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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. government have donated two additional high-voltage transformers to Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian national grid operator said on Facebook on Jan. 26.

U.S. natural gas demand for heating and power generation was set to hit a record high on Tuesday, a day after natural gas supplies fell to near a 13-month low as Arctic weather across much of the country froze wells.

(Bloomberg) -- An Arctic blast that’s sweeping through North America is heightening the risk of blackouts. With more cold still in the forecast, electric grids from Texas to Alberta will continue to be under strain and some power prices have surged. Most Read from BloombergUS Economy Set for Another Cash Boost If Congress Backs Tax DealApple to Shutter 121-Person San Diego AI Team in ReorganizationBiden Says US Doesn’t Support Taiwan Independence After VoteNvidia’s Red-Hot 2...

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms made headlines over the summer for making millions by selling pre-purchased power back to the grid. The news highlighted how the grid can benefit businesses more than consumers.

German utility RWE on Jan. 1 handed over floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure at Brunsbuettel on the North Sea to state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) as agreed when first imports arrived 10 months ago, it said.

Ukraine faces another wartime winter with a high risk of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. But compared to last winter, Kyiv hopes to be better prepared this time around. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 10]

The use of factual/counterfactual comparisons—that is, estimating the difference between what actually happened and what would have happened absent an event—is a fundamental tool in the...

The new control center helps Duke Energy Progress personnel decide how electricity should move across the state’s grid.

Customers are being offered free power to balance supply and demand, but who is being left out?

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