AI data center growth is driving unprecedented electricity demand, exposing U.S. grid and transmission constraints. The 2025 ...

Utilities and other energy providers in the West need to add more than 12,600 miles of new electric transmission lines in the ...

It can take a decade to build transmission lines, and construction fell to an all-time low in 2022. The delays make the US's aging power grid more vulnerable to extreme weather and blackouts. New ...

A new report has issued the Texas power grid a "D-" grade, citing ERCOT's failure to connect with neighboring states and a ...

Reliable electricity service is essential to the nation’s health, welfare, and security. In 2000, the National Academy of Engineering named the modern transmission system as one of the greatest ...

The historic decision to build 18 high-voltage transmission lines was hailed as a model for the nation as utilities grapple with how to integrate renewables into the grid. The Midwest grid operator ...

America’s energy system has a problem: Solar and wind developers want to build renewable energy at a breakneck pace — and historic climate legislation has fueled their charge with financial incentives ...

Extending Distributed Generation Permissive (DGP) technology to 69kV sub-transmission enables dependable islanding protection ...

Many of the electric transmission grids in service around the world were designed and built more than a half century ago. While changes and upgrades have obviously been made over the years, the ...