Power demand is growing for the first time in decades as new load comes online from a manufacturing renaissance powered by the Inflation Reduction Act, surging data center usage driven by AI, and ...
There’s a great deal of work being done on the power delivery system to assist the world’s transitioning from fossil-fuels to clean energy. The grid needs modernization from its distribution networks ...
What happens when you build the largest machine in the world, but it’s still not big enough? That’s the situation the North American transmission system, the grid that connects power plants to ...
Restringing existing electric power infrastructure with more powerful lines could double transmission capacity on many long-distance conduction lines while saving money and cutting through ...
Advanced reconductoring involves replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials, significantly increasing the grid's capacity. The technique is faster, cheaper, and ...
Replacing the conductors on existing transmission lines can rapidly increase transmission capacity and “unlock” renewable energy at lower cost than building transmission in new rights-of-way, found a ...
A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports found. By Brad Plumer One of the biggest obstacles to ...