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FERC Approves Interconnection for Talen Energy, Amazon Data Center

In a significant move that underscores the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy to power the expanding digital infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved an interconnection agreement between Talen Energy, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Exelon. This...

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ARCOS Callout and Scheduling Solutions

Using the ARCOS Callout and Scheduling solutions, GVEA’s supervisors, dispatchers and line workers, among others, will be able to plan, launch and track the status of automated, after-hours calls for emergency crews from their desktops, tablets and smartphones. GVEA will begin rolling out the...

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Transmission Line Resiliency

Resiliency is a term used more and more by transmission line stakeholders including designers, operators, and owners. Resilience is simply defined as toughness or the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. It can be used to describe a system, an object or even a person. Dr. Ginsburg, child...

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Reliable, Energy-efficient Transformers Are an Essential Part of Canada’s Electrical Infrastructure

The Canadian Transformer Industry: At-a-GlanceThe Transformer industry is a vital component of our electrical system. Transformers allow the efficient transmission and distribution of power across grids, providing society with safe and reliable access to electricity. The Canadian Transformer...

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Electric Vehicles Overview

Electric vehicles (EVs) are still considered a new source of transportation/technology, and may even seem somewhat futuristic. In reality the electric vehicle has been around for more than a century. In the 1830’s Robert Anderson invented the first electric carriage, powered by...

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Human Resource Strategies for Utilities

Building powerful human resource strategies for utilities BY MICHELLE BRANIGAN, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) The electricity and renewable sector is part of what the federal government terms ‘critical infrastructure’ for Canada, a support to all industries on the economic front and...

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White Paper: Stimulating Innovation for Electric Utilities

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This discussion paper addresses a significant barrier to innovation in Canada’s gas and electric utility sectors—that current regulatory practices across the provinces and territories were designed for existing and relatively low-risk technologies rather than innovative new technologies and services. The report analyses the current state of energy innovation from this perspective and makes recommendations for how utilities can collaborate on energy innovation, and what new regulatory mechanisms could...

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