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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…
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Fulham Adds New HotSpot Plus LED Driver & Emergency System with Bottom Side Leads for Downlight Installations
Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, today announced the addition of a new HotSpot Plus…
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Canada's Carbon Pricing: A Political Battleground
In recent years, Canada’s carbon pricing policy has been one of the most contentious issues in the country’s political landscape. Introduced by the federal government…
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UN Warns of Deadly Heat as Hottest Decade Ends
In December 2024, the United Nations reported that the world has endured a "decade of deadly heat," with 2024 marking the tenth consecutive year of…
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Professor Helps Preserve Crucial Climate Change Data
The Trump administration’s policies raised concerns about the preservation of critical environmental data. Recognizing the risk of losing valuable information, Eric Nost and the Environmental…
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Public Concern About Climate Change Drops 14 Points Since Last Year: What’s Behind the Shift?
Recent data from Abacus Data reveals a significant decline in public concern about climate change, with a 14-point drop reported since the previous year. This…
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FirstEnergy Expands Data Center Pipeline to 3 GW
FirstEnergy, a leading utility company, has significantly expanded its pipeline of potential data centers in its service area, revealing that its capacity could nearly double…
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Energy Storage Cuts Costs for Building Owners
On July 26, 2024, a new report highlighted the growing role of energy storage systems in reducing operational costs for building operators. As electricity prices…
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Electrical Substations
The End of the Road for Transmission Incentives
In a significant shift, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has decided to abandon its transmission incentives policy, particularly the construction work in progress (CWIP)…
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Cybersecurity in Substation and Grid Communications
As power systems become increasingly digitized and connected, the importance of cybersecurity in substation and grid communications has grown exponentially. With the integration of intelligent…
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Zero-Trust Substations: How CIP Is Shifting from Perimeter Defense to Continuous Vendor and Supply-Chain Risk Management
Utilities are rethinking cybersecurity. The zero-trust model replaces perimeter defense with continuous verification—of every device, vendor, and data path—across the substation and supply chain.
The…
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How Dangerous is Linemen Work?
Many occupations pose risks to workers, but few match the dangers that linemen face daily. Linemen play a critical role in maintaining and restoring the…
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Extend the Life of Your Circuit Breakers
What to ask to ensure proper circuit breaker testing and maintenance
BY ROBERT FOSTER, Megger
Protecting a utility’s assets is essential. There are many different…
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