Southwest US grid operator expanding into the west
Energy regulators on Thursday approved the Southwest Power Pool to expand its territory and become the first regional U.S.
Innovators prime creaky US power grid to lift higher loads
The United States' power grid has been singled out as a glaring weakness within its power system, with aging lines and ...
There’s a cheap, easy way to supercharge America’s power grid
There’s a cheaper, faster way to expand power grid capacity without waiting on massive new infrastructure projects.
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The cheapest way to supercharge America’s power grid
Advanced transmission technologies could sidestep permitting challenges and clear the bottleneck holding up hundreds of gigawatts’ worth of renewable-energy projects.
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US government proposes 10 ‘national interest’ transmission corridors
The US DoE has proposed 10 National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC), as shown in the featured image above, and is accepting public comment on the potential NIETCs. The DoE ...
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US states accept grid modernization challenge
In the past, expanding the capacity of the US power grid had relied on building new transmission lines with technologies that have not changed since the mid-20th century. However, today’s new ...
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Data centers could unlock 76GW of US grid capacity through optional curtailment - report
A new report has determined that data center operators could unlock up to 76GW of new capacity in the US ... and transmission lines. The study introduces a new concept: Curtailment-enabled headroom, ...