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DOE Announces Additional $2 Billion To Protect The Grid Against Growing Threats of Extreme Weather, Expand Transmission

Oct. 24, 2024
Thirty-eight projects across 42 states will upgrade more than 950 miles of transmission, increase grid capacity for growing electricity demand, and deliver jobs as part of the...
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Collaboration Remains Key for Utility Industry, say IEEE Attendees

May 15, 2024
Industry business models, new regulation and improving T&D technologies are all parts of the puzzle.
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Duke Energy Promotes Customer Experience Leader to President

March 15, 2024
The utility also has shuffled some other executives’ roles as 44-year company veteran Steve Young prepares to retire.
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Millions of Californians Getting up to $170 ‘Climate Credit’ on April Utility Bills

March 12, 2024
The amount of payment does vary from utility to utility.
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CenterPoint Energy Seeks Cost Recovery for Power Grid Safety, Reliability Upgrades

March 11, 2024
The request is estimated to result in an average increase of less than 1% of a customer's total bill.
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Hurricane Helene damage.
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CenterPoint Energy Announces Collaboration to Improve Grid Resilience

Oct. 14, 2024
The partnership will leverage Technosylva's extreme weather risk predictive analytics and mitigation solutions throughout CenterPoint's network and focus on an all-weather hazards...
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Utilities Announce Joint Intent to Invest More Than $116 Billion Annually in Grids and Renewables

Oct. 8, 2024
48% of the total investment planned will aim for transmission and distribution infrastructure.
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North American Utilities Launch Alliance to Address Energy Transition Issues

Oct. 2, 2024
The Total Grid Orchestration Alliance, to be co-chaired by Black & Veatch and Hydro Ottawa, will develop an industrywide framework for grid orchestration across planning, engineering...
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CenterPoint Executives Detail Second Phase of Houston Resiliency Investments

Oct. 1, 2024
The company plans, among other things, to install or replace 25,000 poles and underground more than 400 miles of lines by June.