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U.S. Electricity Generation Sees Historic Shift as Wind and Solar Surpass Coal

With electricity demand now climbing, the challenge lies in ensuring that clean energy sources can continue to grow fast enough to meet future needs without increasing reliance on fossil fuels. The United States reached a major milestone in diversifying generation in...

Get Equipped for Spring with These 7 Tools for Linemen

It is March, which means the frozen grasp of winter is finally (we hope) thawing, and spring is looming with its own challenges. The prospect of warmer temperatures can feel like a relief after a long and cold winter, but the increasing daylight creates unrest in the...

Will Trump tariffs delay utility transmission, power plant plans?

FirstEnergy and other utilities warn they could be hurt by tariffs, but analysts see little immediate effect on utility capital expenditure plans. FirstEnergy and other utilities are warning that Trump administration tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other countries could...

PJM board approves $6.7B transmission expansion plan

The PJM Interconnection board approved $5.9 billion in new transmission projects to bolster reliability across the grid operator’s footprint, PJM said Wednesday. That, combined with changes to the scope and cost of existing projects, mean PJM’s latest Regional...

Dominion, Duke Beef Up Budgets as Data Center Demand Booms

Executives at Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. have added a combined $17 billion to their five-year capital investment plans, with both groups saying that the data center boom shows no signs of slowing. At Dominion, which services the heart of the U.S. data...

Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing

A layered approach that includes FR/AR undergarments can enhance worker safety, comfort and compliance. Given the arc flash hazards and other risks that exist in electric utility work environments, an employer’s commitment to employee safety must never falter. It is...

Tools Every Utility Bucket Truck Needs

When storms roll in and the power goes out, the utility bucket truck serves as a mobile office for linemen. The tools and equipment on the truck need to be sufficient to effectively complete the job while also keeping the linemen safe from injury and shock. Given the wide variety of situations that can arise in the field, the inventory on the typical utility truck needs to be applicable to as many potential scenarios as possible, but it also cannot be so extensive that it does not all fit. Choices need to be made to ensure the best possible balance of practicality and space consumption.

DOE to focus on expanding baseload generation: Secretary Wright

“Net-zero policies raise energy costs for American families and businesses, threaten the reliability of our energy system, and undermine our energy and national security,” DOE Secretary Wright said. The U.S. Department of Energy will focus on growing baseload and...

Utilities await clarity on DOE loans as decisive court battle looms

The Trump administration will likely scrutinize funding for renewables and climate change mitigation, potentially affecting outlays for critical grid investments, experts say. In the waning days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan...

This startup wants to help utilities get more in tune with the grid

Bolstering for potential damage has become increasingly important for utilities as the country’s aging grid infrastructure faces new threats from climate-related disasters like wildfires, as well as newfound stress from ongoing electrification efforts. Without AI to interpret patterns in a flood of data, monitoring the grid can also be tricky

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