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Global Warming's Heat Threatens Youth

Global warming is not only a distant concern for the future but a pressing reality today, especially for the younger generations. As climate change intensifies, the planet’s rising temperatures are posing increasingly deadly risks, particularly to the world’s youth. Young people, from infants to teenagers, are disproportionately affected by heat-related illnesses and deaths, as well as the long-term consequences of a warming world. In this article, we will explore how global warming is impacting the...

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FirstEnergy Expands Data Center Pipeline to 3 GW

FirstEnergy, a leading utility company, has significantly expanded its pipeline of potential data centers in its service area, revealing that its capacity could nearly double to 3 gigawatts (GW) by 2029. This expansion, which was announced during a quarterly earnings conference call, signals the...

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LUMA to Add 1 GW Renewables and 700 MW Storage

Puerto Rico's electric utility, LUMA Energy, recently revealed plans to integrate nearly 1 GW of renewable energy and over 700 MW of energy storage into the island’s power grid. This initiative is part of a broader effort to move away from fossil fuels and to enhance the resilience and...
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New York's Path to 8.5 GW of Grid Flexibility by 2040

New York State's transition to a clean, zero-emissions energy grid could include up to 8.5 gigawatts (GW) of grid flexibility by 2040, according to a new report from the Brattle Group. This projection, while contingent on achieving ambitious decarbonization goals, illustrates how the state could...

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How Electric Vehicles Could Sink the Texas Grid

Simultaneous charging of just 60,000 next-generation electric vehicles could one day threaten the Texas grid, an analysis has shown. Based on a 100-kilowatt EV battery with a 5-minute charge time, which could potentially be the standard for EVs in three or four years, demand from 60,000 cars...
Distribution Automation

Smart Grid in North and South America

Market developments toward grid modernization 17% Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) at which the U.S. SCADA market revenue is expected to grow during the 2014 to 2020 period At this point, the CAGR for U.S. SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) market revenue has increased from $0.8...
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Enhance Data Center Security

How utilities can protect operations from penetration BY MICHAEL STUBER, Itron For utilities deploying Smart Grid solutions, the major security concern is often the field devices. Utilities and vendors have long understood that field devices such as meters, switches, routers, and concentrators...

Neighborhood Area Networks

Standardizing communication to achieve plug-and-play interoperability

BY RYAN MALEY, ZigBee Alliance

All over the world, there is increasing demand for standardizing communication in the Smart Grid. Electric utilities and their regulators are increasingly concerned with upgrading all aspects of the Smart Grid. Utilities are taking actions to improve reliability and efficiency by upgrading infrastructure and adding communication throughout the entire grid. One particular area of focus is the so-called “utility last mile”, the neighborhood area network (NAN). NANs allow Smart Grid infrastructure to connect smart meters and distribution automation equipment to wide area network gateways. There are several specific uses...