Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:31 +0000

You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, […]

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Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:27:12 +0000

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a G4-level severe geomagnetic storm watch, urging the North American power grid to prepare for a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) […]

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Isolated & Alone, Texas Power Grid Shivved By Louisiana Lawmakers

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:07:39 +0000

The beleaguered Texas power grid could get some much-needed help from the proposed Southern Spirit transmission line, except for a monkey wrench thrown into the works by state legislators in Louisiana.

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Virtual Power Plants: An Untapped Resource for Improving Grid Reliability

Credit to Author: Gisela Glandt| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:02:13 +0000

Utilities are in a tricky spot. While reliability is one of three key focus areas for utilities as they navigate the clean energy transition, along with decarbonization and affordability, it’s […]

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Data Centers Might Be Catalyst for Modernizing U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:04:25 +0000

Rapid growth in the U.S. data center market is ushering in a new era of power demand and testing the ability of electric utilities to keep pace with this surging […]

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Vietnamese Distribution Grid Automation System a Winning Project

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:46:56 +0000

Vietnam Electricity Group’s Ho Chi Minh City Power Corp. (EVNHCMC) deployed a distribution automation system that facilitates automatic—and very quick—fault detection and handling with a success rate of

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Strengthening America’s Electric Power Grid: How the Government and Industry Are Improving T&D Systems

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:26:32 +0000

The U.S. transmission and distribution (T&D) network is reliable and well-maintained, but as renewable energy continues being added to the grid, and demand increases due to growing data center needs […]

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Mitigating EMP and GMD Risks for Power Grid Resilience

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:33:24 +0000

Risks posed by geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events add challenges to an already complex power system environment. But they remain crucial to address. How prepared is the […]

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Building a Better Grid—Infrastructure Upgrades Require Ingenuity, Innovation, and Investment

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:31:28 +0000

The need for more reliability and resilience of power delivery, both in the U.S. and worldwide, has utilities and grid operators looking for solutions to the challenge of bolstering the […]

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The Transformer Crisis: An Industry on the Brink

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:31:27 +0000

Facing unprecedented lead times and skyrocketing costs, the transformer supply chain crisis threatens the backbone of the electric power industry, driving urgent calls for increased manufacturing capacity and innovative solutions. […]

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