The House Natural Resources Committee on June 26 approved H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act.

Total U.S. electricity demand has remained relatively stable at around 4,000 terawatt-hours since 2010, but as electrification accelerates, that’s about to change, consulting group Rystad Energy said on June 24.

Ampion Renewable Energy has entered into a partnership with the Wendy’s Company under which nearly 100 company-operated restaurants and approximately 40 franchise restaurants in New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts are now enrolled in an Ampion program that bundles renewable energy certificates with community solar projects.

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that could help power grids prevent power outages by automatically rerouting electricity in milliseconds.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 27 issued an order accepting the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s proposed modifications to reliability standard EOP-012-2 that addresses extreme cold weather preparedness and operations.

The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska in June coordinated a voltage conversion project in the Village of Pender, Neb., with four neighboring utilities working together to assist the village on the project.