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title: The Engineering Mindset Breaking the Grid
description: Halcyon Latitude Media Catalyst podcast Shayle Kann Nat Bullard energy AI
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# [The Engineering Mindset Breaking the Grid](https://halcyon.io/newsroom/the-engineering-mindset-breaking-the-grid)

 Written by [Halcyon](https://halcyon.io/newsroom/author/halcyon) | Jun 29, 2026 3:58:16 PM

Heatmap · June 29, 2026 · Jacob Grindal

Heatmap News publishes an op-ed by Jacob Grindal, Halcyon Senior Research Manager and 12-year ISO New England veteran, arguing that the clash between AI hyperscalers and the U.S. power grid comes from treating the grid as an engineering problem when it's really a coordination problem. 

 

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