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Customer experience and other barriers are delaying utilities’ ability to distribute clean energy

November 30, 2023

U.S. utilities are at an interesting inflection point. Governmental and consumer pressure to decarbonize has propelled companies to accelerate their sustainability initiatives and introduce new business models. Although global warming is threatening all companies, the electric utility industry is arguably […]


Invenergy in talks with utilities, other companies for capacity on Grain Belt transmission line

November 22, 2023

With state approvals in hand, Invenergy is in talks with potential utility and corporate offtakers for capacity on its $7 billion, 5-GW Grain Belt Express transmission line set to run from Kansas to Illinois, according to Shashank Sane, executive vice […]


Bipartisan group introduces bill ensuring fair pay for truckers working overtime

November 14, 2023

On Friday, U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) joined U.S. Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Mark Takano (D-CA) in introducing legislation ensuring truckers are compensated fairly for their work, including overtime. The legislation, the Guaranteeing Overtime […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Utility regulators urge PJM to move away from ‘reactive’ planning for grid reliability

November 30, 2023

Via: Utility Dive

OPSI’s letter to PJM comes as the grid operator’s board is expected to vote at a Dec. 11 meeting on a roughly $5 billion package of transmission projects that are needed in response to data center load growth and power […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

New York to invest $100M for roadway repaving, resiliency enhancements

November 30, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her state would release $100 million to support repaving and improvements to state roadways impacted by the extreme weather. Hochul said the state would fund repaving projects in 66 locations covering nearly […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

Congress takes up software supply chain security

November 30, 2023

Via: FCW

The FITARA scorecard could become a vehicle for measuring agency progress against the administration’s software security goals. Read More on FCW


Public Utilities, Telecommunications

10 telecom trends for 2024: Juniper Research

November 28, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

What telecom trends can the industry expect to shape 2024? Juniper Research has put forward a list of 10 that it sees as being paramount for telcos in the coming year, which includes everything from an increased focus on sustainability […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

EV sales climb and are on track to be 9% of US new car purchases in 2023: Atlas Public Policy

November 28, 2023

Via: Utility Dive

There have been hiccups in the transition to EVs — Ford, for instance, has scaled back some of its battery manufacturing plans — but overall sales continue to grow. Stories of EV inventory piling up at dealerships are “likely a […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

Reorganizing government acquisition for the digital age

November 28, 2023

Via: FCW

The self-described “procurement arm of the federal government” is undergoing a reorganization years in the making. The Federal Acquisition Service, housed in the General Services Administration, supports over $87 billion in contracts across the government as part of its mission […]