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Generation

Electricity Use for Commercial Computing will Increase Faster Than Any Other End Use in Buildings: EIA

The U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting that the electricity consumed for commercial computing will increase faster than any other end use in buildings.
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Reliability

Eugene Water & Electric Board Partners with NASA to Study Wildfire Effects on Watersheds

In another example of Eugene Water & Electric Board’s innovative approach to protecting the McKenzie River from evolving threats, EWEB is partnering with NASA’s Earth Information Center and fire ecology researchers throughout the region to study the effects of wildfires on watersheds.
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Energy Storage

Lightshift Energy Secures Up to $40 Million Corporate Credit Facility to Accelerate Energy Storage Portfolio

Lightshift Energy, an energy storage developer, owner, and operator that has worked with public power utilities, on July 8 announced the financial close of a credit facility for up to $40 million with Aiga Capital Partners, an institutional investment platform.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

KPUB Restores Major Outages in Wake of Flooding, Takes Steps to Help Customers

Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board on July 8 said that it had restored remaining major power outage areas across West Kerr County as of July 7.
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Energy Efficiency

NES, Mayor’s Office, TVA, and NeedLink Launch Program to Provide Free Attic Insulation to Eligible Seniors

A new program is helping Nashville, Tenn., homeowners over age 60 save money and increase their home’s energy efficiency by providing grants for attic insulation and installation for 80 homes across Nashville Electric Service’s service territory. Applications are now open for the Insulation for