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Community Engagement
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Community Engagement
It’s hard to believe that 15,000 families in the Navajo Nation still have no electricity. However, between March and May 2019, more than 200 families experienced something most people in the rest of the U.S. probably don’t remember — watching the lights in their home come on for the first time at
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Distributed Energy Resources
Utilities in Colorado, Utah, Hawaii and Vermont are advancing “virtual power plant” projects using networks of solar panels, batteries and other devices to help manage the grid.
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Bonds and Financing
Favorable market conditions are prompting a surge in municipal gas prepayment bonds. Public power utilities are looking to the bonds to lock in cost savings on future natural gas purchases, Moody’s Investors Service noted. according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
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Grid Modernization
Well before electric utilities existed, and before the Industrial Revolution, mills found ways to harness the energy needed to produce an array of food and goods for public consumption. Fast forward to today, and many manufacturers continue to produce their own energy, including generating
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Energy Efficiency
Residential and commercial buildings account for 30% of energy consumed in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. About half of this energy is consumed as electricity. These buildings contribute about 12% of the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released into our
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Distributed Energy Resources
An official with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District detailed a project that will utilize blockchain-enabled tokens as part of an effort to encourage EV owners to charge their vehicles at workplaces when local renewables peak during the day.
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Electric Vehicles
An Austin Energy pilot electric vehicle charging rate program has been successful in attracting participants and reducing EV charging during peak usage hours.
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Security
Anatomy of a cyber attack Reconnaissance – The threat actor uses the internet, social media, or other tools to discover likely courses of attack. Weaponization – Code and other tactics, techniques, and procedures are found or developed to exploit the target’s vulnerabilities. Delivery – Weaponized
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Energy Efficiency
Just how much difference does choosing a different kind of light bulb make on how much you spend on energy? Here’s a quick comparison of key stats about incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs.