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The Grid as a Strategic Asset: Unlocking Transmission Flexibility in Southeast Asia

In most of the world, and particularly across Southeast Asia, the answer is not yet. The region is experiencing a data center ...
CNBC

Trump’s Fed pick Kevin Warsh signals approach to rates — what a leadership change means for consumers

On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to consider President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh said that under his ...
IEEE

Nash Equilibrium Strategies for Multicluster Pursuit–Evasion Game With Disturbances: A Prescribed-Time Convergence Approach

Abstract: This article investigates the problem of prescribed-time Nash equilibrium (NE) seeking for a multicluster pursuit–evasion game (PEG) subject to external disturbances. To mitigate the impact ...
WHYY

Precedent-setting Pa. rate case would protect residential electricity customers from data center costs in PPL territory

File - A 235-kilovolt power line towers over farm buildings near where the local power utility plans to build a 500-kilovolt power line on towers as tall as 240 feet, March 4, 2026, in Sugarloaf, Pa. ...
WTEN

New York State Senate Democrats back utility reforms, consumer safety bills

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State Senate Democrats advanced a new set of utility laws on Wednesday meant to protect consumers from soaring energy costs. The legislation stops shutoffs during ...
The Washington Informer

Empowering the Next Generation of Environmental Advocates

People's Counsel Sandra Mattavous-Frye and staff from the DC Office of the People's Counsel guide Anacostia High School Students through "Generation Simulation," an interactive exercise teaching ...
The New York Times

Consumer Spending, Engine of the U.S. Economy, Is Under Strain

Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders. By Lydia DePillis Angie Howard lives in a walkable neighborhood in Portland, Ore., and works ...
Arkansas Times

The Arkansas two-step: How legislators shut down consumer choice and drove up your utility bill

In 2023, the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 278 under the banner of “fairness to all ratepayers.” The promise, crafted by the utilities that stood to benefit, was simple: Protect the average Arkansan ...
WDBJ

Governor Spanberger signs consumer bills dealing with housing, health and utility costs

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/Governor’s Office Release) - Governor Abigail Spanberger Wednesday signed legislation to address the high costs of housing, healthcare and utilities across the Commonwealth. The ...
IEEE

Dynamical System Approach for Optimal Control Problems with Equilibrium Constraints Using Gap-Constraint-Based Reformulation

Abstract: This study focuses on using direct methods (first-discretize-then-optimize) to solve optimal control problems for a class of nonsmooth dynamical systems governed by differential variational ...