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Forest Fires: A Growing Threat to Carbon Absorption and Climate Stability
As the frequency and intensity of forest fires increase globally, researchers are sounding alarms about their profound impact on carbon absorption and climate stability. Recent…
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Ohio Advocates Aim to Protect Clean Energy Gains from Political Shifts
In Ohio, clean energy advocates are working tirelessly to safeguard recent advancements in renewable energy and climate policy from potential political setbacks. The state's progress…
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Rising Jellyfish Populations in B.C. Lakes: A Climate Change Indicator
Recent research highlights an unsettling trend in British Columbia’s freshwater ecosystems: an increase in jellyfish populations within the province's lakes. According to a CTV News…
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Virginia Offshore Wind Project on Track Despite Rising Costs
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, one of the United States’ largest offshore wind developments, has encountered an increase in its projected costs, but…
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Trump Administration Halts Construction of New York Offshore Wind Project
In a significant policy shift, the Trump administration has ordered a halt to the construction of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project off the…
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Michigan's Path to 60% Clean Energy by 2030: Strategies and Challenges
Michigan is accelerating its transition to renewable energy, aiming to generate 60% of its electricity from clean sources by 2030. This ambitious goal is part…
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Ottawa's Ice Fishing Season Shortened by Climate Change
Ottawa's cherished ice fishing season is experiencing a significant contraction, primarily due to the escalating impacts of climate change. Traditionally spanning from early January to…
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Climate Change Concerns Among Canadian Farmers
Climate change is profoundly affecting Canadian agriculture, with farmers across the country expressing diverse concerns based on regional experiences and political perspectives. A recent poll…
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From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations
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Every benefit that digital substations and IEC 61850 networking bring to T&D operations comes with…
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Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies
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The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety
For much of the trade’s history, the most important safety lessons in line work were…
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Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”
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No Time For Worker Mistakes
Protection and control: Reducing human error for a more reliable power system
BY DAVID COSTELLO, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Great time and effort are spent…
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Cyber Resilience Begins With Network Vigilance
The idea of a cyberattack on the power grid may invoke images of flickering lights and a race against the clock to block an intrusion…
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Distribution Grid Monitoring Technologies
How to improve situational awareness of grid operations BY MARK FEDERLE, QinetiQ North America The adoption of Smart Grid technology in recent years has accelerated…
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Energy Storage & Carbon Emissions
Over the last several years, towns, cities, and states across the United States have developed policies and invested in efforts aimed at to reducing greenhouse…
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Deterministic Communications for Protection: TSN + Private 5G from the Yard to the Control Room
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and private 5G networks promise deterministic, low-latency communication for modern protection and control—extending real-time reliability beyond the substation fence.
Why Determinism Matters…
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