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A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy (Tue, 21 Oct 2025)The new data center will work directly with a nearby windfarm to use energy the windfarm can’t send to the state’s electricity grid.
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Pennsylvania community groups urge officials to restrict data center development (Tue, 21 Oct 2025)
Tech companies have proposed building more than 20 of the power-hungry complexes around the state. Some advocates are seeking to control their growth through zoning.
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SPP expects, plans for near doubling of energy usage through next decade (Tue, 21 Oct 2025)
Southwest Power Pool experts project a 96% energy usage increase in its 14-state region, as federal regulators enable proactive planning.
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When will Australia’s huge Snowy 2.0 pumped storage project be completed? (Mon, 20 Oct 2025)
After a project reset in 2023, Australia's 2.2 GW Snowy 2.0 pumped storage project will undergo a cost reassessment as Snowy Hydro maintains that the project is still on track.
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SECC and PLMA partner up to put customers at the center of utility DER strategies (Mon, 20 Oct 2025)
PLMA and SECC are newly collaborating to offer a combined one-day event focused on the critical intersection of customer engagement and distributed energy resources (DERs).
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One of UK’s oldest hydropower plants to be upgraded by Voith’s Green Highland (Mon, 20 Oct 2025)
Green Highland has signed an agreement to provide full operational support and maintenance services at the Kinlochleven hydropower plant.
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Renewed legal battle ramps up over Columbia Basin dams and salmon (Fri, 17 Oct 2025)
Environmental groups and others want to see hydropower operations changed to favor fish survival. Utility groups warn of problems for the power grid.
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Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest (Fri, 17 Oct 2025)
AEP Transmission will upgrade power lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia to enhance enhance grid reliability and capacity, the Energy Department said.
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Factor This finance and development roundup: Ameresco, Fluence, Geronimo Power, Lightshift Energy, Prisma Photonics (Fri, 17 Oct 2025)
Ameresco starts up Arizona's biggest BTM BESS, Fluence announces solar+storage, Geronimo begins construction, and Lightshift and Prisma Photonics close on funding.
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Who’s winning the renewables race? – This Week in Cleantech (Fri, 17 Oct 2025)
In this edition of This Week in Cleantech, Evan Halper from The Washington Post discusses how global economics are accelerating a renewable surge led by China and India.
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