Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from aging power grid
The U.S. Department of Energy is allocating nearly $2 billion to improve the efficiency and capacity of the nation's aging power grid.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department is set to announce it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid, as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand spurred by artificial intelligence. The money will go toward […]
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An op-ed suggests that elevating the next light rail line through Downtown Seattle could save $10 billion. The author argues Sound Transit should study this option to address budget issues and accelerate the project.
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(Photo sent by Eddie in early September) After many months in which a sign like that one might have been your primary clue that Sound Transit is (or would be) doing field work leading up to West Seattle light-rail construction – soil sampling and other types of testing – there’s a new place to check. […]
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A K9 with the Portland Police Bureau was killed in an officer-involved shooting Thursday that resulted in the suspect's death.