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The Grid- December 2024
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NERC’s Report on Winter Energy Readiness
The “2024–2025 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA),” published in November by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), finds that, while ...
More DOE Funding for Clean Energy in Federal Buildings
In late October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $149.87 million in funding for 67 energy conservation and clean ...
Worst Connectivity by City: Report Looks at Broadband Access, Prices, Complaints, and More
A new report that ranks the top 10 U.S. cities having the “worst broadband connectivity” shows that seven out of ...
Mobile Phone Bill Report: Making Ends Meet Gets a Little Tougher
Americans spend an average of $1,365 annually on mobile phone services, according to billing technology provider Doxo. That’s 2% higher than last ...
NERC’s Third ITCS Document Recommends ‘Technically Prudent’ Additions to Bolster Transfer Capability
According to a November 2024 report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), with the transformation of the North ...
U.S. Energy Production Has Increased Faster Than Energy Consumption Over Past 50 Years
In October 1974, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), in the wake of the ...
Scam Robocalls Still a Problem Three Years After Law Enacted
The tools to fight scam robocalls and robotexts work — if companies use them, that is. The U.S. PIRG Education ...
New DOE Funding for the Nation’s Grid
In late October, as part of the White House’s “Investing in America” agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly ...
Authenticated Branded Calling Could Solve Consumer Call Avoidance Due to Fraud Concerns
Despite the variety of digital methods that consumers can use to handle their business matters today, the telephone remains a ...
November 2024 Communique
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Four Steps to Successfully Navigating Complex Permitting Processes- Fiber for Breakfast
Missed "Fiber for Breakfast" with Ryan Kudera? Catch Up Here!Our Client Services Manager, Ryan Kudera, recently joined Fiber for Breakfast ...
Is 7-8 GHz the Best Home for 6G? A New Study Says Yes
The 7.125 to 8.400 GHz range may be the best home for 6G, according to a recent study from 5Gs ...
An Often-Underutilized Technology Can Improve Transmission Capabilites
A new paper by Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh), titled, “Accelerating Transmission Capacity Expansion by Using Advanced Conductors in Existing Right-of-Way,” ...
Telecom Carriers Becoming More Frequent Targets of DDoS Attacks: Report
Telecom carriers are increasingly being targeted with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a DDoS Threat Intelligence Report from NETSCOUT ...
Utility-Scale Solar Continues Massive Growth
According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), utility-scale generation of solar electricity in August 2024 ...
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Headline Comcast’s Annual Threat Report
Comcast Business logged 29 billion cybersecurity “events” last year, with both the old (phishing) and the new (AI and machine ...
Federal Government Gets Involved in Rooftop Solar Scams
While rooftop solar is usually seen as an economic benefit for electric utility customers and a liability for the utilities ...
