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| Included are the daily clippings for March 5, 2026. |
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| Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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| ...5:07 a.m. CT Communities are protesting new data centers due to environmental impacts and rising utility costs. Data centers require significant amounts of electricity and water, with consumption expected... |
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| ...citizen advocate for landowners, hosted a special guest at his home in Nashville: the CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power provider in the U.S. Don Moul paid the visit by himself... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Power Magazine |
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| ...that would preclude issuing the construction permit." "This is a historic step forward for advanced nuclear energy in the United States and reflects our commitment to delivering timely, predictable decisions... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| ...concern for an American public wary of the possibility that the AI buildout could lead to higher utility bills. Trump first announced the pledge during his State of the Union address last month, but provided... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| The Atlantic |
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| ...of a shipping container. It's the Tesla Megapack, an enormous rechargeable battery that is used by power plants to balance out the energy supply—for example, Megapacks store solar energy created on a sunny... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Ten years ago, utilities could plan for new 100-megawatt (MW) load requests. That size of energy load fit inside existing forecasts: it could be absorbed, modeled and planned around.... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Renewable Energy World |
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| ...to do pilots," notices Cristine Korowajczyk, chief commercial officer of CelPlan Technologies. Utilities considering smart cities applications are eyeing a cornucopia of benefits: energy and cost savings,... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Utility Dive |
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| Form Energy will supply iron-air batteries for the 300 MW/30 GWh deployment, which the parties say will bolster Xcel’s Upper Midwest grid with cost-effective multiday energy storage. A rendering of a... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| An article from Utilities’ spending spree continues, according to their Q4 2025 reports Companies highlighted their efforts to address affordability concerns through large load tariffs and other means... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| The American Public Power Association |
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| The Tennessee Valley Authority celebrated the ribbon-cutting and dedication of a new Pietro-Carnaghi Vertical Turning Lathe (VTL) at the Power Service Shops in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. "This advanced equipment... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| ...their data centers — including building new generation capacity or expanding output from existing power plants — while also funding upgrades to power transmission systems needed to support the growing AI... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| The state's first utility-scale battery energy storage system is taking shape in Walker County and will eventually give a literal boost to Alabama Power 's reliability during peak power periods. On the... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| The American Public Power Association |
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| ...demanding events that were designed by program supervisors to simulate on-the-job activities, the Arizona public power utility noted. In a recent episode of the Public Power Now podcast , John Pfeiffer, Supervisor... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| ...Electric rates decreased about 8.3 percent for customers who receive the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) income-eligible discount. Overall, the typical residential electric bills are decreasing by... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Politics & Government
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| ...up with willing state government partners to bypass local authority. In July, Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and The Boring Company announced plans for the Music City Loop, featuring an initial 13-mile... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Broadband Breakfast |
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| ...and Dave McCormick, R-Pa., introduced bipartisan legislation Monday aimed at expanding the nation’s electric grid capacity by upgrading existing transmission lines instead of building entirely new ones. The... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| ...centers is growing in communities across the U.S. with residents blaming the facilities for high utility bills. Trump promised to cut electricity prices in half during his first year in office. Instead,... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| Telecom, Technology, and Cybersecurity News
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| Calix Invested $2B to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers, said CEO Michael Weening Photo of Calix CEO Michael Weening (left) and USC Research Professor Kate Crawford at Mobile World... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| ...Stakeholders still have a lot of ideas on how the Commerce Department should spend roughly $21 billion in broadband funding that won’t be used on network deployment. T-Mobile and CCA pushed for more wireless infrastructure,... |
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| Water and Natural Gas Utility News
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| Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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| March 5, 2026, 5:03 a.m. CT No detectable amount of "forever chemicals" was found in the Memphis Light, Gas and Water drinking water system, according to data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection... |
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03/05/2026 Online
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| Courtesy Metro Water Services Metro Water tests water leaks to understand the origins of the water. It’s not every day that local news helps repair infrastructure. But thanks to a question from local... |
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03/05/2026 Online
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| FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The City of Franklin said their sewer system has had some problems because people don't properly dispose of their kitchen grease. Franklin has even created a series of videos featuring... |
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| ...medicating the public through the tap," Hensley said. The bill was first debated during a Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday, where water plant operator Clark Clover told... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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| WMC 5 Memphis |
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| ...lead pipes, but thousands of homes may still be at risk. During Tuesday's city council meeting, Memphis Light, Gas, and Water President Doug McGowan explained that MLGW has been working to remove lead... |
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03/04/2026 Online
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