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Georgia PSC Approves 500 MW Battery Storage Plan

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a significant expansion of the state's energy storage infrastructure, green-lighting a plan for Georgia Power to install 500 megawatts (MW) of battery energy storage systems (BESS). This decision marks a major step forward in the state’s transition to more reliable and sustainable energy sources.

The 500 MW of battery storage will be distributed across several locations throughout Georgia, including co-located sites at existing solar farms and retired...

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Duke Energy Florida Plans Four New Solar Projects

Whitehouse Advocates for Carbon Pricing to Combat Climate Change

How Canada is Using Data to Turn Good Intentions into Climate Action

PEI Introduces Climate Resources for K-12 Students

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Renewable Energy News

REC Silicon Suspends Polysilicon Production at Moses Lake

REC Silicon, a leading producer of high-purity silicon materials for the solar and semiconductor industries, has announced the suspension of polysilicon production at its Moses Lake, Washington facility. This decision marks a significant shift in the company's operations and has implications for...

Climate Change News

Paris Olympics: Balancing Sustainability with Climate Change Challenges

As the Paris Olympics approach, organizers are emphasizing sustainability amid growing concerns about the impacts of climate change on sports. The 2024 Summer Games aim to set a new standard for eco-friendly events, but the challenge of balancing environmental goals with the practical realities of...

Climate Change News

Climate Change Threatens Canadian Wildlife and Winter Habitats

As climate change accelerates, its effects on wildlife across the globe are becoming increasingly evident. In Canada, one of the countries most affected by warming temperatures, the changing climate is threatening biodiversity, disrupting ecosystems, and impacting species that rely on harsh winters...

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Renewable Energy News

Trump Administration Halts Construction of New York Offshore Wind Project

In a significant policy shift, the Trump administration has ordered a halt to the construction of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, New York. This move has raised concerns about the future of renewable energy development in the United States, particularly in...

Renewable Energy News

Duke Energy Florida Plans Four New Solar Projects

Duke Energy Florida is making significant strides in its commitment to renewable energy with plans to develop four new solar energy sites across the state. The proposed facilities are part of the utility’s broader strategy to increase its solar capacity and contribute to Florida's clean...

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Hardening the Power Grid

How to improve reliability by hardening the power grid

BY BO ZENG, WEI YUAN & LONG ZHAO, University of South Florida

North America relies heavily on its interconnected power grid. Throughout its history, the grid has provided years of reliable electricity to 300 million people to power home electronics, large industrial motors, critical machines in hospitals (that is, life support systems), among others. However, this reliability is now coming into question. The power grid is aging (electrical equipment is near end-of-life) and increased natural disasters (for example, Hurricane Sandy), have damaged equipment thus increasing the number of power outages.

As a recent example, outages caused by Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states in the U.S. and left over eight million people without power. Some of them even had to be in the dark for two weeks. Similar situations have been observed during other hurricanes, including Ivan, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Ike,...

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Fighting Wildfires to Increase Pole Protection

Evaluating pole selection for increased protection BY BUTCH BERNHARDT, North American Wood Pole Council The number of wildland fires reached record levels in many states in 2014, prompting questions about what poles perform more efficiently in fires: steel or wood. Research from a bulletin...

Underground

Energy Ottawa's State-of-the-Art, Non-Destructive Cable Measurement System for Medium Voltage Distribution Cables

Energy Ottawa offers a state-of-the-art, non-destructive cable measurement system for the dependable assessment of medium voltage distribution cables. We have partnered with National Research Council Canada (NRC), the Government of Canada’s premier research and technology organization, to...

Infrastructure

Mission: Critical - The pros and cons of diesel rotary versus static systems

Mission critical facilities are broadly defined as containing any operation that, if interrupted, will cause a negative impact on business activities, ranging from losing revenue to jeopardizing legal conformity to (in extreme cases) loss of life. Data centers, call centers, hospitals,...

Electricity Today T&D Magazine

News and Trends

Georgia PSC Approves 500 MW Battery Storage Plan

Popular T&D Articles

Duke Energy Florida Plans Four New Solar Projects

Whitehouse Advocates for Carbon Pricing to Combat Climate Change

How Canada is Using Data to Turn Good Intentions into Climate Action

PEI Introduces Climate Resources for K-12 Students

T&D Buyer's Guide

T&D News

REC Silicon Suspends Polysilicon Production at Moses Lake

Paris Olympics: Balancing Sustainability with Climate Change Challenges

Climate Change Threatens Canadian Wildlife and Winter Habitats

T&D Trends

Trump Administration Halts Construction of New York Offshore Wind Project

Duke Energy Florida Plans Four New Solar Projects

Overhead T&D

Hardening the Power Grid

Overhead

Fighting Wildfires to Increase Pole Protection

Underground

Energy Ottawa's State-of-the-Art, Non-Destructive Cable Measurement System for Medium Voltage Distribution Cables

Infrastructure

Mission: Critical - The pros and cons of diesel rotary versus static systems

Extracting Value From Big Data

Big Data and Mobile Devices

Climate Change Strains Global Electricity Networks: A Wake-Up Call

Utilizing Fault Resistance to Test Distance Relays

The Fight Against Animal-Caused Power Outages

Dynamic Resistance Measurement

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