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GE Vernova Unveils GridOS for Transmission and AI Whitepapers

GridOS for Transmission headlines GE Vernova's Orchestrate 2026, unifying near real-time transmission operations as the company releases AI whitepapers on grid planning and autonomous grid-edge…
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Intellirent – New Regional Service Center supporting the Southwest

Intellirent is pleased to announce the expansion of its regional footprint with the opening of…
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Netherlands' Renewables Drive Putting Pressure On Grid

The Netherlands grid crisis exposes how rapid renewable energy growth is straining transmission capacity. Solar,…
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Ontario Poised to Miss 2030 Emissions Target

Ontario Poised to Miss 2030 Emissions Target highlights how rising greenhouse gas emissions from electricity…
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Texas Authorizes Emergency Grid Backup Power

Texas officials granted emergency authority for the grid operator to direct data centers and large…
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LG&E and KU Issue RFP for Large-Scale Renewable Energy and Energy Storage

LG&E and KU Renewable Energy RFP invites proposals for large-scale renewables and energy storage, targeting…
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Germany faces potential power shortfall by 2030

Germany may face an electricity shortfall of 10–24 gigawatts by 2030 as it retires coal…
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EU guidance urges undergrounding and upgrades for climate-resilient T&D

Grid Climate Resilience guidance details undergrounding, higher poles, low-sag conductors, and software-based dynamic line rating…
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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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