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Students in the U.S. and Canada Grapple with Climate Change and Political Tensions
In both the United States and Canada, students are at the forefront of the climate crisis, confronting not only the real-world impacts of environmental degradation…
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DOE Grants $2.2B for Transmission and Storage Projects
In a landmark move aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a more resilient and sustainable energy grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced…
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Battery Fires Pose Minor Environmental Risks, ACP Report Finds
Battery fires in large-scale energy storage systems (BESS) have raised concerns, but a recent review by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) found that such…
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New Jersey Cancels Fourth Offshore Wind Farm Award
In a significant shift in its renewable energy strategy, New Jersey has recently decided to cancel its plans to award a fourth offshore wind farm…
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Pennsylvania’s Yaw Bill
In a significant move for Pennsylvania’s energy sector, State Senator Gene Yaw has introduced a transformative piece of legislation aimed at modernizing the state's approach…
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CenterPoint Energy Completes $1.2B Sale of Louisiana and Mississippi Gas Systems
In a significant move that will reshape the natural gas industry in the Southeast, CenterPoint Energy has completed the sale of its natural gas distribution…
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Why calibrate test equipment
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Power Grid Congestion
Unclogging the arteries of North America’s power grid
BY DAVE BRYANT, CTC Global Corporation
Without access to affordable and reliable electricity, no society in today’s…
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Detecting Faults in Underground Networks
Enhancing protection using directional faulted circuit indicators BY CHRISTOPHER EVANICH, Thomas & Betts Underground electrical networks provide reliable service to end users, but create problems…
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Working Live on Transmission Line Structures
Developing protective coating maintenance strategies BY GEORGE JUHN & ALEX MOGILEVSKY, CEATI International Aging of the electrical transmission infrastructure has resulted in an increased need…
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Outage Management Review: Outage Intelligence
The permeation of intelligence into the medium-voltage network is continuing apace, bringing the reality of the Smart Grid ever closer. One target of the Smart…
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Coping with Extreme Weather Events
How to optimize the entire outage lifecycle
BY RICK NICHOLSON, Ventyx
The extreme weather just keeps coming. In 2012, there were 11 outages due to…
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