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On This Day: The 1938 New England Hurricane Devastated the Northeast

On This Day: The 1938 New England Hurricane Devastated the Northeast

The 1938 New England Hurricane stands as a stark reminder of nature's destructive power, particularly when its full intensity is underestimated. Th...
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NextEra Energy Seeks Engineers for Nuclear and Renewable Power Development

NextEra Energy Seeks Engineers for Nuclear and Renewable Power Development

NextEra Energy Seeks Engineers for Nuclear and Renewable Power Development
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Waterbury, Connecticut, Promotes Cultural Tourism with Focus on History, Arts, and Diverse Cuisine

Waterbury, Connecticut, Promotes Cultural Tourism with Focus on History, Arts, and Diverse Cuisine

Waterbury, Connecticut, Promotes Cultural Tourism with Focus on History, Arts, and Diverse Cuisine
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WordSmirk Redefines Self-Expression with Apparel Featuring Obscure Words

WordSmirk Redefines Self-Expression with Apparel Featuring Obscure Words

WordSmirk Redefines Self-Expression with Apparel Featuring Obscure Words
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Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence

World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change
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Vulcan Energy Initiates Commercial Production of VULSORB Lithium Extraction Adsorbent in Germany

Vulcan Energy Initiates Commercial Production of VULSORB Lithium Extraction Adsorbent in Germany

Vulcan Energy Initiates Commercial Production of VULSORB Lithium Extraction Adsorbent in Germany
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Michigan food retailers want out of the bottle return business

Michigan food retailers want out of the bottle return business

Bottles and cans coming back to stores for 10-cent deposit returns often contain drink syrups and fermenting alcohol. That attracts bugs and worse, retailers say.
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New England Utilities Sue Hydro-Québec for $40 Million Over Winter Power Outages

New England Utilities Sue Hydro-Québec for $40 Million Over Winter Power Outages

Eversource Energy, National Grid, and Unitil have filed lawsuits against Hydro-Québec, seeking $40 million in direct compensation. This legal action stems from a 12-day period last winter when the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line, designed to bring Canadian hydropower to New England, ceased exports during extreme cold temperatures in Québec. The utilities argue that Hydro-Québec's failure to supply power forced them to purchase substitute electricity from fossil fuel sources at significantly higher spot prices and acquire additional renewable energy credits to meet state environmental mandates. They contend that extreme Canadian winter conditions are foreseeable, making Hydro-Québec's unpreparedness an operational failure rather than an unpredictable emergency. Hydro-Québec, however, asserts that the export halt was mandated by Québec's independent grid operator due to surging domestic demand, classifying it as a mandatory grid reliability protocol beyond corporate control, thus a...
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Revolution Wind Project Completes Turbine Installation Despite Trump Administration Opposition

Revolution Wind Project Completes Turbine Installation Despite Trump Administration Opposition

The Revolution Wind offshore wind project, a $6.2 billion joint venture between Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables, has completed the installation of all 65 turbines in Rhode Island Sound. This milestone was achieved despite facing two stop-work orders issued by the Trump administration. The project, located approximately 15 miles south of Little Compton, Rhode Island, began delivering partial power to the grid in March and is expected to reach full commercial operation later this year. Once fully operational, its 65 Siemens Gamesa turbines will produce up to 704 megawatts of electricity, with 400 MW allocated to Rhode Island and 304 MW to Connecticut, enough to power over 350,000 homes. This marks Revolution Wind as the third large-scale offshore wind farm to complete construction in southern New England waters, following Vineyard Wind off Massachusetts and South Fork Wind serving Long Island.
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Batteries Increasingly Replace Gas-Fired Power for Peak Demand in U.S. Markets

Batteries Increasingly Replace Gas-Fired Power for Peak Demand in U.S. Markets

In various regions across the United States, battery storage systems are progressively taking over the role traditionally held by natural gas plants in managing peak power demand. This shift is driven by ongoing technological advancements and the increasing cost-competitiveness of battery technology. The trend indicates a move towards more diversified energy sources for grid stability, particularly during periods of high electricity consumption. While batteries are demonstrating their capability to handle these critical demand spikes, a significant displacement of U.S. natural gas demand by battery technology is not anticipated for at least another decade. This gradual transition reflects the evolving landscape of energy infrastructure and the growing integration of renewable and storage solutions into the national grid.
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Baker Tilly Appoints Heather Bearfield as Principal in New England

Baker Tilly Appoints Heather Bearfield as Principal in New England

Baker Tilly Appoints Heather Bearfield as Principal in New England
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These beach towns are even better after summer ends

These beach towns are even better after summer ends

Warm weather, smaller crowds and seasonal festivals make these beach towns ideal family getaways long after summer ends.