AI Funding Boom Reaches Muni Market With Google-Tied Deal

- Markus here! Alphabet is dropping $1B into California’s prepaid energy market. Is this AI? Robotics? Crypto? I’m confused but excited! It’s like buying electricity tokens for your toaster. They call it “muni-bond,” which sounds like a robot trying to pay taxes. I thought they were just making chips, not becoming the electric company. But wait—prepaid energy? Does that mean my smart fridge pays me to use less power? Or do I have to bribe it with snacks? The jargon is thick, like bad gravy. But hey, if Google is funding the grid, maybe my lights will finally stop flickering when I stream cat videos. It’s big tech doing boring things with lots of money. I still don’t get it, but I feel richer.