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Wisconsin Expands Solar Energy with New 250 MW Darien Solar Farm
Wisconsin is significantly boosting its renewable energy capacity with the development of the Darien Solar Farm, a 250-megawatt (MW) solar project located in Walworth County.…
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Wind Power: Tax Revenue Goldmine Faces Community Hurdles
As the renewable energy sector continues to expand, wind power is emerging as a significant source of tax revenue for local governments. However, despite its…
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How Canada is Using Data to Turn Good Intentions into Climate Action
As the world grapples with the urgent challenges of climate change, Canada stands at the forefront of innovative approaches to transform good intentions into meaningful…
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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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Massachusetts Legislation Aims to Accelerate Shift from Natural Gas
Massachusetts is taking bold steps to address its energy future with new legislation aimed at accelerating the state's transition away from natural gas. The proposed…
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Texas Wind Power: Steady Prices Amidst Fluctuations
This stability in the face of variable wind conditions highlights the resilience and adaptability of Texas's energy infrastructure and market dynamics.
Wind Power and Price…
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A Natural Solution for a Changing Climate
The article from The Nature of Things explores how beavers, often seen as pests, could become an unexpected solution to the increasing challenges posed by…
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FBI Warns of Cyber Risks as Renewable Energy Grows
As the adoption of renewable energy technologies accelerates across the globe, the FBI has issued a stark warning about the increasing cyber risks associated with…
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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”
Why Grounding Remains a Source of Serious Injury
Grounding is one of the most emphasized…
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The Near-Miss Problem: Why Utilities Collect Data but Crews Do Not Trust It
The Promise of Learning Before Someone Gets Hurt
Near-miss reporting is widely promoted as a…
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Human Factors on the Line: Fatigue, Complacency, and Decision Making at Height
How Real Incidents Actually Take Shape
Most serious line incidents do not begin with a…
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The Hidden Risk Shift: Why Line Work Is Getting More Dangerous Even as Equipment Improves
The Paradox Facing Modern Line Work
By most measurable standards, line work should be safer…
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AI at the Substation Edge: Digital Twins and Predictive Maintenance for Transformers and Switchgear
From Data Collection to Insight
Modern substations generate vast amounts of data—temperatures, gas levels, vibrations,…
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Electrical Substations
Gas Dehydration
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) insulates medium- and high-voltage switchgears around the world. In its pure form, this non-toxic, inert gas helps the power transmission & distribution (T&D)…
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SAME DAY SWITCHING
Same day switching avoids the extended outages and human and equipment costs associated with inoperable and broken switches.The vast majority of air break disconnect and…
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Global study finds continuing moderate growth in protective relay market with commitment to improving protection coordination and grid security practices
In 2016, Newton-Evans Research Company completed a six-month research study and survey of protective relay usage patterns in the world community of electric power utilities.…
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The End of the Road for Transmission Incentives
In a significant shift, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has decided to abandon its transmission incentives policy, particularly the construction work in progress (CWIP)…
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Current Trends in Transmission and Distribution
Sargent & Lundy has provided comprehensive engineering, development, permitting, high-level consulting, construction management, and commissioning services for electric power generation and power delivery projects worldwide—approximately…
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