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The Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years, seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat have occurred…
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Since Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the electrical infrastructure of the U.S. Northeast in 2012, there has been heightened awareness in the press…
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The evidence of human-induced climate change grows stronger with every scientific report. While action to mitigate rising temperatures is increasingly urgent…
When European Union leaders committed, in October 2009, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80%, they essentially set up a long-term vision…
Climate change has become a major concern worldwide. Major scientific organizations now agree that it is…
Preparing for, responding to, coping with, and managing the aftermath of severe impacts on electrical power system grids due to extreme weather events…
Power system infrastructure is subject to damage from a wide range of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning storms, snow…
In recent years, extreme weather events have severely affected the performance of the electric grid…
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Letters to the EditorRead more
Readers are encouraged to share their views on issues affecting the electric power engineering…
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Leader’s CornerRead more
Our industry has experienced significant changes in last decade caused by new technology trends, environmental drivers and weather patterns…
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The IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition is not only known for the largest gathering of exhibitors and its very informative technical program but for being a world-class party every two years!
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Book ReviewRead more
One book is reviewed in this issue, which looks at the energy sustainability in the Azores…
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CalendarRead more
The IEEE Power & Energy Society website features a meetings section, which includes calls for papers and…
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In My ViewRead more
New York City is where Thomas A. Edison, Con Edison’s founder and namesake, established the world’s first central power plant …
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