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Rally for Clean Energy, Lower Bills Amid Rising PA Costs

https://fox56.com/news/local/experts-community-members-rally-behind-clean-energy-lower-bills-amid-rising-pa-costs

Affordable Pennsylvania hosts roundtable discussion as electricity prices surge 46% since 2018, with advocates calling for renewable energy solutions and thousands of clean energy projects awaiting grid connection

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Hearing Hosted on Keeping Construction Jobs Local

https://www.pasenategop.com/news/robinson-hosts-hearing-on-keeping-construction-jobs-local/

Sen. Devlin Robinson hosts Labor and Industry Committee hearing on SB 1076 requiring half of workers on public projects exceeding $500K be Pennsylvania residents or from neighboring counties

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Why We Don't Put More Power Lines Underground

https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/02/26/underground-power-lines-outages-electricity-utility-blizzard-hurricane

Analysis of why utilities resist burying power lines despite reduced outages from blizzards and hurricanes, examining cost and technical challenges

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$26.5B Secured for Grid Upgrades

https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/alabama-power-secures-part-of-265-billion-loan-for-electrical-grid-upgrades.html

Alabama Power secures portion of $26.5 billion federal loan program designated for electrical grid infrastructure modernization and upgrades

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AI Boom Faces Electric Shock

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-ai-boom-faces-electric-shock-2026-02-25/

US artificial intelligence expansion confronts major electricity supply constraints as power demand from data centers strains grid capacity

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