Publications


  • August 18, 2025, Updated August 20, 2025


    As AI data centers drive up U.S. electricity demand, utilities and tech companies like Microsoft and AWS are investing in localized generation, advanced cooling, and flexible grid technologies to avoid overloads

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  • Friday, July 25, 2025


    By building a VPP strategy around these three dimensions of flexibility, utilties can avoid potential dead ends years from now and maximize the positive impact of this powerful tool for solving some of the most complex challenges utilities will face—something that will make VPPs increasingly valuable as the pace of change continues to accelerate in the utility industry.

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  • July 24, 2025, Updated July 24, 2025


    NYISO confirms that New York has enough resources to meet electricity demand amid extreme heat—emphasizing the role of forecasting and emergency planning. 


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  • July 3, 2025

    Utilities are using AI to modernize the aging grid with tools to manage growing energy demands. Predictive maintenance and generative AI assistants are predicting grid risk and reducing repair time.

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  • Jul 3, 2025


    AI-powered tools are helping utilities modernize—predictive maintenance, transformer monitoring, and generative AI support are reducing outages and boosting responsiveness amid electrification pressures.

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  • Jun 24, 2025

    ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Climate Correspondent Ginger Zee looks at how renewable energy, like wind or solar, is impacting the fight to slow climate change.


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  • May 31, 2025

    The University at Albany is partnering with Tomorrow.io, which has launched its own weather satellites into space, on a new forecasting project.

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  • Apr 29, 2025


    A cutting-edge partnership between ASRC and the weather-tech firm Tomorrow.io aims to develop AI-powered models focused on wind and extreme weather forecasting, integrating real-time data from Mesonet and satellites.

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  • April 24, 2025


    Utilities are turning to AI to handle climate risk via outage prediction, self-healing grids, and better forecasting. 


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  • Feb. 27, 2025

    Extreme weather is among the leading causes of power service disruptions worldwide.

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  • Jan 17, 2025

    Entergy is upgrading poles and hardening infrastructure across Texas in response to extreme weather events. 

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