Emilia Herraira

Emilia Herraira

Energy Solutions Consultant
Emilia Herraira has deep understanding of energy technologies. She covers a wide range of topics, from building efficiency and industrial process optimization to smart energy management systems. Emilia focuses on reducing energy waste and lowering carbon emissions. She is passionate about sustainability and helping businesses reduce their environmental impact.
Data Centers Build Their Own Power to Bypass Grid Delays
Infrastructure & Technology Data Centers Build Their Own Power to Bypass Grid Delays

The insatiable global appetite for digital services is creating a traffic jam not on the information superhighway, but on the aging electrical grids that power it, forcing the world's most advanced technology companies to find a radical workaround. Faced with multi-year delays to connect their

DOE Cancels $1.8B Arizona Clean Energy Loan
Renewable Energy DOE Cancels $1.8B Arizona Clean Energy Loan

In a move signaling a profound recalibration of national energy policy, the Department of Energy has officially withdrawn a substantial $1.8 billion loan commitment previously allocated to Arizona Public Service, the state's largest utility. This funding was earmarked for a suite of projects

AI Is Both Straining and Saving the Electric Grid
Infrastructure & Technology AI Is Both Straining and Saving the Electric Grid

With extensive experience in energy management and electricity delivery, Christopher Hailstone is our go-to expert on the future of grid reliability and security. Today, he joins us to discuss one of the most transformative—and paradoxical—forces shaping the energy landscape: artificial

Court Battle Reignites Over Dams and Imperiled Salmon
Renewable Energy Court Battle Reignites Over Dams and Imperiled Salmon

A fragile truce designed to save one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic species has shattered, plunging a billion-dollar promise into the turbulent waters of a federal courtroom and reigniting a bitter, decades-long war over the future of the region’s rivers. The collapse of a landmark

Why Are Courts Backing Wind Power Over the Government?
Renewable Energy Why Are Courts Backing Wind Power Over the Government?

A nearly completed offshore wind project, representing a significant investment in clean energy infrastructure, was abruptly ordered to halt all construction activities by the federal government, leaving the massive turbines motionless and costing the developer millions each day. This surprising

Court Revives Challenge to $183M in Electricity Costs
Environmental & Regulations Court Revives Challenge to $183M in Electricity Costs

A landmark ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has reignited a fierce legal battle over the fairness of electricity pricing, effectively vacating a key federal decision and reopening a case concerning approximately $183 million in contested capacity costs for consumers across

Why Did a Court Unblock Billions for EV Chargers?
Environmental & Regulations Why Did a Court Unblock Billions for EV Chargers?

The ambitious vision of a seamless, coast-to-coast network of electric vehicle charging stations, a cornerstone of national infrastructure policy, was abruptly thrown into legal turmoil before a federal court intervened decisively. A landmark $5 billion program, designed to bridge the gaps in

Can Home Batteries Stabilize the US Grid?
Renewable Energy Can Home Batteries Stabilize the US Grid?

As the United States grapples with an electrical grid under immense strain from escalating demand and decades-old infrastructure, a decentralized solution is rapidly gaining momentum, not from massive new power plants, but from the quiet revolution taking place in suburban garages and basements.

Doubts Cloud State's Cleanup of Radioactive Ohio Site
Environmental & Regulations Doubts Cloud State's Cleanup of Radioactive Ohio Site

A profound chasm has formed between official state assurances and the lived reality of residents in Martins Ferry, Ohio, where a facility once brimming with over 10,000 tons of radioactive waste from oil and gas operations has been declared clean, yet deep-seated fears of lasting contamination

US Faces Years of Soaring Electricity Bills
Environmental & Regulations US Faces Years of Soaring Electricity Bills

A convergence of structural, economic, and environmental factors has locked the United States into a trajectory of rapidly escalating electricity bills, creating a formidable affordability crisis that now extends deep into middle-income households. This is not a temporary anomaly or a short-term

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