Utilities are tiptoeing into AI as climate change and data center growth add stress to the energy grid

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Manager of extra high voltage stations for LADWP walks the DC yard at the Sylmar Converter Station.
 Utilities are cautiously adopting AI for predictive maintenance and fieldwork support.

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Puerto Rico's power is back on — but outages are still happening. Business owners say it's a struggle to recover.

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A utility pole with wires hanging from it in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The power was out in San Juan — seen here — and throughout the rest of Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve and beyond. It's back, but the energy company warns there could be more service interruptions.

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A European region has no heating after Russian gas stops flowing via Ukraine. An energy supplier told families to gather in one room to stay warm.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Business
Residents of the Transnistria region wait in line to vote during Moldova's second-round presidential election at a polling station in Costesti, northern Moldova.
Transnistria declared a state of emergency ahead of an anticipated halt in piped natural gas supplies from Russia.

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Russia just lost a multibillion-dollar income stream

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak at a briefing and conference, respectively, in two separate images.
Russia can no longer send gas to Europe using Ukraine's pipelines, a network it's used to earn billions even while at war with Kyiv.

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Russia may deploy warships to escort its shadow fleet of oil tankers, Denmark warns

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President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine is straining his country's economy.

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Kansas county sues ExxonMobil and Chevron over alleged 'false' claims about recyclability of plastics

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Ford County, Kansas, has filed a lawsuit against a group of companies, including ExxonMobil.

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AI is both a new threat and a new solution at the UN climate conference

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The UN COP29 climate summit is in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Germany banned Russian gas from its ports, the latest move to isolate Putin's energy industry: report

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A view of ships coming into Deutsche Energy Terminal's Brunsbüttel port in Germany.
Germany is believed to have ordered its state-controlled gas terminals to reject Russian gas shipments.

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Russia's lucrative oil and gas industry is an easy target for Europe after Trump's election victory

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President Vladimir Putin.
The EU is considering replacing Russian liquified natural gas imports with US shipments — a move that could hit President Vladimir Putin's war chest.

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Trump said he'll unleash an oil boom. ExxonMobil CEO says not so fast.

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oil rigs at sunset
It won't be easy for Donald Trump to boost US oil production and bring down gas prices.

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