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Animal interference is one of the top three causes of power outages for Memphis, Light, Gas and Water customers.

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Often, when we think of creating a smart home, we usually focus on devices like smart thermostats, smart security, and robot vacuums. In ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are utilizing faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL team developed ...

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Prasad Kandula and Marcio Magri Kimpara set up testing of ORNL-developed medium-voltage circuit breakers that use affordable semiconductors to protect grid systems that use direct current. Researchers ...

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