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Aurora Power Now
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Gigawatts of power being dumped into the northern polar atmosphere right now by the solar wind — the most direct single gauge of how hard the aurora engine is running.
About this number
This is a live, measured figure, read from NOAA SWPC OVATION— the same feed that powers the live map behind it. If that feed goes quiet, this counter says so rather than freezing on an old value: a frozen pulse is a lie.