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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 users to switch to backup generators during a winter storm…
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GM Software Update Lets EV Owners Sell Power Back to U.S. Grid

GM Vehicle-to-Grid launches via a June 9 software update, allowing some U.S. EV owners to…
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California and Oregon Coastal Communities Grapple With Offshore Wind

Coastal communities in California and Oregon are weighing the impacts and benefits of offshore wind…
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OEB Launches New 2026 Public EV Charging Rate

Ontario’s energy regulator will introduce a discounted charging-station electricity rate in 2026, cutting delivery costs…
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LightHouse sensor platform boosts grid observability for European DSOs

LightHouse Smart Grid Sensors advance waveform analytics and real-time monitoring to improve DSO grid visibility,…
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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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ELEKTROS Launches Agentic AI Smart Grid Initiative to Reduce Heatwave Strain

Agentic AI Smart Grid initiative applies edge computing, SCADA analytics, demand response, and battery storage…
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Microgrid experts urge utilities to use distributed resources beyond backup

Microgrid Operations are moving beyond emergency backup as utilities examine distributed energy resources for peak…
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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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