-edge energy solutions, has announced an expanded partnership with Edged, a top developer of highly efficient and sustainable data centers and digital infrastructure. Under this collaboration, PowerSecure will deliver advanced power distribution systems to support Edged's data centers across the US. A shipping tanker moving through a busy port with containers stacked in the background. This growing alliance began with the Edged Atlanta campus, which launched commercial operations in August 2024. Since then, the two companies have worked together on projects in major cities including Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Des Moines, Kansas City, and Phoenix. So far, PowerSecure has supplied 152 megawatts of critical load capacity to Edged facilities and remains committed to supporting the company's expansion. Edged is raising the bar for sustainability in the tech sector with data centers that use no water for cooling— saving millions of gallons annually per site— and cut overhead energy consumption by 74%, all while handling intensive AI workloads in hot climates. Jim Smith, president of PowerSecure, made the following statement: 'We are proud to work with Edged in delivering customized, resilient power solutions that support the next generation of data centers. This alliance reflects the strength of our team and our shared commitment to innovation, sustainability and reliability in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. PowerSecure is proud to be a key player in addressing these challenges, delivering the reliability and resilience upon which our communities and customers have come to depend.' With over 20 years of experience, PowerSecure leads the US distributed energy infrastructure space and has developed, installed, and managed more than 2 gigawatts of microgrid capacity. Its parent company, The Southern Company (NYSE:SO), provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy to 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. SO has surged by nearly 8% since the start of 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of SO as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an extremely cheap AI stock that is also a major beneficiary of Trump tariffs and onshoring, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: and Disclosure. None. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
PowerSecure Partners with Edged to Advance Eco-Friendly Data Centers Across the Country
PowerSecure, The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)'s subsidiary known for its cutting-edge energy solutions, has announced an expanded partnership with Edged, a top developer of highly efficient and sustainable data centers and digital infrastructure. Under this collaboration, PowerSecure will deliver advanced power distribution systems to support Edged's data centers across the US. A shipping tanker moving through a busy port with containers stacked in the background. This growing alliance began with the Edged Atlanta campus, which launched commercial operations in August 2024. Since then, the two companies have worked together on projects in major cities including Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Des Moines, Kansas City, and Phoenix. So far, PowerSecure has supplied 152 megawatts of critical load capacity to Edged facilities and remains committed to supporting the company's expansion. Edged is raising the bar for sustainability in the tech sector with data centers that use no water for cooling— saving millions of gallons annually per site— and cut overhead energy consumption by 74%, all while handling intensive AI workloads in hot climates. Jim Smith, president of PowerSecure, made the following statement: 'We are proud to work with Edged in delivering customized, resilient power solutions that support the next generation of data centers. This alliance reflects the strength of our team and our shared commitment to innovation, sustainability and reliability in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. PowerSecure is proud to be a key player in addressing these challenges, delivering the reliability and resilience upon which our communities and customers have come to depend.' With over 20 years of experience, PowerSecure leads the US distributed energy infrastructure space and has developed, installed, and managed more than 2 gigawatts of microgrid capacity. Its parent company, The Southern Company (NYSE:SO), provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy to 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. SO has surged by nearly 8% since the start of 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of SO as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an extremely cheap AI stock that is also a major beneficiary of Trump tariffs and onshoring, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: and Disclosure. None. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Daily Mail
As Lambeth loses case brought by local campaigners, and other councils face court showdowns... Is this the end of the road for the hated LTNs fleecing drivers and leaving our suburbs gridlocked?
As courtroom dramas go, it might not have matched the freeing of the Guildford Four or the conviction of murderer Dr Crippen. But thousands of south Londoners who five years ago found themselves suddenly barred from making local car journeys they had been undertaking for decades, greeted the judgment handed down by Deputy High Court Judge Jim Smith this month with something approaching euphoria.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
New Maryland athletic director Jim Smith is ready to focus on increasing revenue
Maryland's new athletic director certainly understands the job description in 2025. "We're going to focus on revenue, because make no mistake about it, to compete with the caliber of schools, not just in the Big Ten but across the country, we must increase our revenues," Jim Smith said while being formally introduced Thursday. "We're going to be trying a few new things — I'm not going to tell anyone any of them today — taking new approaches, applying what I've learned from professional leagues." Maryland hired Smith last week, wrapping up a fairly turbulent couple months for the athletic department. In March, athletic director Damon Evans left for SMU, and around the same time, men's basketball coach Kevin Willard departed to take the Villanova job. The Terps quickly hired Buzz Williams away from Texas A&M to replace Willard. Smith arrives from baseball's Atlanta Braves, where he was the senior vice president of business strategy. He's also been president and CEO of the Ohio State University Alumni Association, and he's held senior executive positions at Arthur M. Blank Sports & Entertainment, in charge of revenue and marketing for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer's Atlanta United. "I think you can see his vision is next level, outside the box," Maryland women's basketball coach Brenda Frese said. "It's a unique hire that in these changing times I think is much warrented." Smith's challenge is to help Maryland compete — both on the field and in the athletic department's coffers — with schools like Michigan and Ohio State. He said when he started with the Falcons they were near the bottom of the NFL in revenue. "If you're committed and you're focused to the goals, you will achieve. That's what we slowly did in Atlanta," Smith said. "There's no silver bullets from going towards the bottom of the Big Ten to the top of the Big Ten, from a revenue (standpoint). But there's a lot of opportunity here." As college sports enter a new era expected to involve revenue sharing with players, the ability to bring in money can feel like an existential issue. "I think if you were to say four years ago, this job is different and I'm not the candidate," Smith said. "I think it's just evolved to the point today where it requires someone who understands how a campus operates and can bring in different experience on how to generate additional revenue." Maryland has won national titles in both men's and women's basketball in the last quarter-century, and the men's lacrosse team is playing in the Final Four this weekend. But football — and even basketball at times — have struggled to compete for fan attention in an area with plenty of pro teams. "We're going to focus on filling SECU Stadium and Xfinity Center with Terp fans, and we're going to give the best fan experience in the country," Smith said. Willard complained openly about the level of support he received from the athletic department before he left, and coach Mike Locksley's football team finished 4-8 last season — although he has local quarterback recruit Malik Washington now. "Coach Locks and I have talked a lot about where we are as a program. I think he feels really good with the recruits that we've brought in," Smith said. "Part of it is our responsibility, to make sure that he's got the funding that's necessary to compete at the level with the other Big Ten programs."
Washington Post
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
At his introduction, Maryland's new AD shares goals, spares details
Change was the buzzword Thursday inside the Terrapin Ballroom of The Hotel at the University of Maryland, where new athletic director Jim Smith was introduced amid pomp and pageantry. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti mentioned 'uncharted waters' and the need to focus on the academic mission 'despite all the changes.' Maryland President Darryll Pines said the school was looking for someone who could navigate the 'quickly changing world of college athletics.''
