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T&D
Utility Broadband Alliance Marks Five-Year Milestone at DTECH 2026
A group dedicated to supporting private broadband networks for critical infrastructure, including the power generation sector, is marking five years of accelerating private broadband adoption to enable power grid modernization.
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Technology
Sense Announces Edge-Powered Grid Fault Detection Embedded in Smart Meters
Sense, a company focused on grid edge intelligence, has announced a new edge-powered Fault Detection Solution that is embedded directly into next-generation smart meters.
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Press Releases
GigaWatt Opens Public Investment Round to Scale DIY Solar Platform
GigaWatt Inc. is making its next phase of growth available to public investors as the residential solar market faces a critical inflection point.
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Trends
How AI Use Cases from Other Sectors Can Transform Utilities
The AI boom is poised to fuel a rapid—and drastic—surge in electricity demand, placing unprecedented pressure on utilities to modernize their grids, integrate distributed energy resources, and reduce mounting supply chain and customer costs.
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Energy Security
NERC Warns Long-Term Grid Reliability Risks Mounting from Surging Demand, Lagging Resources
The North American electric grid faces intensifying reliability risks over the next decade as demand growth driven by data centers and artificial intelligence threatens to outpace resource additions, according to the 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) released Jan. 29 by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The annual 10-year reliability assessment from North America’s Electric Reliability […]
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Engineering
Revolutionizing Energy Connectivity: The Strategic Role of LEO Satellite Networks
By positioning satellites significantly closer to Earth, LEO networks deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity that makes connection speed at an offshore platform or remote location, just as fast and secure as you will find at corporate headquarters.
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Gas
The Clock Is Ticking on 7FA Gas Turbine Rotors
Operators of aging F-class units face a narrowing window to plan for rotor life extensions as supply chains tighten and demand surges. The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a frenetic period in American power generation. Deregulation opened the floodgates for independent power producers racing to bring quick-build gas turbine plants online. GE’s 7FA and […]
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Energy Storage
Baker Hughes, Hydrostor Will Collaborate on CAES Projects
U.S.-based technology company Baker Hughes said it has a strategic technology solutions and equity agreement with energy storage group Hydrostor. The deal between the companies, announced January 28, integrates Baker Hughes’ technology as part of Hydrostor’s core design offering for the latter’s advanced compressed air energy storage, or A-CAES, solution.
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Solar
Luminace, Renewable Properties Partner on Community Solar Portfolio
Luminace has announced the acquisition of a 9.3-MWdc portfolio of community solar projects from Renewable Properties (RP), a leading U.S. developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure projects.
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Geothermal
The POWER Interview: A Path Forward for Geothermal Energy
Among the companies working on advanced geothermal tech is Rodatherm Energy Corp., a privately held company with a primary focus on the Great Basin region in the Western U.S. The Utah-based company, which also has operations in Calgary, Alberta in Canada, is known for its pioneering Advanced Geothermal System (AGS).