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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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Electric distribution spending is affected by the number of customers served, the amount of electricity sold, the number of miles of electric distribution wire installed (line miles), and the maximum amount of load on the lines at one time (peak load).

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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While maglev trains are in use throughout the world, those systems are primarily high-speed test environment systems where speeds reach in excess of 250 miles per hour. Both rely on the principle of stator motor design and magnetic induction to create propulsive physical forces. ferromagnetic aluminum, copper, etc.)

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GM’s new RWD PHEV system for Cadillac CT6 designed for fun-to-drive high performance as well as efficiency; Volt on steroids

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seconds; delivers an all-electric range of more than 60 km (37 miles) and an all-electric top speed of 125 km/h (78 mph); and features combined fuel consumption of less than 2.0 With bar winding construction, GM can pack in more copper, with about half of the DC resistance of the stator. L/100 km (117.7 Click to enlarge.

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6 Spectacular North American Train Trips

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for a four-hour, 114-mile run through the Canadian Shield wilderness, with a prerecorded onboard commentary highlighting points of interest along the way. mile run from Fort Bragg to Glen Blair Junction, a trackside clearing in a redwood grove. The train leaves at 8 a.m.

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A 2.2 GW Maryland offshore wind farm just took a big leap forward

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Photo Collections on Pexels.com US Wind , a proposed 2.2 gigawatt (GW) Maryland offshore wind farm, just took a major step toward securing all of its federal permits by the end of 2024. US Wind’s lease area is approximately 10 miles off the Maryland coast and approximately 10.4 Get started here. The post A 2.2

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Following a River Through the Heart of the Berkshires

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Notions of Edenic riverbanks came from my mom reading “The Wind in the Willows” out loud after dinner — not from encounters with the actual river that flowed 330 yards from our front door. and then parallels the Hudson River to the west and the Connecticut River to the east on its approximately 150-mile journey south toward Long Island Sound.