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After the Army, She Followed Her Dream, Charted a New Career

3BL Media

She found a natural fit in Grid Management, where she works today, alongside other engineers who implement smart technology that helps ensure customers have power when and where they need it. The smart grid can reroute service around problems, reducing the likelihood a customer is impacted by an outage.

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AB: What Might US Elections Mean for Renewable Energy?

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And with the US, along with other countries, having pledged to meet net zero carbon emissions targets by 2050, we expect reliance on clean energy sources to increase regardless of election outcomes. The IRA extended the time frame for the credits by at least a decade, providing greater visibility for developers and investors.

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Forget net-zero, businesses should be striving for true zero. Here’s why.

Renewable Energy World

Traceability is the next big frontier in demanding clean energy from source to socket, argues former IBM Global Smart Grid Systems Leader, Steve Hoy. True Zero carbon is the new goa l. True Zero, it turns out, is the fulcrum on which the entire world will go green. by Steve Hoy. Cheaper’ always finds a way.

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Illuminating Possibility: Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company Plan To Use F-150 Lightning Electric Trucks To Help Power the Grid

3BL Media

V2G can push and pull energy between a connected EV and the grid, supplying the grid with stored, charged power and helping balance energy consumption and production. Duke Energy and Ford are also collaborating on a complimentary small-scale research and development test in Florida to begin in 2023.

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Clean energy is hot: how industry employers can find the best people in a growing and competitive job market

Renewable Energy World

Hiring an individual with only one or the other can be like finding a full stack developer without the whole stack. Often, the challenge is recruiting candidates who have both — the required skill sets (especially in a booming market) and a zeal for the global mission. Unearthing the best green-job contenders. About the Author.

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How transforming Canada's electricity grid could drive decarbonization, save billions

Corporate Knights

Canada can save billions in unnecessary and unsustainable capital expenditures by pivoting now to renewables-based, emission-free electricity generation; a coast-to-coast transmission link; and smart grid technologies.