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North Carolina Advocates Urge Utilities to Create Data-Center T&D Rates

North Carolina Data Center Rates move to the forefront as consumer advocates urge regulators to create utilities tariffs that make large-load users cover grid expansion…
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Co-ops Turn to Distributed Batteries as Data Center Demand Strains T&D

Co-op Energy Storage is accelerating as not-for-profit utilities deploy distributed batteries to manage data center…
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ChargeScape and Rivian Partner to Enroll EV Batteries in Utility Managed-Charging

Rivian ChargeScape Partnership will enroll Rivian EV batteries in utility managed charging, connecting drivers to…
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Hydro-Quebec posts record investments to strengthen grid and EV readiness

Hydro-Québec Q1 2026 Investments climb as the utility reports $1.85B net income, accelerating grid upgrades,…
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BC Hydro Takes Ranchers to Court Over Hydro Line

BC Hydro is suing a ranching family in Vanderhoof, B.C. for blocking access to a…
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Canada Energy Future 2026: Transmission, T&D Investment Needed for Climate Risks

Canada Energy Future 2026 outlines rising electricity demand and significant transmission and distribution investment needs,…
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BC Wildfire Service warns of elevated risk; wildfires threaten overhead lines

BC Wildfire Risk 2026 elevates concern for overhead lines and distribution assets as drought, low…
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Evidence Links Southern California Edison Transmission Line to Eaton Fire

Eaton Fire Investigation centers on surveillance video and utility records indicating an idle transmission line…
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Latest Electricity Today Magazine Articles

From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations

From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations

For decades, substation protection and substation maintenance were treated as separate disciplines. Protection relays existed

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Substation Cybersecurity in the Digital Era: NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and Protecting the IEC 61850 Network

Substation Cybersecurity in the Digital Era: NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and Protecting the IEC 61850 Network

Every benefit that digital substations and IEC 61850 networking bring to T&D operations comes with

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Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies

Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies

The substation was originally designed to manage power flowing in one direction, from generation through

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Digital Substations and the IEC 61850 Standard: The Architecture Behind Today’s Smart Grid

Digital Substations and the IEC 61850 Standard: The Architecture Behind Today’s Smart Grid

For most of the history of the electric power industry, substations were built around copper.

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The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety

The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety

For much of the trade’s history, the most important safety lessons in line work were

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Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”

Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”

Why Grounding Remains a Source of Serious Injury

Grounding is one of the most emphasized

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