Latest Electricity News - Climate Change

European Heatwave Attribution links the June 2026 event to human driven warming, underscoring rising grid resilience challenges for electricity networks, transmission and distribution assets, and rail systems as persistent heat and humidity intensify operational risk.   What You Need to Know Study links extreme June 2026 heat to human driven warming. Hottest daytime peaks rising faster than the global average. Energy and transport systems face strain; adaptation urged. A new scientific analysis of the Western Europe heatwave spanning June 1829, 2026 finds the event was strongly amplified by human-driven warming and ranks as the most severe over the region studied.…

Grid Climate Resilience guidance details undergrounding, higher poles, low-sag conductors, and software-based dynamic line rating to protect overhead lines from heatwaves, storms, wet snow, and lightning, while balancing costs, maintenance, and timelines.   Essential Takeaways Advisory updates T and D options for extreme weather Undergrounding cuts outage risk but raises capital costs Heat measures: taller poles, low-sag conductors, rating software A newly updated 2026 advisory profile outlines how electricity transmission and distribution networks can adapt to intensifying climate hazards. The document centers on the operational and safety risks posed by storms, lightning, wet snow accretion, and high temperatures, which can…

Met Office REVISE Project will provide high-resolution weather data to refine static line ratings for UK overhead transmission lines, boosting safe capacity, improving efficiency, and supporting grid resilience as partners advance the Beta phase.   Breaking Down the Details Met Office joins REVISE Beta to update UK overhead line ratings. £5.8m SIF funding includes £1.7m for Met Office data services. Partners target safer, more efficient grid capacity over three years. The Met Office will contribute advanced weather and climate consultancy, together with high-resolution environmental data, to the REVISE initiative, a multi-year program focused on making the United Kingdom's overhead electricity…

Danube InGrid Climate Resilience upgrades Hungary and Slovakia grids by undergrounding lines, adding smart grid monitoring and OLTC voltage control, improving reliability, fault detection and hosting capacity, and strengthening transmission and distribution against extreme weather.   The Main Points Undergrounding lines and optical comms target storm outages. OLTC, remote control and digital comms stabilize voltage and ops. Dispatch center and weather data speed detection and restoration. The Danube InGrid program is accelerating a new generation of electricity networks in Hungary and Slovakia, focusing on smarter, more flexible and resilient transmission and distribution. Designed for a more electrified future with decentralised…

Resource Adequacy Risks are rising as climate change reshapes electricity demand, wind and solar output, and transmission constraints, a new study finds, underscoring the need for climate-informed siting, grid planning, and reliability strategies.   In This Story Up to fivefold rise in resource inadequacy by mid-century. Texas holds adequacy near zero cost by shifting wind westward. New England needs 2.34% more via solar and transmission near loads. A new power sector modeling study finds that climate change is reshaping the frequency, timing, and geography of supplydemand shortfalls in electricity systems designed around wind and solar resources. The analysis links rising…

DOE emergency order underscores grid reliability risks as a severe heat wave drives peak demand across PJM and the Northeast, enabling maximum fossil generation and last-resort data center load curtailments to prevent blackouts.   News Summary Order authorizes maximum output from fossil generators PJM can curtail large loads with backup generation if needed Heat wave pushes record demand across multiple regions A Department of Energy emergency order issued during an early July heat wave underscores how extreme temperatures and large, fast-growing loads are straining real-time grid operations. The directive allows the regional transmission operator serving the mid-Atlantic to call for…

PJM Expedited Interconnection Track opens a FERC-approved fast-track for large capacity resources, with state siting support, rolling applications, and a 10-month GIA target to address data center load growth, grid reliability, and resource adequacy.   What You Need to Know Applications opened July 31 under a temporary, standalone track Up to 10 large requests per year in 2026 and 2027 Minimum 250 MW UCAP and state siting commitment required PJM began accepting applications on July 31 for its Expedited Interconnection Track, a temporary, standalone pathway intended to bring large capacity resources online faster to address near-term supply needs. The move…