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Picture this scenario: At 2:37 a.m. during a storm, lightning strikes a distribution feeder line in rural Wisconsin. A massive power surge races through the distribution network. Instead of triggering ...

Willing to let your utility borrow your thermostat? It could help save billions of dollars in infrastructure costs while lowering your power bill. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led ...