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		<title>Grid congestion cost PJM $1 billion in one month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gerke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A lack of adequate transmission capacity cost PJM a staggering $1 billion in a single month, May 2026, according to software company Grid Raven and its new public Congestion Tracker.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What does a successful utility wildfire program look like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A framework engineered by SEPA, Rhizome, and others maps utility wildfire actions from pre-season mitigation through recovery, including the technologies that support each stage, real-world utility programs and outcomes, the regulatory landscape, and investment justification frameworks that make decisions defensible.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How are utilities prepping for the 2026 hurricane season?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The start of June marked the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and U.S. utilities are making final preparations before any storms make landfall.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Duke Energy&#8217;s PowerPair pilot program should be expanded</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gerke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Utilities across the United States should be paying attention to the positive results of Duke Energy's solar-plus-storage PowerPair pilot in North Carolina, writes contributor Jake Duncan of Vote Solar.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The key to grid-wide resilience: end-to-end layers of automation</title>
		<link>https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/grid-modernization/the-key-to-grid-wide-resilience-end-to-end-layers-of-automation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Stowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Utilities must embrace scalable, layered upgrades to achieve grid-wide resilience that empowers electrical distribution systems to meet today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s complexities, writes Lea Maurer of S&#038;C Electric Company.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How can wave energy tech support the AI race?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eco Wave Power's technology was showcased in NVIDIA's GTC Taipei 2026 keynote, highlighting its role in optimizing energy infrastructure.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Feds will soon impose new framework on Colorado River if states can’t agree how to manage it</title>
		<link>https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/feds-will-soon-impose-new-framework-on-colorado-river-if-states-cant-agree-how-to-manage-it/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amid the river’s worst water year on record and deadlocked negotiations over its future, the Bureau of Reclamation announced it will impose a new 10-year management plan if the states relying on the river don’t come to an agreement.
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		<title>Nevada signs water sharing agreement with Arizona, California</title>
		<link>https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/nevada-signs-water-sharing-agreement-with-arizona-california/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nevada, Arizona, and California signed a memorandum to explore water supply exchanges, potentially benefiting Lake Mead amid drought conditions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A generational Texas flood &#124; Factor This Brief</title>
		<link>https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/new-project-development/a-generational-texas-flood-factor-this-brief/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gerke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solar, storage, and gas lead new capacity additions in ERCOT; Sodium-ion batteries are coming to California, hybrid projects break ground in New Mexico, a renewable developer partners with Ford's new battery manufacturer spinout, a data center developer is bringing its own gas power, and Avangrid finishes construction on solar in Oregon.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why are some Democratic governors backing Trump&#8217;s gas pipelines? – This Week in Cleantech</title>
		<link>https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/why-are-some-democrat-governors-backing-trumps-gas-pipelines-this-week-in-cleantech/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Benjamin Storrow from E&#038;E News discusses how some Democratic governors are more open to natural gas pipeline expansion as energy costs rise.]]></description>
		
		
		
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