The Marinus Link, an Australian electricity interconnector, has received a $2.5 billion commitment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Red Eléctrica has begun work on the underwater power line for the first of two circuits that will connect Ceuta with the Spanish Peninsula.| News | Smart Energy International
Based in the Washington DC area, the firm is actively engaged with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, state Public Utility Commissions, Regional Transmission Organizations, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Congressional committees, the administration, and various stakeholders.| Grid Strategies
Discover why colocation data centers outperform hyperscalers in edge computing by leveraging population proximity and multi-tenant economics| DataBank | Data Center Evolved
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I don’t have a new photo to share, but this afternoon, I saw a young robin pecking the ground in the orchard. It had the slightly mottled chest coloring of a juvenile. It didn’t stay long, it quickly flew away, but it brought me a moment of hope. I can’t prove it, but I think […]| Finding Our Way Home
Maryland Public Service Commission has voted to adopt a comprehensive suite of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interconnection rules.| Smart Energy International
The PJM electricity market faces a capacity shortfall, due to rising demand and a slow and inefficient interconnection process. As millions of people across the region face rate hikes due to this capacity shortfall, the states that are part of the PJM market are seeking new ways to take action to help keep power affordable and reliable. In the face of these challenges, some stakeholders are seeking to attract more natural gas power plants to PJM states. However, natural gas power plants are...| Advanced Energy Perspectives
Last May, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 1920, a landmark order requiring all transmission providers to engage in multi-value long-term regional transmission planning. The order grants states significant opportunities to engage in this process. In December, the Commission issued Order No. 1920-A, responding to issues raised on rehearing (where parties can argue that the Commission should have ruled differently on specific issues in the final order). Order No. 1920-A...| Advanced Energy Perspectives
The EIB has pledged €1.6 billion to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France.| Smart Energy International
AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is one of the largest Internet Exchange Points in the world; established in the 1990s in Amsterdam.| Stackscale
ESpanix is a Spanish non-profit organization that manages and maintains a neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Spain.| Stackscale
DE-CIX (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange) is one of the Internet Exchange Points that carries more traffic worldwide.| Stackscale
Although wholesale electricity prices began to fall in 2023, transmission value remained high in certain areas - highlighting its "unique" value.| Smart Energy International
Der EU-Kommissar Thierry Breton trommelt für eine weitreichende Reform der EU-Märkte für Telekommunikation und holte dazu ein öffentliches Stimmungsbild ein. Wir haben uns angesehen, wie die Zivilgesellschaft die Deregulierungsfantasien des französischen EU-Politikers beantwortet hat.| netzpolitik.org
Economist/NYT opinion writer Paul Krugman coined the term “Zombie idea” to describe an idea that, despite being repeatedly refuted with evidence, keeps coming back. Not surprisingly, zombie ideas typically have powerful constituencies that benefit from the adoption of the zombie idea they push, and who invest a great deal of...Continue reading| Wetmachine
EBRD is providing a €45 million financing package to Tunisia’s electricity operator STEG for their interconnection project with Italy.| Smart Energy International
According to DNV, ASEAN regional cooperation can cut $800 billion (11%) from the overall net present cost of decarbonisation by 2050| Smart Energy International
Fire in the wood stove during the April storm. In the midst of a 55-hour power outage, before I knew how long it would actually be, I was sitting in front of the wood stove which had kept us warm f…| Finding Our Way Home
Southern Africa's Power Pool and Development Community have launched a transmission financing facility of $1.3 billion for interconnection.| Smart Energy International
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) facilitate traffic exchange and accelerate communications by enabling local traffic exchange.| Stackscale