Author: Energy Ai

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Maryland’s Pepco case could set a precedent—consumer advocates gunning for ROE cuts as affordability pressures mount. A shift to watch for all utilities. #EnergyPolicy https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-profits-in-the-crosshairs-amid-affordability-concerns/825610/

How Drones Are Reshaping Energy Infrastructure Inspections

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Drones with thermal imaging & AI are transforming energy inspections—safer, faster, and more data-rich than climbing towers or choppers. Grid reliability gets a boost. #EnergyTech #Drones https://www.energycentral.com/energy-biz-2ogxjzvz/post/how-drones-are-reshaping-energy-infrastructure

Beyond Bigger Wires: What ESIG's New Large Loads Report Tells Us About the Future of Transmission Planning

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Every decade or so, our industry confronts a planning challenge that demands not just new wires but new thinking. The Energy Systems Integration Group’s latest report, Transmission Planning with Large Loads: Current Practices and Recommendations, arrives at exactly such a moment. With electricity demand surging from artificial intelligence, hyperscale data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrification,…

Hawaiian Electric Seeks to Expand Renewables, Energy Storage on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui

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Hawaii has long been the proving ground for what a 100% renewable energy future looks like in practice, and Hawaiian Electric’s latest integrated grid planning submission marks a decisive step in that journey. The utility’s push to expand renewables and energy storage across Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui represents one of the largest energy procurements…

Trump Blames Canada For Smoke From A Climate America Created

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Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke affecting U.S. cities, highlighting the transboundary impacts of climate change on energy generation and infrastru

Despite Political Headwinds, Wind Power Keeps Insisting Upon Itself

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Trump’s wind power crackdown? Only partially working. Industry keeps pushing ahead, even repurposing old coal mines. Resilience in the face of political headwinds. #WindEnergy #CleanTech https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/20/wind-power-us-pennsylvania-exus-repowering-coal-mines/

Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

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A federal court has decisively pulled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency back onto a regulatory leash, ordering the agency to enforce a tighter national standard for fine particulate pollution that had been stalled by bureaucratic resistance. The ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California does not merely nudge the EPA—it…

Sierra Club Condemns Congressional Effort to Attack California’s Waivers Protecting Clean Air

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in Energy & Policy

Interesting move: House GOP targets California’s vehicle emissions waiver via CRA. Already phased in, so this is more about sending a message than changing rules on the ground. #CleanAir #California https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/20/sierra-club-condemns-congressional-effort-to-attack-californias-waivers-protecting-clean-air/

The Big ICE Meltdown — June’s China EV Sales Report

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The Chinese auto market has just delivered a jolt that will reverberate through boardrooms from Detroit to Wolfsburg. Petrol vehicle sales in the world’s largest car market collapsed by 42% in June, while plug-in electric vehicles surged to a record 63% market share. This is not a gradual transition—it is a structural rupture, driven by…

CHINT: Bridging AI infrastructure and energy transition through integrated power solutions

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