Community First Development in the New Era of Large-Load Infrastructure

As data centers and advanced manufacturing drive demand for power, local pushback and public scrutiny are on the rise. When developers lack experience, transparency, or long-term commitment, the project fails and the public power utility is often left to manage the fallout. Explore what a "community...
June 30, 2026

The Cost of Standing Still: Redefining Risk in Modernization Efforts

Public power utilities have long excelled at managing risk. Today, though, that strength is being tested in a new way. With aging assets, higher restoration costs, greater regulatory scrutiny, and declining customer trust on the line, the riskiest modernization choice has become inaction. Rethink...
June 29, 2026

Delivering Local Value with Battery Energy Storage Systems

Learn how Soltage worked with ConEdison to support local distribution grid reliability and congestion issues via neighborhood-to-neighborhood BESS development. Explore how local battery storage solutions can mitigate distribution grid challenges and review what to consider through the development...
June 29, 2026
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Reliability
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.