Josh Terrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, told commissioners the agency helps "unlock" projects in Natrona County and identified electrical capacity and housing/workforce shortages as major constraints on local economic growth.

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Small wind offers affordable, reliable power to homes, schools, farms and health centers in communities and rural areas that other renewable technologies can’t reach.

Small wind offers affordable, reliable power to homes, schools, farms and health centers in communities and rural areas that other renewable technologies can’t reach.

Discover how Silicon Valley tech is transforming energy access in Lagos, Nigeria. Innovation meets impact!

How the pioneering company Soluz Honduras is bringing solar products to Honduras' rural areas by tapping a diverse array of financing models.

Anthony Osijo at Bboxx explores ways to finance a just climate transition in emerging markets — while also eradicating energy poverty.

In many African countries, implementation of NDC targets has been constrained by financial, technological, and institutional capacity limitations.

How the clean cooking sector’s experience selling cookstoves and fuels highlights strategies to boost consumer uptake of other "merit goods."

How the Humanitarian Energy Learning Platform aims to highlight — and learn from — failure in humanitarian energy access.

The rapid expansion of cloud computing and data storage has led to a surge in demand for electricity, with data centers now requiring significant amounts of power that are increasingly being met by natural gas resources. As developers seek to capitalize on the reliability and scalability of natural gas, they are concentrating data center construction near abundant natural gas reserves, with several regional hubs emerging as popular destinations due to their access to pipelines, processing plants, and low land costs, while also navigating complex regulatory hurdles and environmental approvals.

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At a Utah Public Service Commission technical conference, Enbridge presented plans to extend high‑pressure natural gas to Fairfield, Utah, describing engineering choices, outreach results and cost and schedule estimates. Commissioners focused on program spending caps, per‑customer costs (about $99,000 by the company’s example), soil‑management ordn

Benin has demonstrated considerable progress and commitment to utilizing renewable energy resources, particularly through solar power.