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GE Vernova to Support India’s Energy Transition With 6-GW HVDC Transmission Project
GE Vernova announced on Nov. 6 that it has been officially chosen by PowerGrid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to deliver a critical 6-GW High-Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) transmission corridor. The…
 
TenneT Selects Orbital Eye to Monitor Construction of Major Dutch Electricity Highway from Space
Satellite-based monitoring provides greater visibility of construction activities along the Rilland–Tilburg high-voltage connection, supporting efficient project supervision and targeted field inspections. As the Netherlands accelerates the expansion of its electricity…
Exelon Executive Sees Potential Return to Regulated Generation to Meet Soaring Demand
Four years after separating from Constellation Energy, Exelon is expanding its transmission business and pressing for a greater role in power generation. Executive Vice President Carim Khouzami explains why rising…
Reconductoring and Pipeline Integrity: Planning for the Shared Transmission Corridor
Some of the most valuable real estate in the U.S. energy system is hidden in plain sight: the utility corridor. These narrow strips of land carry high-voltage alternating current (HVAC)…
 
When Commercial Demand Takes the Lead: Rethinking Grid Planning for a New Load Era
For decades, electric utilities have planned around a relatively predictable relationship between population growth, economic activity, weather and electricity consumption. Demand increased gradually, infrastructure investments followed long-term forecasts and utilities…
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The Grid Reliability Risk Hiding on High-Voltage Insulation
A high-voltage insulator can look unchanged for years while its operating environment steadily alters the conditions on its surface. Salt carried inland from a coast, industrial residue, road dust, moisture,…
Why DERs Are Necessary to Support the Power Grid
A famous aphorism goes like this: “Doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result, is one definition of insanity.” In the world of electricity transmission, there…
Executive Order 14421: Managing the Risk of a Ban on Chinese Grid Equipment
The nation’s electric grid depends heavily on foreign-made equipment, much of it from China. Depending on how the Dept. of Energy (DOE) chooses to implement Executive Order 14421 through its…
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Grid Resilience Is About More Than Adding Capacity
How much more generation will the U.S. need to meet rising electricity demand? It’s an important question, but it isn’t the only one the power industry needs to answer. As…
Solar, Storage, and the Day the Grid Goes Dark
U.S. electricity customers averaged 11 hours of power interruptions in 2024, and major events accounted for 80% of that time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In recent years,…
Maintaining Uninterrupted Operations Amid Persistent Drastic Weather Conditions
Severe weather conditions have become constant. Cyclones, storms, heatwaves, floods, and droughts continue to put critical infrastructure, homes, livelihoods, and lives at risk in the U.S. and around the world.…
Keeping the Lights on When Power Demand Fluctuates
Data centers do what any industry would to continue operations during a power outage: Quickly pivot to their own emergency energy. As reported in several media outlets, a 10-minute grid…
Powering Data Centers: Seven Must-Do Items for Renewable Energy Developers
It’s now well understood that load growth on the grid is exponential and driven primarily by data centers. A range of generation types are racing to meet this demand. Renewable…