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Expanding solar energy and integrating the power grid more closely with surrounding states could help prevent blackouts like the ones across the Carolinas on Christmas Eve, according to a new study by environmental and renewable energy groups.

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Duke Energy officials told state regulators Tuesday that their computer models underestimated power demand by 6% to 10% during frigid weather on Christmas Eve. That and a shortage of electricity from power plants, contributed to the need for rolling blackouts across North Carolina at a time when temperatures dipped into the single digits.

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on

Duke Energy officials told state regulators Tuesday that their computer models underestimated power demand by 6% to 10% during frigid weather on Christmas Eve. That and a shortage of electricity from power plants, contributed to the need for rolling blackouts across North Carolina at a time when temperatures dipped into the single digits.

A federal commission investigates the durability of the nation's bulk power system during the winter storm.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission announced their pleasure with two recent decisions of the FERC that found System Energy Resources, Inc. (“SERI”) overcharged consumers for over two decades.

The federal commission has ordered a study on the security of the power grid.

Once again, the Trump and Biden administrations have proven that federal agencies that were initially established to protect American consumers are nothing more than conduits for deep state [...]

Federal energy regulators on Thursday ordered a study to determine if security standards need to be improved following recent attacks on electrical facilities, including one in North Carolina.