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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, highlighting grid reliability, supply chain resiliency and critical minerals as…
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Grid-forming inverters take center stage as Europe seeks system resilience

Grid-Forming Inverters are being trialed and deployed across Europe to deliver synthetic inertia, fault current,…
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Masdar secures $5.1bn financing for 24/7 gigascale renewable project in Abu Dhabi

Masdar 24/7 Clean Energy Project secures $5.1bn financing to deliver round-the-clock power in Abu Dhabi,…
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West Wind Clean Energy Project Launched

Nova Scotia’s West Wind Clean Energy Project aims to harness offshore wind power to deliver…
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Germany faces potential power shortfall by 2030

Germany may face an electricity shortfall of 10–24 gigawatts by 2030 as it retires coal…
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Winter Storm Leaves Over One Million US Customers Without Power

Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States, prompting heavy snow, freezing rain, and power…
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France to speed up data centre grid connections via underground cables

France Data Centre Grid Connections move ahead as the government considers temporary links to underground…
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European Energy Sector Calls for Fast-Track Long-Duration Storage Framework

Industry and energy users across Europe are urging the European Commission to accelerate the development…
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From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations

From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations

For decades, substation protection and substation maintenance were treated as separate disciplines. Protection relays existed

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Substation Cybersecurity in the Digital Era: NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and Protecting the IEC 61850 Network

Substation Cybersecurity in the Digital Era: NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and Protecting the IEC 61850 Network

Every benefit that digital substations and IEC 61850 networking bring to T&D operations comes with

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Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies

Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies

The substation was originally designed to manage power flowing in one direction, from generation through

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Digital Substations and the IEC 61850 Standard: The Architecture Behind Today’s Smart Grid

Digital Substations and the IEC 61850 Standard: The Architecture Behind Today’s Smart Grid

For most of the history of the electric power industry, substations were built around copper.

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The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety

The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety

For much of the trade’s history, the most important safety lessons in line work were

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Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”

Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”

Why Grounding Remains a Source of Serious Injury

Grounding is one of the most emphasized

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