Behind the Curtain: Power Grid Resilience for Data Centers

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:04:49 +0000

By Kyle Julian, Regional Director, Commercial & Industrial Sales, U.S. West Without data centers, life as we know it would collapse. That may sound like hyperbole, but our entire digital economy relies on data centers. But it turns out that data centers use a lot of electricity. In fact, the … [continued]

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Driving on Electric Avenue—Innovation Pushes Energy Transformation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:14:00 +0000

A seismic shift is ongoing in the energy space, as transportation, industry, and other sectors turn toward electricity and away from fossil fuels to supply their power. The push for decarbonization of the

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The Journey to a Smart Grid: Funding and New Technology Make It Possible

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:14:00 +0000

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With the U.S. government funneling billions of dollars into new grid infrastructure, and private companies rolling out new systems to mitigate outages and developing artificial intelligence that can predict

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Enhancing and Hardening the U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000

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It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand

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Enhancing and Hardening the U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000

Transmission-distribution-T&D-power-grid-infrastructure

It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand

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Can the Power Grid Handle More EVs?

Credit to Author: Anders Sjoelin| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:58:24 +0000

Only about 1% of the 250 million cars, SUVs, and light-duty trucks on American roads are electric vehicles (EVs). But that’s about to change. While it’s difficult to estimate future sales, an analysis by IHS Markit projects that up to 30% of new car sales could be electric by 2030, rising to up to 45% […]

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