A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for LinkedIn called “Top 10 Utility Industry Trends”. At that time, I was toying with including the concept of the graying of the utility workforce as a trend, but ...

You’re more likely than ever to see livestock grazing under solar panels, as agrivoltaic deployments reach new heights. (pv magazine USA) According to the first-of-a-kind United States Solar Grazing ...

Nearly 800 proposed renewable energy projects—75% of which are in Republican districts—could be derailed by the tax cuts laid out in the Big Beautiful Bill, should the 60-day construction deadline ...

A new law in Oregon requires utilities to deploy grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) instead of building new transmission lines. (The Oregonian) FYI: Oregon’s transmission system is already at capacity ...

Texas might be big, but the battery landscape is getting crowded. Some say that might not be such a bad thing. (ESS News) “Markets like California and Texas are looking at the future of ancillary ...

A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste disposal permitting just cleared a major legal hurdle for ongoing development. (Axios) In a blow to Texas oil interests, the Supreme Court ruled that the state ...

ENGIE and SOLARCYCLE rolled out a “pre-cycling” plan to integrate recycling into the earliest stages of solar project development. (Electrek) Unlike traditional solar recycling that happens after ...

The Big Beautiful Bill could end up being a boon for batteries, as energy storage projects (viewed as a critical dispatchable resource) are set to keep their full credits until 2033. (Canary Media) ...

Kevin Perry is the retired former Chief CIP Auditor for the SPP Regional Entity and co-chair of the NERC Standards Drafting Team that drafted CIP versions 2 and 3, as well as a member of the team that ...

From New York to California, state renewable electrical power dreams are collapsing. Power demands soar while the federal government cuts funding and support for wind, solar, and grid batteries.

The high cost of living, primarily driven by inflation, has become a major concern in political discussions across North America. Political parties have recognized this issue as a top priority for ...

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