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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 to protect overhead lines from heatwaves, storms, wet snow, and…
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Spain and Ireland sign MoU to study undersea electricity interconnector

Spain-Ireland electricity interconnector: Governments signed a three-year MoU to study technical and economic feasibility, tasking…
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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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NJ Plant Faces $1 Million OSHA Fine Following LOTO Fatality

OSHA cited Taylor Farms New Jersey for willful safety violations after a fatal lockout/tagout failure,…
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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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Orion to Install 105 DC Fast Chargers for Boston Public Schools in $4M Project

Boston Public Schools EV Chargers advance DC fast chargers, fleet electrification, school buses, and charging…
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Europe's grid backlog stalls clean-energy rollout, costing billions

European Grid Backlog is delaying connection queues across the EU, stranding renewable energy and battery…
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California Solar and Battery Electricity Displacing Nat Gas Generation

California’s rise in solar and battery electricity is cutting into natural gas generation, with utilities…
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Latest Electricity Today Magazine Articles

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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