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FERC Approves SPP "Topology Optimization" Plan For Cutting Grid Congestion
FERC Approves SPP "Topology Optimization" Plan For Cutting Grid Congestion
By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved the Southwest Power Pool’s proposal for using “topology optimization” to reduce grid congestion and its related costs.
Traditionally, grid operators respond to grid congestion by redispatching power plants, which can lead to higher production and congestion costs, SPP said in its May 21 proposal to FERC.
However, with grid-enhancing technologies, grid operators can use topology reconfiguration to change power flows as a less expensive way to handle congestion, according to...
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US Industrial Production Disappoints In May
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Despite strong ISM Manufacturing data, US Industrial Production disappointed in May, rising just 0.1% MoM (vs +0.3% exp), but April's print was revised up to +0.9% MoM. Put together, that lifted the YoY rise in industrial production to +1.67% - its highest since Nov 2025...
Manufacturing excluding motor vehicles and parts was also flat in May, according to the Fed report.
Mining output, which includes energy extraction, increased 1.3%.
Utilities output fell.
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Mar 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Vows To Hit 'Loser' Iran 'Very Hard' As Pezeshkian Apologizes To Gulf Even As IRGC Attacks Expand
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As the US-Israeli war on Iran grinds into its second week, having completed a full week of what's largely been escalation alongside no real efforts at talks, the rhetoric on all sides is still expanding just as fast as the missile exchanges. Iran continues to get bombed very intensely, while several overnight ballistic missile and drone waves hit Israel.
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Apr 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
As Los Angeles Hits "Breaking Point" Population Exodus, Houston's GDP Rockets Higher
As Los Angeles Hits "Breaking Point" Population Exodus, Houston's GDP Rockets Higher
California - which spends nearly 40% of taxpayer revenue ($95.5 billion, not including federal funds) on social services that's rife with fraud - and which spends roughly 25% of its $95.5 billion Medi-Cal budget (free healthcare) on illegal immigrants, is in the midst of a massive population exodus due to housing affordability, crime, taxes, wildfires, parental rights, and homelessness.
And while San Francisco and Los Angeles compete for the biggest cesspool in the country, LA county just took the crown when it comes to population...
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