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PSE&G Fined $6.6M for Misreporting Transmission Needs
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G), New Jersey’s largest utility provider, has agreed to pay $6.6 million following an investigation into its inaccurate reporting…
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FERC Order 1920: A Balancing Act for State and Federal Power in Transmission Planning
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 1920 has been a topic of debate in the energy industry. The order grants states more authority over…
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Line Leakage Testing: Is It Right For Your Application
The Line Leakage test (LLT for short) is most often specified to be performed as a type test in a design or engineering laboratory or…
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Biden’s Green Vision vs. Trump’s Traditional Energy Policies
In the ever-evolving landscape of U.S. climate policy, the 2024 presidential race highlights a significant divergence between candidates on the future of climate change and…
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Reducing Alaska’s Prison Population as a Climate Strategy
In Alaska, a novel approach to climate strategy is gaining traction: reducing the prison population. Advocates argue that addressing the high incarceration rates can play…
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Why calibrate test equipment
You’re serious about your electrical test instruments. You buy top brands, and you expect them to be accurate. You know some people send their digital…
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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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Biden Sets Ambitious GHG Target Amid Trump Plans
In December 2024, President Joe Biden's administration set an ambitious target to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 61% to 66% by 2035, compared…
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Smart Grid
Distribution Automation
A growing requirement for electrical grids
BY SOWMYAVADHANA SRINIVASAN, GlobalData
The concept of distribution automation came into play in the 1970s, after the need to…
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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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Smart Meters & Transactive Energy
Smart meters and transactive energy: Examining the benefits and addressing the concerns BY JOHN CASKEY, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Smart meters are beneficial to…
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Community Renewable Energy and Reliable Service
This past winter, extreme weather cost the United States more than $5 billion in property damage, closed businesses and travel disruptions. Early indications also forecast…
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Adopting Smart Grid Standards
Utilize industry guidelines for modern and future technologies BY W. CHARLTON ADAMS JR., IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), Huawei Technologies A vision is coalescing worldwide of…
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