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New Jersey May Pay Home Battery Owners To Help Grid When Demand Surges
New Jersey May Pay Home Battery Owners To Help Grid When Demand Surges
New Jersey officials are weighing a plan that would allow homeowners to use batteries as emergency energy backups and a way to earn extra money. Under the proposal, storage systems installed at customers' homes could join a virtual power plant program, helping the grid when electricity demand surges and paying participants for taking part.
On July 15, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities issued a straw proposal for a two-year, technology-neutral VPP. The state's electric distribution companies would...
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Aug 16, 2026 / Tyler Durden
How Socialism Gains Popularity
How Socialism Gains Popularity
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times,
More than 80% agreed economic hardship can make socialist policies attractive even to people who oppose socialism.
Most Americans see communism in an unfavorable light, and a strong majority of Epoch readers say it’s incompatible with the United States’ founding principles. Yet socialism, an early stage of communism, continues to attract people by promising equal wages, low costs, and public benefits.
The goal sounds appealing, but the means have historically included higher taxes and extensive state control.
When asked about a movement...
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Sep 21, 2026 / Kyle Anzalone
Trump Called Off Strikes on Yemen After Repeated Appeals From Saudi Crown Prince
President Donald Trump met with top officials about conducting strikes against Ansar Allah in Yemen after receiving multiple requests from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The US reportedly came close to launching the strikes before Trump called them off. The New York Times reported that, on Wednesday, Trump met with military advisers to discuss […]
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Oct 16, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Mamdani Moves To Ban Horse Carriages From NYC, Drivers React
Mamdani Moves To Ban Horse Carriages From NYC, Drivers React
Authored by Nicholas Zifcak via The Epoch Times,
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that he and the City Council speaker have agreed to phase out carriage horse rides in Central Park, a win for animal rights activists who have long opposed the rides.
The mayor said he would make sure workers and owners are protected as the rides wind down, with an end date of June 1, 2028.
"I think that we have a civic responsibility to ensure that we are not leaving...
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