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USA

EIA Sept 2026 Outlook: Higher Electricity Demand and Texas Data Center Pause

September 2026 Electricity Outlook projects record U.S. electricity sales, driven by data center development and manufacturing, even as Texas pauses new data center grid connections. The forecast highlights load growth,…
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Massachusetts Begins Wide Smart Meter Rollout to Modernize Grid and Billing

Massachusetts Smart Meter Rollout delivers near real-time usage data, supports time-of-use rates, and advances grid…
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DOE Names Feeder of the Future Winners to Advance Smart Grid Tech

Feeder of the Future Prize recognizes nine teams advancing smart grid distribution feeders, resilience, automation,…
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Orion to Install 105 DC Fast Chargers for Boston Public Schools in $4M Project

Boston Public Schools EV Chargers advance DC fast chargers, fleet electrification, school buses, and charging…
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Beam Global and HEVO Launch Solar-Powered Autonomous Wireless EV Charging System

Autonomous Wireless EV Charging defines Beam Global and HEVOs platform, pairing off-grid solar-plus-storage EV ARC…
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Canada

Data centre buildout forces new policy focus on who pays for transmission upgrades

Data Centre Transmission Cost Policy leads Canada to require developers to fund generation, transmission, substations and grid upgrades, protecting ratepayers as provinces refine rules amid AI data centre growth, equipment…
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Global Wind Service strengthens North American presence with expansion into Canada

Global Wind Service Canada expansion establishes a local business unit to support North American wind…
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Alberta roundup: Sturgeon County adopts data-centre power and development principles

Sturgeon County Data Centre Principles set expectations on power supply, water use, annual reporting, infrastructure…
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Energy Storage Canada urges Ontario to unlock BTM battery capacity

Ontario BTM Battery Capacity leads the call for a Distributed Reliability Track to contract behind-the-meter…
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B.C. funds mobile battery and solar pilot at Abbotsford to strengthen aviation response

B.C. Aviation Backup Power Pilot will test a mobile battery and solar system at Abbotsford…
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World

ENTSO-E: Summer Outlook Says EU Electricity Adequate Despite Risks

ENTSO-E Summer Outlook 2026 finds Europes electricity system broadly adequate for this summer, with localized risks. The report highlights electricity adequacy, flexibility, solar PV growth, and doubled battery storage supporting…
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UN: Renewables Power Essential Services in Crisis-Hit Middle East

Middle East Renewables are powering hospitals, water systems and schools across crisis-hit countries, with solar…
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Isaccea-Vulcanesti overhead line disconnected after attacks; Moldova shifts supply

Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line disconnection forces Moldova to reroute electricity via 110 kV interconnection lines with…
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Bucharest completes removal of 3,000 km of illegal overhead cables

Bucharest illegal overhead cables removal advances citywide telecommunications cleanup by shifting services into underground conduits…
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NAO report says UK must invest in transmission as grid upgrades cut costs

UK Transmission Investment is urged by the National Audit Office to secure energy security, cut…
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