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    Making sense of the complicated world of power quality and offering guidance on how to improve power reliability.

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    How Power Quality Analysis Can Lead to Improved Energy Efficiency

    Aug. 12, 2024
    In an era where energy efficiency is paramount, power quality analysis stands out as a critical practice for optimizing operational performance and reducing costs.
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    The 15 Most Unusual Power Outages of 2024

    Jan. 6, 2025
    A look at the most unusual worldwide power outages of 2024.
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    NEMA Launches New Standard to Boost Energy Storage for Data Centers

    Dec. 27, 2024
    NEMA’s BESS Standard provides guidelines to optimize energy storage for AI-driven data centers
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    The Economic Cost of Power Quality Problems

    Dec. 19, 2024
    Accurately determining the financial impact of PQ issues is key to addressing these problems head on and preventing future ones.
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    U.S. Energy Storage Market Hits Record Growth in Q3 2024, Driven by Grid-Scale and Residential Installations

    Dec. 16, 2024
    The U.S. energy storage market continued its strong growth in Q3 of 2024.

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