FERC’s final regional transmission rule is coming soon. It has one shot to get it right.

April 18, 2024

Ray Long

What do Clark Griswold’s Christmas lights display, Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption” guitar solo and our electric supply all have in common? It takes wires for the magic to happen.

Wires are the unsung heroes that make holiday lights sparkle, put the “rock” in rock-n-roll and power everything at the end of a plug. In the energy industry, wires are transmission lines. But unlike Clark, who can purchase a new extension cord at the local Ace Hardware, or Eddie, who can replace a broken patch cord at Guitar Center, America’s electric grid requires a bit more effort to fix and upgrade — and it desperately needs it.

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How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion

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14 hours ago

October 8, 2026

Alice Rush

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How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion

Rosemary visits DTU Wind & Energy Systems in Denmark, where Nicolai Frost-Jensen Johansen explains rain erosion testing, tip speed, and LEP defects.

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How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion

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This Guy Is Bucking the Trend

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22 hours ago

October 7, 2026

Alice Rush

If it’s true that David Valadao is moving back in line with Trump (which seems exceptionally unlikely in California), this jackass is in the slim minority. Most congressional Republicans are trying to pretend they’ve never heard of Trump.

The representative’s district is in the rural farming region in Central California, but still, aligning oneself with Trump makes no more sense than cozying up to skin cancer.