PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of hard hats and yellow safety vests were neatly placed on folding chairs. A giant American flag hung from the rafters of a hangar-sized fabrication building. And cellophane-wrapped…
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New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says
With some parts of the country already facing heat waves, the organization in charge of setting reliability standards for the American electric grid is warning that a scorching summer could lead to a shortage of…
Initiative to repeal renewable energy siting reform fails to get on November ballot
A ballot initiative seeking to reverse clean energy siting policy that was approved by the Legislature last year has fallen short of the necessary signatures to make it onto the ballot this…
‘Valuable and largely overlooked:’ Interest in virtual power plants grows
Just about every week, Shawn Grant, who works for Salt Lake City-based Rocky Mountain Power, gets an inquiry from another utility looking for information about the company’s Wattsmart battery program. “We want…