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Byline: Evan Halper; Caroline O'Donovan Consumers in some regions of the country are facing higher electric bills due to a boom in tech companies building data centers that guzzle power [...]

Byline: Jack Hogan Following months of public opposition to its plans for a 70-mile high-voltage electric transmission line through three Maryland counties, the company responsible for building the Maryland Piedmont [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Oct. 18Maine is set to receive more than $65 million from Washington for 'smart grid' technology to more quickly connect solar panels and wind turbines to the [...]

Byline: Arelis R. Hernández; Justin Jouvenal; Azi Paybarah; Sarah Kaplan; Jiselle Lee SIESTA KEY, Fla. -- Florida staggered back to its feet Friday, turning on lights, resuming flights, and reopening [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Oct. 10The developer of a 145-mile transmission line through western Maine has prevailed in federal court in a dispute over a New Hampshire circuit breaker, clearing away [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Oct. 3Central Maine Power Co. will bid to build a long-stalled northern Maine electric transmission line, helped with $425 million in federal backing, the utility and U.S. [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Oct. 3Central Maine Power Co. will bid to build a long-stalled northern Maine electric transmission line, helped with $425 million in federal backing, the utility and U.S. [...]

Company has installed or replaced nearly 4,600 stronger storm-resilient poles; cleared more than 800 miles of higher-risk vegetation; undergrounded more than 100 miles of power lines; and installed dozens of [...]

ZIBO, China, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The State Grid Zibo Power Supply Company has carried out a targeted inspection and advancement of power lines and distribution network aimed at [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-November 14, 2024-: JCP&L Moving Power Lines Underground in Portions of Somerset County (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:13112024 HOLMDEL, N.J. -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of [...]

Grid upgrades will also relocate lines away from hard-to-access railroad tracks HOLMDEL, N.J., Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: [...]

Xcel Energy will evaluate the potential of Sunairio's high-resolution climate simulations to anticipate future energy variability and ensure grid reliability as the utility continues its transition to cleaner power sources. [...]

Operational changes, new technology and Public Safety Power Shutoff lead to estimated 60% reduction in wildfire risk from utility equipment HONOLULU -- Since launching its expanded wildfire safety strategy one [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 29, 2024-: Schneider Electric Launches New Smart Grid Solutions at Enlit Europe 2024 to Strengthen Grid Resiliency, Flexibility, and Manage Net-Zero Demands (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:29102024 Schneider Electric, [...]

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EPRI today announced the launch of a new initiative-DCFlex-to explore how data centers can support the electric grid, enable better asset utilization, [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 24, 2024-: New Remote-Controlled Equipment to Prevent or Shorten Power Disruptions in Western Pennsylvania (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:23102024 GREENSBURG, Pa. -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA), a [...]

Nearly 4,900 West Penn Power Customers Will Benefit from the Upgrades GREENSBURG, Pa., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: [...]

Cameras Last Year Reduced Potential Outages by Nearly 20 Million Minutes JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy is putting technology to work on its electric grid, using [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 23, 2024-: Work Completed to Meet Future Energy Demands of Monroe County (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:23102024 READING, Pa. -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA), a subsidiary of [...]

FirstEnergy line rebuild to benefit 1,300 customers and meet increased power demand READING, Pa., Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [...]

ZIBO, China, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The harvest season brings the delightful scent of rice as blossoms in spring turn into fruits in autumn. On October 15, the rice [...]

18,000 Devices Could Measure Impact of Electric Vehicles JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy today selected Consumers Energy to receive a nearly $20 million [...]

The company will issue estimated times of restoration for all customers impacted by the storm this afternoon ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- While damage assessment is ongoing, [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 9, 2024-: JCP&L's Ash Tree Removal Program Combats Tree-Related Power Outages (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:09102024 AKRON, Ohio -- HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), [...]

U.S. Department of Energy's Continued Support Highlights Southline's Progress and Vital Role in Desert Southwest Energy Needs LORDSBURG, N.M. -- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reaffirmed its confidence [...]

Mobilizing AI capabilities and digital modeling technologies will help optimize safety, reliability and resilience while reducing the impact on CenterPoint's customers HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of [...]

Byline: Niko Kommenda; Shannon Osaka; Simon Ducroquet In the early hours of July 8, Tropical Storm Beryl headed for the city of Houston after causing widespread devastation in the Caribbean. [...]

Byline: Matthew Voigt Sep. 5GRAND FORKS Minnkota Power Cooperative will receive federal funding to further its plan to store carbon underground and to help procure wind energy as part of [...]

Byline: Christopher Burns Aug. 28A man allegedly crashed a stolen utility truck Wednesday night, bringing down power lines and a utility pole in Auburn. Ryan Buckingham, 32, faces charges of [...]

Byline: Christopher Burns Aug. 19Nearly 7,000 people lost electricity on Sunday after vandals tangled a stolen forklift in power lines. The vandals, who haven't yet been identified, broke into a [...]

Byline: Katie Langley Aug. 18A person allegedly stole a forklift and drove it into power lines in Auburn on Saturday night, knocking out power for about 6,700 Central Maine Power [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Aug. 5Maine's utility regulators have increased spending and are hiring more staff to keep up with an increasingly complicated workload reworking the state's grid to deliver low-carbon [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Jul. 23The state is spending $6.6 million from Washington to strengthen independently operated electric grids that, along with Maine's two dominant investor-owned utilities, face increasing threats from [...]

Byline: Joe Wojtas Jul. 15STONINGTON Fast acting borough firefighters prevented a maintenance shed fire Monday afternoon from damaging overheard power lines that serve not only Eversource customers but the adjacent [...]

Byline: Molly Hennessy-Fiske; Evan Halper; Scott Dance HOUSTON -- Half a million Texans are expected to suffer through sweltering heat with no electricity into early next week after Hurricane Beryl [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Jul. 8Maine officials are imagining an electric grid of the future nimble enough to communicate with buildings to cut energy use, provide power to electric vehicles adapted [...]

Byline: Stephen Singer Jul. 3The developer of a controversial 145-mile electricity transmission line through western Maine has told state regulators it's making progress after resuming work last October, but projects [...]

Since launching its expanded wildfire safety strategy one year ago, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric), a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI), reported it has made significant improvements [...]