Solar + storage industry group opposes NextEra and Dominion merger

A group of solar and storage industry members called the Storage and Clean Energy Coalition has filed testimony in opposition to the possible merging of utilities Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy. “There is no doubt that the proposed merger poses an unacceptable risk to the competitive landscape…

Solar + storage project grants new resilience on California reservation

The Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians, in partnership with the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), has completed installing solar and battery storage systems at three Tribal facilities on the Mesa Grande Reservation in San Diego County, California. The project marks the first public clean…

DOE Announces $967 Million in Grid Resilience Funding

The funding will support locally driven projects to upgrade critical infrastructure, reduce the risk of power disruptions, improve grid performance and accommodate growing electricity demand.

AMI 2.0 Evolution: How Advanced Metering Companies and Utilities Are Leveraging Next-Gen Solutions for Greater Consumer Visibility

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Key Revisions to Chapter 3 of the 2026 NEC

The 2026 NEC introduced major revisions for Chapter 3, including stricter rules on raceway welding, new conductor size options for 10A circuits, and clarified requirements for enclosures with switches.

Construction Mental Health Score Rises

Construction workers scored 72.1 on TELUS Health’s U.S. Mental Health Index in June, up 2.9 points from the previous report. The score sits in the index’s “strained” range of 50 to 79, even as the latest reading shows improvement. The U.S. workforce overall scored 70.1 in the second quarter of…

Bobcat Company Earns Second Red Dot Award With RogueX3

WEST FARGO, N.D. (Oct. 19, 2026) — Bobcat Company has earned a Red Dot Award: Design Concept for RogueX3, a fully electric, autonomous and modular concept loader that reimagines how future construction equipment could be designed. The award is the second for the RogueX concept platform, following…

When Energy Code Compliance is Triggered in Existing Building Retrofits (North Texas Facilities Expo 2026)

Most older buildings are not built to today’s standards, but most of 2035’s building stock is already built, underscoring the importance of managing energy efficiency of existing buildings. Maverick Allen and Gary McCoy of Blink Energy Services shared the ins and outs of compliance with evolving…

Solesca adds 3D terrain modeling to latest design software

Commercial and community solar design service Solesca is launching the second version of its software, which will now add terrain variability and slopes for designing ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects. “A lot of the expensive surprises on solar projects come from decisions made early with…