The U.S. power grid has hit an inflection point, and how we respond will determine if we sink or swim, writes contributor ...

Utilities across the U.S. are installing thousands of miles of 765 kV transmission lines, exceedingly becoming the backbone of our high voltage grid. Driven by rising demand from data centers and AI ...

The request comes as PacifiCorp is facing potentially billions in wildfire-related damages, credit rating downgrades and ...

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...

The Crossroad-Hobbs-Roadrunner Transmission Project, a 345-kilovolt transmission line proposed to run through Lea and Roosevelt counties in Eastern New Mexico, has all the ingredients for an environme ...

High-voltage power transmission systems are more important today than ever before because power generated at renewable energy sites in remote locations must often be transmitted to distant load ...

Power transmission lines (TLs) are ubiquitous, spanning diverse landscapes, including forests, agricultural regions, as well ...

It’s no secret that power grids around the world need to expand to accommodate more renewable energy and the so-called “electrification of everything.” The latter, of course, refers to the growing ...

The transmission line links Hermantown, Minnesota, and Center, North Dakota. Upgrades will boost capacity from about 500 to 900 megawatts — with room for future increases. Transmission lines carry ...

Iowa OKs $221 million high-voltage transmission project, despite injunction, to help power new Cedar Rapids data centers.

The Grain Belt Express, a $7 billion transmission line project that’s been more than a decade in development, has won conditional approval for a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee. The Grain Belt ...