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Innovative Device Brings Fault-Testing to the Edge of the Grid, Improving Power System Reliability
S&C Electric Co., an employee-owned company with global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, rolled out an innovative solution designed to mitigate nuisance outages for power customers located on the grid edge. The new VacuFuse II Self-Resetting Interrupter has the ability to test if a fault is temporary, and if so, it automatically restores power, eliminating the […]
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Press Releases
Duquesne Light Company Unveils New Substation in Oakland
Will play an important role in enhancing service reliability and resiliency in the community PITTSBURGH — Last month, Duquesne Light Company (DLC) officially unveiled its latest substation as the company continues investing in critical infrastructure to improve service reliability and resiliency. Located in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, the Riazzi Substation — named after retired DLC President […]
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Environmental
20 ‘Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters’ Hit U.S. in 2021
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), which calls itself “the Nation’s Scorekeeper in terms of addressing severe weather and climate events,” reported that there were 20 “weather/climate disaster events” with losses exceeding $1 billion each that affected the U.S. in 2021. These events included one drought event, two […]
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Commentary
How FERC Can Have a Positive Impact on Grid Reliability
As the regulator for much of our nation’s wholesale electric and natural gas markets, actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directly impact the U.S. economy. The agency’s response to
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History
2021: A Dark Year for Electricity Security, Reliability
While 2021 kicked off short on optimism given chaos from the COVID-19 pandemic, the year was characterized by an extraordinary series of critical energy crises. Power blackouts, brownouts, interconnection mismatches, severe fuel shortages, and near-misses affected nearly every region in the world. Here’s a brief look back at some of the events that characterized 2021. […]
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Press Releases
Hitachi Energy wins major contract for the first-of-its-kind sub-sea power transmission network in the MENA region advancing a sustainable energy future for Abu Dhabi
HVDC Light® will connect low-carbon power from the mainland grid to ADNOC’s production operations as a strategic project to enable a sustainable, flexible and secure power supply. Zurich | 22 December, 2021 – Hitachi Energy today announced it has won a major order from Samsung C&T Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction […]
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GE Digital Will Acquire Opus One Solutions to Advance the Energy Transition
Combined technology portfolio to enable broad, rapid adoption of renewables and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) at all points on the grid Creates interoperable portfolio that will help utilities forecast, manage, optimize, and trade renewables coming onto the electric grid Merges a century of continuous GE innovation with a talented team of Opus One engineers and […]
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T&D
GE Digital Announces UK ‘Smart Substation’ Project
GE Digital has announced a partnership with UK Power Networks (UKPN) for the launch of a smart substation project designed to support renewable energy power generation across the United Kingdom. The agreement announced Dec. 9 involves the installation of powerful computers in a series of substations. The project, known as Constellation, will leverage advances in […]
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