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In December 2024, the United Nations reported that the world has endured a "decade of deadly heat," with 2024 marking the tenth consecutive year of…
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Climate Change Threatens Canadian Wildlife and Winter Habitats
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DOE Boosts Community-Led Geothermal Projects
In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding to support community-led geothermal projects, aiming to enhance local energy resilience and promote equitable…
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FERC Proposes Ride-Through Standards for Renewables
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Electrical Substations
Preventing Losses Due to Wildlife Contacts in Electrical Substations
Intrusion of wildlife into electric substations is a problem experienced by electric utilities worldwide. In the United States, substation outages caused by wildlife contacts create…
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Ethernet Cable Selection for Utilities
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Gas-insulated Switchgear Options for Substations
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The Copper Theft Pandemic
Around the time of the financial crisis of 2008, precious metals pricing began to change drastically. Beginning in late 2007, a trend of price instability…
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Cybersecurity in Substation and Grid Communications
As power systems become increasingly digitized and connected, the importance of cybersecurity in substation and grid communications has grown exponentially. With the integration of intelligent…
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