PJM’s energy emergency | Factor This Policycast
This episode of the Factor This Policycast, presented in partnership with Advanced Energy United, tackles the PJM energy emergency. How can the nation’s largest grid operator modernize its operations in time to avoid a capacity cliff while simultaneously satisfying a diverse group of stakeholders clamoring for affordability?
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Southeastern US utilities prepare for Hurricane Isaias to make landfall
Hurricane Isaias is approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting evacuations and school closures in Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama.
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Unlocking grid capacity through dynamic distribution with Switched Source CEO Charles Murray
On the latest episode of the Factor This Podcast, we caught up with Switched Source CEO Charles Murray to discuss how utilities should think about their resilience strategy when heavy capital hardware upgrades are no longer a standalone fix.
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Lessons from the world’s largest DLR application covering 30,000 transmission line spans
Join Gridraven co-founder and CEO Georg Rute for practical insights into implementing software-only Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and its operational and economic impact. You’ll learn: How Finland and Estonia rolled out software-only Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) across their national transmission networks, covering 30,000 transmission line spans. The advances in machine-learning-based hyper-local wind forecasting that enable…
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Will a BAAJA blast quench America’s thirst for energy? | Factor This Brief
A long-awaited permitting bill surfaces; Black & Veatch puts the finishing touches on Mitsui & Co.’s first US utility-scale solar project, TurningPoint Energy and Nautilus partner on another Delaware community solar site, Lydian Energy closes on a $300M credit facility, and industrial demand draws Ørsted to New Mexico.
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What El Niño 2026-27 could mean for utilities and the power system
A strong El Niño outlook gives utilities several areas to examine, including flood preparedness, storm planning, and resource adequacy, writes EPRI’s Laura Fischer.
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Affordability concerns are holding utilities back from investing in reliability and resilience, report finds
Utilities face rising operational risks and growing electricity demand, with affordability pressures limiting grid investment, according to research by Zpryme.
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Modernizing grid strategy across New England with Damir Novosel and Chris Root
Dr. Damir Novosel and Chris Root from Dash Power Partners will lead a workshop at DTECH Northeast in Boston focused on strategies and solutions for utilities
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A bipartisan SPARK for the grid | Factor This Brief
The DOE announces SPARK funding recipients, NineDot celebrates NYC battery energy storage, Exus Renewables repowers wind projects, Invenergy and HASI expand their partnership, NorthStar finishes a Michigan solar site, and Renewable Properties now plays in PJM.
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Inside the Senate’s bipartisan permitting reform package — This Week in Cleantech
On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Jillian Goodman from Heatmap News breaks down the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a new permitting reform package meant to lower energy costs and make it easier to build infrastructure.
Iran war energy crisis backs Bangladesh into a corner — This Week in Cleantech
On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, David Fickling from Bloomberg discusses how Bangladesh’s garment industry is coping with the Iran war’s disruption of the energy supply chain.
Swiss hydropower threatened as glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Glaciers in Switzerland – the home to the most in the Alps – lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record due to heat waves and low winter snowfall, experts report.
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Can wave energy power data centers? | Q&A with Eco Wave Power CEO Inna Braverman
Eco Wave Power CEO Inna Braverman believes wave energy presents a compelling opportunity to power seaside data center load.
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Can this bipartisan Senate bill fix the grueling energy permitting timeline?
Senators from both parties reached a deal on legislation to expedite permitting for energy projects, aiming for a vote after the midterms.
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Moldova to impose 60-day energy and water emergency due to drought and rising costs
Moldova voted to impose a 60-day state of emergency on its energy and water sectors due to low water levels and rising energy costs.
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Retrofits, relicensing, and more: new report shows ‘steady growth’ in US hydro sector
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory released the Hydropower Market Report, showing growth in the hydropower sector.
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Hydropower licensing needs a refresh – could this new bill do the job?
The U.S. Senate passed the Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act, aimed at improving hydropower licensing efficiency, now at the President’s desk.
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Hydropower licensing requirements have exploded. The industry says the grid could pay.
With more than 12 GW of hydropower facing relicensing over the next decade, NHA says rising regulatory requirements could threaten existing generation.
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Brazil’s São Simão hydro plant sees ‘accelerated’ modernization in GE Vernova project
SPIC Brasil and GE Vernova completed the modernization of Generating Unit 3 at the São Simão Hydroelectric Power Plant in Minas Gerais and Goiás.
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The U.S. is sitting on a gold mine of untapped hydropower potential
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory found that non-powered dams in the U.S. could generate 15.2 terawatt-hours of electricity annually.
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Rescuers pull trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerged the Himalayan region in mud and debris.
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The blueprint for scaling data center power infrastructure
An on-demand web event on Factor This examines the new AI infrastructure equation and explores why power strategy has become increasingly important to data center development.
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A Wikipedia for the grid? New tool offers open model of US energy infrastructure
Texture released CommonGrid, an open-source model of U.S. energy infrastructure, allowing public contributions and edits to improve accuracy.
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Competitive transmission in Texas could save ratepayers billions
Texans for Affordable Transmission released a study by Aurora Energy Research, finding competitive bidding for ERCOT’s transmission projects could save $3 billion to $9 billion in construction costs and $7 billion to $22 billion for ratepayers.
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Wildfire detection from space? XPRIZE competition awards promising emerging resilience tech
XPRIZE announced awardees for the $11 million Wildfire competition, recognizing advancements in firefighting technologies across two tracks.
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Powering awareness: Bringing the reality of the grid to the public
OATI CEO Dr. Sasan Mokhtari outlines how their Powering Independence campaign aims to enhance public understanding of energy complexities and grid management
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