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EPA Funding Freeze Disrupts Green Bank Initiatives
A recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to freeze access to $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) grants has created a…
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Unlocking More Value from Wind Energy Through Smart Monitoring
As the global demand for renewable energy intensifies, wind farms are emerging as pivotal players in the transition to sustainable power sources. In 2023, the…
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Eversource Exits Offshore Wind Projects: GIP Steps In
In a significant shift within the offshore wind sector, Eversource Energy has announced its exit from offshore wind projects, paving the way for Global Infrastructure…
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Scientists Fear Loss of Climate Data Under Trump
In the wake of the tumultuous political climate during Donald Trump's presidency, scientists across the United States have expressed deep concern about the potential loss…
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Trump Visits Georgia: Denial of Climate Crisis Post-Hurricane Helene
In a recent visit to Georgia following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump made headlines by denying the reality of climate…
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PPL Kentucky Proposes Gas and Storage Expansion for Data Centers
PPL Corporation’s Kentucky subsidiaries, Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU), have submitted an ambitious proposal to the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC)…
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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…
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New England’s 100-Hour Battery Boosts Offshore Wind
New England is setting ambitious goals to enhance its offshore wind energy capacity with the introduction of a groundbreaking 100-hour battery storage system. This innovative…
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IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT AND AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON EPC PROJECTS
Based just south of Denver in Castle Rock, Colorado, Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. (Great Southwestern) opened its doors as a small, family-owned business in 1977,…
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Reducing Nuisance Alarm Rates from On-Site Security Systems
The physical security of electrical generation, transmission, and distribution sites is critical. The potential risks of a security failure are clear: disruption to service, damage…
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Integrated Security Operations Centers (ISOC)
The watchdog of electrical assets
BY RALPH KING, Electric Power Research Institute
Security operations centers (SOCs) are common in corporate information technology (IT), physical security,…
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End-to-End Monitoring Systems Feeds Situational Awareness
For many years the limit for normal apparatus loading was based on the maximum nameplate rating or an arbitrarily set value, called ‘the red line’.…
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3-D Design for Electrical Substations
Exploring 3-D design techniques for electrical substations
BY MIKE MINELLI, & HAROLD HARKONEN, Nordmin Engineering
Since the 1970s, engineering consulting firms typically have been designing…
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