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Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down

POWER Magazine

The last operating large coal-fired power plant in Finland has shut down, with the facility’s operator saying it now will use electricity, waste heat, and heat pumpsalong with burning biomassto […] The post Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Leveraging VPPs to Prepare Utilities for Extreme Weather

POWER Magazine

has experienced dangerous cold snaps this winter that challenge grid operators to meet rising heating demands. These temperature extremes are driven in […] The post Leveraging VPPs to Prepare Utilities for Extreme Weather appeared first on POWER Magazine. From the Midwest to the South, the U.S.

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Utilities, Grid Operators Grapple with Adding Renewable Energy

POWER Magazine

Power generators and transmission system engineers have to rethink their planning strategies, and must continue to develop tools to allow more solar, wind, and other forms of renewable energy to […] The post Utilities, Grid Operators Grapple with Adding Renewable Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Transforming Mission-Critical Utility Operations with Field Service Management Technology

POWER Magazine

Utilities operate in high-stakes environments where operational resilience, infrastructure reliability, and workforce efficiency are essential for maintaining uninterrupted service.

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Recent Grads: Your Natural Gas Utility Wants You! 

American Gas Association

If you’re looking for a job that provides stability, room for advancement throughout your career, great pay, interesting and exciting responsibilities, and a mission of serving your community, you (or, for the parents, your young recent graduate) should set your eyes on your local natural gas utility. Are you great with technology?

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The Quiet Takeover of U.S. Utilities

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Over the past 100 years of US utility regulation, weve witnessed a great inversion of power: a once muscular administrative state has been severely weakened. In boxing terms, the utilities have won this round decisively vs big government.

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Why Utility Fleets Still Struggle to Harness True TCO Intelligence

POWER Magazine

In an era where grid modernization, decarbonization, and electrification dominate utility agendas, fleet management strategies are lagging behind. The post Why Utility Fleets Still Struggle to Harness True TCO Intelligence appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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