Intends to plan and build new, cleaner upgrades. This past week, the Department of Energy announced the “Building a Better Grid” initiative, enabled by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.…
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Frigid Air Keeps Grip on Pacific Northwest
Storms have buffeted the region since Christmas causing power outages and other logistical issues. Much of the Pacific Northwest has faced relentless cold and several surges of snow…
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Hundreds of Thousands Still Without Power in Louisiana
It has been 9 days since Hurricane Ida devastated the region. A tremendous number of homes and businesses in Louisiana, mostly outside of New Orleans, still do not…
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Electrical Grid Strained by Drought in Western States
Increased demand meeting with decreased power supply. Record temperatures in the Pacific Northwest have caused an increase in demand for electricity even as drought conditions have lessened western…
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Energy Secretary Speaks of Power Grid Improvement Strategy
$8.25 billion in loans to be distributed by the Department of Energy. President Biden’s administration announced a batch of new actions on Tuesday to address the nation’s aging…
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Power Grid Failures Under Investigation
Rolling blackouts in at least 14 states. As frigid temperatures, snow, an ice cripple central and southern parts of the U.S. with massive power grid failures, federal regulators…
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