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States Move to Restrict Data Center Growth as Grid and Utility Concerns Mount

A growing number of U.S. states are moving to slow or block new data center construction, as residents and lawmakers raise alarms over electricity demand,…
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Canada unveils plan to double electricity grid by 2050, flags smart-grid role

Canada Grid Doubling Plan outlines a path to expand generation, upgrade transmission, partner with Indigenous…
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Canada Energy Future 2026: Transmission, T&D Investment Needed for Climate Risks

Canada Energy Future 2026 outlines rising electricity demand and significant transmission and distribution investment needs,…
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Texas Authorizes Emergency Grid Backup Power

Texas officials granted emergency authority for the grid operator to direct data centers and large…
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Massachusetts Begins Wide Smart Meter Rollout to Modernize Grid and Billing

Massachusetts Smart Meter Rollout delivers near real-time usage data, supports time-of-use rates, and advances grid…
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UN: Renewables Power Essential Services in Crisis-Hit Middle East

Middle East Renewables are powering hospitals, water systems and schools across crisis-hit countries, with solar…
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EU opens consultation on Dutch electricity market reforms to tackle shortages

Dutch electricity market consultation invites stakeholder input on EU reforms, supply security, and market design.…
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Energy Storage Canada urges Ontario to unlock BTM battery capacity

Ontario BTM Battery Capacity leads the call for a Distributed Reliability Track to contract behind-the-meter…
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Latest Electricity Today Magazine Articles

AI Integration in Transformer Oil Diagnostics: A New Era for Dissolved Gas Analysis

AI Integration in Transformer Oil Diagnostics: A New Era for Dissolved Gas Analysis

Transformer oil is more than an insulating and cooling medium. It is also a detailed

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AI Integration in Substations: From Data Collection to Intelligent Decisions

AI Integration in Substations: From Data Collection to Intelligent Decisions

Modern substations generate enormous amounts of data. Protection relays record events and waveforms, monitoring systems

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Smart Grid and Substations: Where Grid Modernization Takes Shape

Smart Grid and Substations: Where Grid Modernization Takes Shape

The smart grid is often described in terms of smart meters, customer apps, and distributed

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Power Transformer Monitoring and Communications: Protecting the Grid’s Most Critical Assets

Power Transformer Monitoring and Communications: Protecting the Grid’s Most Critical Assets

Large power transformers are among the most expensive and least replaceable assets in any electrical

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Intelligent Substations: The Digital Foundation of the Modern Grid

Intelligent Substations: The Digital Foundation of the Modern Grid

For most of the last century, the electrical substation was a place of copper, relays,

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Optimizing Distribution Reliability Through Recloser Testing

Optimizing Distribution Reliability Through Recloser Testing

Reclosers play an important role in distribution system reliability by detecting fault conditions, interrupting current,

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