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What does it really mean for electricity to be affordable? Is it the total cost of a bill, the rate at which electricity prices increase, or the share of household income needed to cover essential expenses?  

Seattle-based startup Endurance Energy recently tested the world’s first subsea geothermal power plant at Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano about 300 miles (500 kilometers) off the coast of Oregon. The results, announced last week, show that its technology is technically feasible.

A few years ago, Mast was reading through some scientific literature when he stumbled upon research about a houseplant wired to a motorized stand. When the plant wanted more light, electrical signals flowed through the living tissues. A control board sensed the current and wheeled the plant closer to the light source.

City Power wants a platform to monitor prepaid electricity purchases in near-real-time. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Pexels)

The International Society of Automation announced July 28 that Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has joined its ISASecure subsidiary, which is the globally recognized certification program that validates conformance with ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards for industrial automation and control systems (IACS).