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Europe's grid backlog stalls renewables as €100 billion awaits connection

European Grid Backlog is delaying renewables across Europe, as distribution queues stall grid connection for solar, wind and battery storage. DSOs, interconnection bottlenecks and €100…
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EU guidance urges undergrounding and upgrades for climate-resilient T&D

Grid Climate Resilience guidance details undergrounding, higher poles, low-sag conductors, and software-based dynamic line rating…
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New grid technologies could unlock more U.S. transmission capacity

Grid-Enhancing Technologies could expand U.S. transmission capacity through dynamic line ratings, advanced conductors and power…
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Midwest Communities Press State Lawmakers to Limit Data Center T&D Burdens

Midwest Data Center Regulation accelerates as counties adopt moratoria and state lawmakers weigh measures to…
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AI Data Centers Push Power Grids as Energy Costs Rise

AI data centers are driving up electricity demand as companies scale artificial intelligence. Former Facebook…
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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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Isaccea-Vulcanesti overhead line disconnected after attacks; Moldova shifts supply

Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line disconnection forces Moldova to reroute electricity via 110 kV interconnection lines with…
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Global Wind Service strengthens North American presence with expansion into Canada

Global Wind Service Canada expansion establishes a local business unit to support North American wind…
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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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