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| | | | | Louisiana has approved its first-ever wind operating agreements in offshore waters, each with unique repayment structures. | | |
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| | | Investors have poured billions of dollars into battery storage development. But markets have been slow to evolve, leading to growing uncertainty. | | |
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| | | A new report from Grid Strategies doubles the five-year load growth forecast over the past year. | | |
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| | | PNNL researchers warn wind and solar energy droughts could last a week, but battery storage may help mitigate losses when demand is high. | | |
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| | | The initiative updates regulations that NYC officials say created roadblocks for New Yorkers who hoped to retrofit their homes for energy efficiency or resiliency, install heat pumps or solar panels, or switch to EVs. | | |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS  With abundant natural resources, the Southeast has a unique opportunity to maximize DERs, but the region still lags on the progress made in other parts of the country. Registration is live, join us alongside DISTRIBUTECH International on February 26, 2024, in Orlando, FL! |
 The Smart City uses technology to monitor everything from air quality to water efficiency to parking and more. Discover smart city best practices and utility/city collaboration on a broad range of topics from smart streetlights to resiliency and sustainability. |
 Episode 70 of the Factor This! podcast answers that question by taking an intimate look at the two top battery markets in the U.S. — California and Texas — and their diverging trajectories. |
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| | | This process aims to allow for large-scale geothermal development by upgrading the temperature of saline aquifers to be commercially viable where conventional exploitation methods do not work. | | |
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| | | The 5 MW / 500 MWh iron-air battery storage project is the largest long-duration energy storage project to be built in California and the first in the state to use the lower-cost technology, the CEC said. | | |
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| | | Critics say Knox Smart Development is spreading misinformation, and there are clues that suggest links to the natural gas industry. | | |
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| | | EVs have to plug in to charge up and run, but electricity from the grid often still comes from burning fossil fuels, negating some of the environmental benefit of going electric. Solar could fix that. | | |
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