AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDisaster Response: Houston storm outages are climbing, with CenterPoint reporting 359 outages affecting ~7,000 customers and Entergy Texas reporting 3,005 customers impacted as rain, wind gusts, and hail risk trigger a Flood Watch. Grid Resilience: Hawaiian Electric has ended its Big Island Public Safety Power Shutoff watch after winds eased, but crews and monitoring continue in high wildfire-exposure areas. Renewables Push: China researchers report record efficiency for next-gen all-perovskite tandem solar cells (30.3% rigid, 28.0% flexible), aiming to make clean power cheaper. Policy & Costs: Kerala’s regulator warns KSEB against costly short-term power buys and presses for faster pumped-storage and battery storage plans. Local Execution: Andhra Pradesh is accelerating electric bus charging buildout under PM e-Bus Sewa, with 1,050 buses sanctioned across 11 cities. Security & Power: Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s bridges and electric power plants, while U.S. officials discuss an Iran framework tied to nuclear limits and Strait of Hormuz access.
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