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EU Power Grid Needs Trillion-Dollar Upgrade to Avert Spain-Style Blackouts

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Summary • EU wind and solar growth outpace network upgrades • EU grid infrastructure is ageing, more links needed • More energy storage needed to maintain grid stability (Reuters) – Europe’s ageing power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with rising green energy output, increasing …

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How Warning Signs Hinted at Spain’s Unprecedented Power Outage

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By David Latona, Emma Pinedo and Pietro Lombardi Power industry had sounded warnings Renewable energy boom makes grids vulnerable Nuclear plant closures add to challenges MADRID, May 2 (Reuters) – Spain suffered several power glitches and industry officials sounded repeated warnings about the instability of its power grid in the build up to its catastrophic …

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Electric Utility Entergy Eyes Adding More Nuclear Power in U.S. South

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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) – U.S. electric utility Entergy (ETR.N) is looking to expand its nuclear power output by upgrading its existing plants across the U.S. South while it considers advanced nuclear technologies, company executives said on Tuesday. U.S. nuclear power, which is virtually carbon free, has been in high demand …

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Spain, Portugal Switch Back On, Seek Answers After Biggest Ever Blackout

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Summary Electricity restored to most of Spain, Portugal Authorities under pressure to explain Monday’s blackout Spanish schools reopen, public transport restarts Power outage was one of biggest ever seen in Europe MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) – Spain and Portugal switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history, though authorities offered little explanation …

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Huge Power Outage Paralyses Parts of Spain and Portugal

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Power outage hits Spain, Portugal and briefly France Authorities try to establish what caused the outage Outage paralyses transport and delays flights MADRID/LISBON, April 28 (Reuters) – A huge power outage hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, paralysing traffic, grounding flights, trapping people in elevators and leaving power operators scrambling to restore …

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Capital Power to Expand in PJM Power Market with $2.2 Billion Deal

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Canadian power producer Capital Power Corp said on Monday it would buy two natural-gas fired power plant operators located in the PJM market for about $2.2 billion. The deal comes at a time when electricity prices are rapidly increasing in PJM, the United States’ biggest power market, and as demand for electricity continues to increase …

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‘Store, Baby, Store’ – Texas Is Ground Zero for the US Battery Boom

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Texas installed 4 gigawatts of battery capacity last year, surpassing California’s pace for the first time. Big batteries in Texas are addressing issues on the electric grid, storing excess wind and solar power and meeting surging demand from new residents and electric vehicles. The growth of battery storage in Texas is threatened by tariffs on …

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Google Deploys AI to Speed up Connections at PJM, Largest US Power Grid

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Summary • Electricity customers hope to cut wait times to connect to grid • The first time AI will be used to manage grid connections • US power demand jumps as Big Tech rolls out data centers for AI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google unit is partnering with the largest electrical grid operator in North …

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Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost US Coal as Power Demand Rises

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By Jarrett Renshaw, Timothy Gardner and Trevor Hunnicutt US power demand rising from artificial intelligence Coal’s share of power generation less than 20% from 50% in 2000 Orders to direct coal leasing plans on US lands WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that aim to boost coal …

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