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What to do if you come across downed power lines
Storms are just one factor that can cause downed power lines. But what do you do once you find one? Firstly, you should always assume it’s live. Just because you don’t see sparks, or hear any noise coming from it, doesn’t mean it’s not...
Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling creates power sector uncertainty: Moody’s
“The lack of clarity on future EPA mandates increases uncertainty and makes it more difficult for power companies to determine their most appropriate and cost-effective generation mix,” Moody’s said. The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28...
THE LONG AND WINDING – YET ‘INEVITABLE’ – ROAD TO ELECTRIFICATION
NAVISTAR’S CEO OFFERED HIS OUTLOOK ON THE HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK INDUSTRY’S TRANSITION TO BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT THE RECENT ELECTRIC UTILITY FLEET MANAGERS CONFERENCE. The road to electrification for the heavy-duty truck industry will be...
The behind the scenes of Entergy power outages
When the power goes out, residents pull out candles and flash lights and yell at one another to keep the fridge closed, but it looks a little different behind the scenes for energy companies. The Enterprise set out to find out what...
Entergy Texas Announces Resiliency Plan to Strengthen the Southeast Texas Power Grid
The plan is expected to help customers by reducing future storm restoration costs by approximately $129 million and minimizing the duration of power outages by 4.5 billion minutes. Entergy Texas has filed an application with the Public...
21 states, DOE launch initiative to spur grid-enhancing technologies, advanced conductors
“We’re focusing on squeezing every amp that we possibly can out of the existing lines that we have,” Dominion Energy’s Matthew Gardner said at a White House forum. Twenty-one states will work with the federal government to expand the use...
Xcel Energy proposes $1.9B wildfire mitigation plan in Colorado as risk areas nearly double
The plan would raise a typical residential bill by more than 9.5%, but “doing more to mitigate wildfire risk requires substantial investment,” the utility told regulators. Xcel Energy on Thursday filed a $1.9 billion wildfire mitigation...
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