Aug. 8, 2025
| Today’s news and insights for utility leaders
A coalition of consumer and environmental advocates said public service commissions have become too closely aligned with utility interests. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., reintroduced legislation this week to prohibit utility companies from using ratepayer dollars to fund political lobbying and advertising.
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Executives with the largest U.S. home energy systems installer said Sunrun is doubling down on energy storage and grid services to offset the loss of federal tax credits for residential solar arrays.
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“The idea is, when you do this, it will get a certain amount of attention from the administration," said Tim Hagle, a political scientist at the University of Iowa.
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See how data-driven design is reshaping energy access for underserved communities.
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Artificial intelligence applications like predictive maintenance and digital twins can help keep the power on and the roads open during natural disasters — and save $70 billion in infrastructure losses by 2050, according to a Deloitte Global report.
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Opinion
To meet clean energy hiring challenges, employers will benefit from working toward a strategic, industrywide vision for attracting talent.
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Utility providers face aging infrastructure vulnerable to increasingly severe climate events and rapidly evolving energy consumption patterns. Explore the latest measures to boost grid resilience in Trendline.
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