A project run by Eaton and NREL has developed a tool that can detect powerline faults otherwise difficult to detect, enabling utility companies to reduce the chance of both power outages and wildfires.| Latest Renewable Energy Updates, Trends & Insights
It's only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and Missouri Republicans killed the Grain Belt Express transmission line, but it's already clear rates will go up.| Latest Renewable Energy Updates, Trends & Insights
The 2025 West Coast Utility Best Practices Symposium showcased how sharing best practices and insights can cultivate a more resilient grid.| Latest Renewable Energy Updates, Trends & Insights
Ayr Energy offers products including power and distribution transformers, high-voltage circuit breakers, and medium-voltage switchgear.| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
PJM Interconnection has overseen two record-breaking capacity auctions, leading to costs that get passed on to consumers.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
GridX will add meter-level forecasting capabilities that directly inform rate design and analysis, improving pricing strategies.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
An ESIG report highlights why traditional approaches to long-term load and DER forecasting need to evolve to support the modern grid.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
Utility engineers and asset managers must determine the most economically viable path when transformers require attention.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
Itron's Nick Tumilowicz asserts a need for an integrated approach to grid management that processes and acts on real-time data at the edge.| Factor This™
Speakers at the Texas Clean Energy Summit debated whether large load customers pay their share and support grid reliability under a new law.| Energy Storage: Batteries & Grid Solutions
Analysis shows that California’s statewide distributed power plant program can provide net savings to consumers of up to $206 million over the next 3 years by tapping into home battery storage.| Factor This™
Opponents of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project have accused the company of engaging in scare tactics.| Factor This™
Transmission constraints are acknowledged as the biggest barrier to wind power development on both sides of the Atlantic. There is a simple solution though with grid enhancing technologies that can get more out of less, writes Ampacimon's Alexandre Baré.| Wind Power: Turbines, Wind Farms & Innovations
PJM Interconnection's 2026/2027 base residual auction fetched the FERC-mandated price cap in all zones, $329.17/MW-day.| Factor This™
As we scale fleet electrification, optimizing the interplay between microgrids and fleet charging with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and grid edge intelligence will be essential, writes Itron's Nick Tumilowicz.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
The Montana Public Service Commission will be scheduling a meeting soon to gather information on data centers following a series of recent announcements.| Factor This™
Utilities are using smart grid technologies and digitalization tools to modernize the power grid as customer expectations evolve.| Factor This™
Percepto, a provider of enterprise autonomous inspections, introduced an end-to-end AI-powered remote inspection solution for electric utilities at DISTRIBUTECH. By leveraging autonomous drones and advanced analytics, Percepto argues it enables continuous,... The post Autonomous drone company releases end-to-end AI powered remote inspection solution at DISTRIBUTECH appeared first on Percepto.| Percepto
The project has involved cooperation from 10 federal agencies, five state agencies and nine local authorities, plus stakeholders at all levels.| Factor This™
TVA plans to repurpose its retire Bull Run coal-fired plant with synchronous condensers for grid stability.| Factor This™
The first-ever DTECH Midwest, presented by OATI, is being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from July 14 through July 16, 2025.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
A new report highlights how traditional ways of setting rates don’t fit Big Tech’s massive, immediate demand for more electricity.| Factor This™
inGeniti wants to revolutionize energy optimization with Optima, a universal energy optimization solution.| Factor This™
BuildingLens, a participant in this year’s DTECH Initiate program, is focused on optimizing energy efficiency and building performance.| Factor This™
The outage began shortly after noon on April 28 in Spain and lasted through nightfall, disrupting businesses, transit systems, cellular networks, internet connectivity and other critical infrastructure.| Factor This™
Registration is now open for DTECH Midwest, presented by OATI, taking place July 14-16, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.| Factor This™
The $6.1 billion plan includes 26 proposed transmission projects meant to support dozens of GW of generation.| Factor This™
Pitch Aeronautics develops drone-deployable power line components and software solutions for the modern grid.| Factor This™
Senpilot, a participant in this year’s DTECH Initiate program, leverages AI to streamline utility operations.| Factor This™
A participant in this year’s DTECH Initiate program, IO Aerospace offers high-altitude remote sensing to provide utilities with high-resolution data.| Factor This™
CAISO has approved 31 infrastructure projects to help meet increasing load growth and changing grid conditions.| Factor This™
Toumetis leverages predictive analytics and machine learning to reduce power outages and improve grid reliability.| Factor This™
DTECH Initiate progam participant Ferro Power Solutions provides software solutions for asset management, compliance, and more.| Factor This™
