For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...
The Grain Belt Express (GBX) is set to be the largest transmission line in U.S. history, spanning 800 miles and delivering 5 GW of power. It connects four grid regions, enhancing reliability and ...
The $2.4-billion RioSol clean-energy transmission project between New Mexico and Arizona gained Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval earlier this month to sell clean energy capacity on the ...
Power transmission lines (TLs) are ubiquitous, spanning diverse landscapes, including forests, agricultural regions, as well as mountains. Therefore, it is crucial to develop novel technologies to ...
The U.S. Energy Dept. has withdrawn a $4.9-billion conditional loan guarantee for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express transmission line, claiming financial shortcomings that officials determined were ...
Fresh off the ASCE/SEI Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures (ETS) Conference in Dallas this September, I was energized by what has become the premier gathering in our industry. With over ...
The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) on Wednesday recorded another milestone from Phase 1 of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) as its FGN Power Company signed a $328.8 million ...
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A lot of work and attention these days is focusing on new ways to generate power – but if we keep depending on utility companies to move a lot of that energy around and deliver it ...
A transmission line is a far more complex piece of equipment than many people realize. In its simplest form it may be considered as just a pair of wires merely carrying ac power. Usually in these ...