The interior secretary says there is no time to waste. The Department of the Interior announced the first lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico for wind power…
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EPA Proposes Higher Standards on Air Pollution
Agency intends to tighten limits on soot. The Environmental Protection Agency announced its intention to increase air pollution regulations on the limits of soot. The fine particulate matter…
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New Standards Proposed for Distribution Transformers
Public meeting to discuss proposed energy efficiency is scheduled for February 16. The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed new energy-efficiency standards for distribution transformers. A public meeting…
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Severe Storm Hits U.S. West Coast
California experiences heavy rains, snow, hail, flooding, and landslides. The West Coast of the U.S. has been hit with what forecasters call a “bomb cyclone” which is the…
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FERC to Open Probe Into New York Power Outages
Officials will look for answers to bulk power system performance issues The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said that an inquiry will be opened regarding the mass…
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New York Blizzard Could Turn into Flooding
National Guard finds more fatalities in Erie County as temperatures rise. National Guard troops in Buffalo, New York, have found more people deceased in the wake of a…
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Multiple Pacific Northwest Substations Vandalized
Homeland Security’s domestic terror warning included “critical infrastructure.” The Department of Homeland Security recently released a memo regarding the risk of domestic terrorism. “U.S. critical infrastructure” was listed…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Power Stations Damaged by Gunfire
Restoring power may take days as colder temperatures set in. Two substations in North Carolina were damaged by gunfire on Saturday evening, causing massive power outages across Moore…
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Klamath River Dams to be Demolished
Officials say it will be the largest dam demolition in history. The Federal Regulatory Commission has given approval for the destruction of four dams on the Klamath River…
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White House Announces Power Grid Modernization Fund
Energy Department will implement funding from infrastructure law. The Department of Energy will be utilizing $13 billion in funding to modernize the U.S. power grid. There will be…
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