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Distributed Energy Poised for ‘Explosive Growth’ on the US Grid

Distributed energy resources are poised for “explosive growth” across the United States over the next five years. U.S. utilities “need to change, and are slowly changing,” how they plan, operate and maintain their distribution grids to adapt.That’s how Ben Kellison,...

Trump Budget Proposal Slashes Clean Energy Funding

President Donald Trump's proposed 2026 federal budget outlines a significant reallocation of resources, with a notable emphasis on reducing expenditures in clean energy, environmental initiatives, and scientific research. The Department of Energy (DOE) is particularly affected, facing a proposed...

Human Resource Strategies for Utilities

Building powerful human resource strategies for utilities BY MICHELLE BRANIGAN, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) The electricity and renewable sector is part of what the federal government terms ‘critical infrastructure’ for Canada, a support to all industries on the economic front and...

Duke Energy Approved to Deploy New Power Generation in NC

Duke Energy has received approval from North Carolina regulators to deploy a significant amount of new power generation capacity in the state, including new natural gas plants, as part of its long-term energy transition strategy. The decision, which is expected to have a major impact on the...

The Indispensability of Coal

Why the phase out of coal is a pipe dream BY FREDERICK R. EAMES, Hunton & Williams LLP In the November/December 2014 issue of Electricity Today Magazine, Editor-In-Chief Phill Feltham opined in “Time to Phase Out Coal” that “[i]f the power industry is serious about...

Moving Forward with LED Retrofits

Evaluating options for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) BY JEFF GOLDSTEIN, LaMar Lighting Lighting and related maintenance costs can constitute a significant portion of the commercial building's budget. Tasked with reducing costs, facility managers, owners and operations professionals re-evaluate...

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