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Is AI a workflow tool or utility strategy? Top takeaways from Itron Inspire
Leaders from the energy industry gathered at Itron Inspire 2025 in Orlando, Florida, to discuss AI innovations and data challenges.
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Loads of Trouble: How Measurement Helps Manage the Large-Load Challenge
NERC’s Level 2 Alert highlights challenges for operators managing rapidly changing electricity demand from large loads, risking reliability.
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Why ‘Factor This’? Three legacy energy publications are better together
Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review assembled into the rebranded Factor This in February 2025.
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New Kansas rules set guidelines for data centers, big power users to protect smaller customers
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a large-load tariff for new businesses using over 75 megawatts of electricity, affecting costs and requirements.
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Case study: Undergrounding distribution circuits for long-term cost savings
Victory Powerline Services completed a project in Florida, moving one mile of overhead distribution underground for improved reliability and cost savings.
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Leading virtual power plant platform more than doubles its load relief from last year
CPower Energy reported its customers delivered 38 GWh of load relief to the grid from January to September, 137% more than in 2024.
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How is Gainesville Regional Utilities leveraging AI and AMI to modernize the grid?
Chad Parker from GRU discussed technology deployment opportunities and challenges at Itron Inspire.
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DOE directs FERC to ‘rapidly accelerate’ large load, data center interconnection
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to propose rules for faster interconnection of large loads, including data centers.
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An unofficial federal mandate for utilities to focus on reliability and affordability
The recent 1ドル.6 billion loan guarantee for upgrading 5,000 miles of transmission lines across the Midwest highlights a new prominence for reliability and affordability
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GridFAST and furious: EPRI initiative expediting EV infrastructure deployment
On this episode, Factor This Content Director Paul Gerke is joined by EPRI director of transportation Britta Gross to discuss GridFAST, a central, secure portal designed to improve communication between stakeholders, bringing them together early on to ensure everyone gets what they want, when they want it- or as close to it as possible.
Can meters become software platforms as part of the shift to AMI 2.0?
Utilities must adopt real-time, two-way energy management to balance demand and grid stability, according to Mike Phillips, Co-founder of Sense.
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Modern Grid Operations’ Dependence on Advanced Planning
Missed this DTECH panel on how grid operators are using data and forecasting to manage growing complexity and boost reliability? Read an executive summary now!
As offshore wind energy falls flat under Trump, Louisiana businesses wait and hope
President Donald Trump’s executive order halting offshore wind projects threatens Louisiana businesses linked to the oil and gas industry.
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What to know about COP30, this year’s UN climate talks
Delegates gather in Belem, Brazil, for COP30, aiming to address climate change amid concerns over participation and outcomes.
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Brookfield says hydro and nuclear are back in demand as baseload PPAs shift to firm power
Firm power needs are reshaping Brookfield’s strategy as data center growth pushes utilities and developers toward hydro upgrades, long-term storage contracts and a nuclear buildout backed by the U.S. government.
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Could this new hydropower technology help cut costs and pay for itself?
Mass Megawatts has unveiled the Hydromat, a low-cost hydroelectric power system that claims to pay for itself in under two years.
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What does a pragmatic ‘climate reset’ look like? – This Week in Cleantech
On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, David Roberts, host of the Volts podcast, discusses recent calls for a “climate reset.”
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Mocean Energy's Blue X wave converter is deployed.Mocean Energy's Blue X wave converter is deployed.
EU-funded FOREST project launches to advance ocean energy technologies
The European Marine Energy Centre launched the FOREST project in Orkney, Scotland, with a 4 million euro budget to advance ocean energy technologies.
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Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India
Bangladesh joined the U.N. Water Convention to manage transboundary waterways, but this may heighten tensions with India, experts say.
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Two-decade hydropower plunge at big Colorado River dams
Hydropower output at Hoover and Glen Canyon dams has significantly declined since 2000 due to reduced water levels in Lakes Mead and Powell.
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Consumers: Selling Michigan dams, paying double for power cheapest route
Consumers Energy plans to buy back power from 13 hydropower dams sold to Confluence Hydro LLC for 1,ドル with a starting price of 160ドル per megawatt-hour.
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EU-funded ocean energy platform gets put to the test in extreme weather
A storm-resistant ocean energy structure has been installed off Gran Canaria, Spain, under the EU’s PLOTEC project to harness Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.
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Full blackout hits the Dominican Republic as crews scramble to restore power
A blackout hit the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, disrupting traffic and businesses, with 15% of power restored by night, authorities said.
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With Democrats in charge, Virginia’s governor-elect targets lower energy bills — and higher costs for data centers
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger promises to shift Virginia’s energy policy, boosting in-state generation and regulating data centers after Democrats gained control.
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Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
Voters in Georgia elected Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard to the Public Service Commission, impacting energy policy decisions.
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Beyond AI: How smart manufacturing and the industrial metaverse will reshape the grid
Manufacturing’s return to the United States will significantly increase electricity demand that will majorly impact grid readiness
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Quality Assurance: Powering US Grid Resilience
KEMA Labs President Joshua Underwood discusses how the U.S. power grid is evolving amid unprecedented challenges — from aging infrastructure and extreme weather to surging data center demand. Speaking from KEMA Labs’ Chalfont, Pennsylvania facility, the largest independent high-power testing center in the Americas, Underwood explains how rigorous testing, supply chain reliability, and digital resilience are critical to modernizing the grid. With one in four components failing initial testing worldwide, KEMA Labs’ independent verification is helping utilities and manufacturers strengthen reliability, accelerate innovation, and ensure a safer, cleaner energy future.
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