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4 questions utilities need to ask to drive grid modernization efforts (Fri, 05 Dec 2025)
Utilities nationwide face similar challenges with grid moderinzation efforts, but the solutions that make sense to individual teams or for a given issue are specific to each organization.
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Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans (Thu, 04 Dec 2025)
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro withdrew the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, impacting carbon emissions management.
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Modernizing America’s power grid: why transmission lines hold the key to a sustainable future (Thu, 04 Dec 2025)
The U.S. power grid has hit an inflection point, and how we respond will determine if we sink or swim, writes contributor Otto Lynch.
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Rare win for renewable energy: Trump administration funds geothermal network expansion (Thu, 04 Dec 2025)
The U.S. Department of Energy approved an $8.6 million grant for Eversource Energy to expand its geothermal network in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout (Thu, 04 Dec 2025)
A fire at Vistra's battery energy storage facility in Moss Landing, California, released heavy metal debris, affecting air and soil quality.
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How AI growth is reshaping power planning (Wed, 03 Dec 2025)
Enverus panel explores siting challenges, pricing pressures and the shifting mix of generation needed to support large digital loads.
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Puerto Rico holds hearings on proposed power bill increases as customers fume and outages persist (Wed, 03 Dec 2025)
Puerto Rico's Energy Bureau is holding hearings on proposed fee increases from private power companies, potentially raising residential bills by 40%.
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Utility innovation, EV adoption, and digital twins define the 2025 Grid Changers (Wed, 03 Dec 2025)
What makes a project worthy of celebration by the wider utility industry? The 2025 Grid Changers awards and discussion outlined these details to the benefit of all.
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Here’s what’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended (Tue, 02 Dec 2025)
At U.N. climate talks in Belem, Brazil, experts noted mixed outcomes, with calls for action on fossil fuels and plans for future road maps.
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‘Renewable’ no more: The Trump administration renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Tue, 02 Dec 2025)
The Trump administration renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Colorado, reflecting a shift in focus.
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