At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being built, workers are on their hands and knees inside a shallow, canoe-shaped pod that stretches the length of a football field. It is a mold used to produce one half of a single propeller blade. Guided by …
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Along a dirt-covered road deep in Texas farm country, the cryptocurrency company Argo Blockchain is building a power plant for the internet age: a crypto “mining” site stocked with computers that generate new Bitcoins. But unlike other Bitcoin mining operations, which consume large quantities of fossil fuels and produce carbon emissions, Argo claims it’s trying …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing consumer protection efforts, today said it will evaluate amendments to its service quality standards for telecommunication companies. The CPUC’s General Order 133-D governs the minimum service quality standards that telecommunication companies must follow. These include installation intervals, installation commitments, customer trouble reports, out-of-service repair intervals, and …
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Cutting-edge technology could enable electric school buses to store energy and return it to the grid, creating flexibility and stability for a renewable-powered future BOSTON — As early as next month, billions of new federal dollars will start to become available for school districts across the country to transition to clean, electric school buses. Today, …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to help the state bridge the digital divide, has provided to the California Department of Technology (CDT) a complete analysis on the location, affordability, and open-access availability of California’s existing middle-mile infrastructure. “Middle-mile,” refers to the high-capacity fiber-optic cables that traverse long distances (e.g., 10s-100s of …
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Groups file comments with agency urging a 10-year deadline to remove lead pipes, protect school drinking water For Immediate Release. BOSTON — Nearly 15,000 people are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not only set a 10-year deadline for removing lead pipes but also take decisive action to ensure safe drinking water at schools …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum to provide an opportunity for customers of Volcano Telephone Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: April 13, 2022, 6 p.m. WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for the public …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum to provide an opportunity for customers of Sierra Telephone Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: April 11, 2022, 6 p.m. WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for the public …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum to provide an opportunity for customers of Siskiyou Telephone Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: April 12, 2022, 6 p.m. WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for the public …
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The appeal of off-grid homes has grown in part because utilities have become less reliable. As natural disasters linked to climate change have increased, there have been more extended blackouts in California, Texas, Louisiana and other states. A Critical Year for Electric Vehicles The popularity of battery-powered cars is soaring worldwide, even as the overall …
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