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Defending public power: A lesson for utilities in competition and community (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)
By Mary Usovicz, Manager General at Merrimac Municipal Light Department For the past three years, I have served as General Manager of a small municipal light department. The work has […]
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Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they’re challenging Trump’s orders (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are trying to convince a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels.
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Trump has crushed offshore wind plans, but states haven’t quite given up hope (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Offshore wind has a notable vulnerability: The federal government is the landlord.
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The AI boom is coming for Pennsylvania. How will lawmakers respond? (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
The Keystone State trails only Texas and Virginia in announced AI buildout. But policies to provide environmental and consumer protections lag further behind.
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National Grid and Emerald AI to show how data centers can be flexible (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
National Grid and Emerald AI have announced a strategic partnership to demonstrate how AI data centers can work with the transmission network to adjust their energy use in real time to make better use of existing grid capacity.
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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
With the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.
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Eco Wave Power launches its first U.S. wave energy project (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
This project marks the first onshore wave energy installation in the U.S., showcasing Eco Wave Power's technology.
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WoodMac weighs in on the state of the clean energy industry at RE+ (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
Wood Mackenzie Vice Chairman Chris Seiple chats with Paul Gerke about load growth, clean energy policy, and more on the Factor This podcast.
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Paris Pledge launches to accelerate pumped storage hydro in Europe (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
The Paris Pledge has been launched by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and Eurelectric to unlock the potential of pumped storage hydropower for Europe’s energy transition.
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Four utility takeaways from the West Coast Utility Best Practices Symposium (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
The West Coast Utility Best Practices Symposium brought together energy stakeholders to discuss how they’re navigating industry challenges.
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