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$3B in Transmission Substation and Line Projects Proposed in Pacific Northwest

October 16, 2024 admin bonneville power administration, bpa, full coverage, news, pacific northwest, power, Power Demand, reliability, T&D, transmission

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:11:07 +0000

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has identified 13 new transmission substation and line projects designed to reinforce the Pacific Northwest’s electric grid. If constructed, these projects would accommodate regional load […]

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3 Steps for Utility Companies to Get Started with Undergrounding

October 10, 2024 admin abb, Business, full coverage, grid hardening, news, power, reliability, Smart Grid, sustainability, T&D, underground

Credit to Author: Jack Bellissimo| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:32:42 +0000

The U.S. electric grid is under more strain than ever to support exponential electricity demand due to artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, electric vehicles, and hotter temperatures. Its infrastructure is […]

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PJM Capacity Auction Prices Surge Over Nine-Fold, Signal Urgent Need for New Power Generation

July 31, 2024 admin 2025/2026 capacity auction, Business, Coal, electricity market, energy demand, energy security, energy supply, full coverage, Gas, generator retirements, grid, investment signals, Markets, new generation, news, pjm, Power Demand, power generation, reliability, reliability pricing model, retirements, rto, trends, wholesale power market

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:55:13 +0000

Prices at PJM Interconnection’s 2025/2026 base residual auction (BRA) spiked to $269.92/MW-day for most resources in the wholesale power market, pointing to a tightening supply-demand balance that could have significant […]

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

June 28, 2024 admin Business, Distribution, dlr, dynamic line rating, full coverage, gets, grid enhancing technologies, grid hardening, International, news, power, power grid, reliability, resiliency, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, transmission, transmission and distribution

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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U.S. Power Distribution System Reliability Has Declined Over the Past Decade: How to Make It Better

June 13, 2024 admin Business, fpl, full coverage, news, power, power grid, power podcasts, reliability, resiliency, s&c electric company, saidi, saifi, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:16:10 +0000

SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) and SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index) are widely used reliability indices that measure the performance of power distribution systems. SAIDI represents the total […]

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Communities Embrace Distributed Energy for Economic Uplift

June 11, 2024 admin combined heat and power, Community, ders, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Distributed Generation, distributed power, microgrid, news, power, reliability, resiliency, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Emily Newton| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:28:57 +0000

Global communities increasingly turn to distributed energy resources (DERs) to boost their local economies and enhance energy resilience. Generating and managing power locally cuts energy costs and fosters sustainable development. […]

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How Regulatory Burdens and Misguided Incentives Are Degrading Power System Reliability

May 14, 2024 admin Business, Coal, electric power supply association, EPA, epsa, ferc, full coverage, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, nerc, news, power grid, power podcasts, regulatory, reliability, Solar, T&D, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 12:55:43 +0000

It’s no secret that the U.S. electric power system has undergone a remarkable transition that continues today. Coal-fired generation, which was the leading source of power generation during the 20th […]

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States, Trade Groups Sue EPA Over New Fossil Fuel Rules

May 9, 2024 admin Business, CCS, climate change, Coal, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, full coverage, Gas, lawsuits, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, nma, nreca, pjm, reliability, retirements, states, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 22:41:20 +0000

More than two dozen states and a handful of trade groups filed separate lawsuits in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging parts of the Environmental Protection […]

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Eaton Among Groups Supporting Microgrid Buildout in Puerto Rico

May 1, 2024 admin distributed energy, Distributed Generation, eaton, enel north america, hurricanes, hybrid power, Manufacturing, microgrid, news, Plant Design, Puerto Rico, reliability, resilience, Solar, Storms, Weather

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:05:43 +0000

Companies operating in Puerto Rico have paid particular attention to the reliability and resiliency of their power supply after a series of major hurricanes battered the island in recent years. Those storms

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FERC: Improved Preparations Mitigated January Winter Storms, Resulting in No Load Shed

April 30, 2024 admin cold-weather preparedness, derates, elliott, energy security, Extreme weather, ferc, force majeur, forced outages, full coverage, Gas, gerri, heather, Management, natura gas-electric coordination, nerc, news, power, reliability, uri, Winter Storm

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:17:13 +0000

Reliability measures implemented after Winter Storm Uri and Elliott were largely effective at averting distress on the power and natural gas systems during two severe arctic storms that swept across […]

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