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Transmission project session draws crowd in Kingwood

KINGWOOD – About 60 people attended Valley Link North Transmission Project open house at the Kingwood Civic Center on Tuesday evening. The room at the civic center was set up with info boards. Each board had an individual who answered questions and gave out information about the ...

Surge of power demand means we need natural gas more than ever

by Charlie Burd, Rob Brundrett and Dave Callahan The recent surge in data centers powering artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing throughout our region means a herculean need for new power generation. Technology companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Intel, along ...

Guest essay: U.S. needs coal

by Syd Peng It’s not hard to sense that something extraordinary is happening in the United States: Digital technology has been neglected by policymakers in the nation’s energy demand. The evidence can be found in the vast computer-server farms that move and store data and ...

A year after Winter Storm Elliot, our grid problem remains dire

EDITOR'S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. Last year on the morning before Christmas, just as much of the country was preparing food for a holiday dinner that night or prepping for the next day as they welcomed family and guests to stay for the holiday weekend, Duke Energy in ...

U.S.’s Achilles heel

This week marks 10 years since unknown assailants attacked a power substation in Metcalf, Calif., that continues to serve as a harbinger about the vulnerability of the nation’s electric infrastructure.  That’s 10 years without the level of investment needed to upgrade, modernize ...

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