Transmission

Focuses on the infrastructure and technology involved in transmitting electricity from large-scale power plants to communities, including high-voltage lines and grid interconnections.

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Minnesota utilities get key approval for $1B 180-mile 345-kV transmission line

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) recently approved the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for Minnesota Power and Great River Energy’s jointly owned high-voltage…
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Flexibility will go a long way toward managing the grid of the near future, researchers say

According to a new report, growth in electricity demand from AI data centers can largely be met with existing resources, which would minimize the need…
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Trump’s latest tariffs are on pause, but what would they mean for the U.S. energy supply?

Trade of energy between the U.S. and Canada represents less than 1% of total generation, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency. However, these relatively…
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California makes transmission planning and permitting a little easier

The CPUC argues that transmission regulation updates are "essential" to modernizing infrastructure planning and permitting.
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Oklahomans push back on transmission projects even as the state’s energy needs continue to grow

Some Oklahomans aren’t happy about plans to festoon rural areas with towering transmission lines. One project in particular, the 375-mile-long Cimarron Link, has drawn concern…
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Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills

A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions.
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Eversource goes underground: Utility breaks ground on first-of-its-kind substation, part of $1.5B transmission project

Eversource is constructing its first underground substation as part of a $1.5 billion transmission initiative to address increased electricity demand.
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Rhode Island Energy summer electric bills won’t go down as much as they did last year

Rhode Island Energy customers can still expect to see the usual, seasonal savings on their summer electric bills this year. But they will pay a…
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Louisiana pays more for electricity from one of the least reliable grids, audit finds

Louisiana residents have highest per capita power consumption in the nation, an audit found.
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Dominion Energy’s Aaron Winter on meeting cloud computing demands

Dominion Energy's Aaron Winter will explore how electric utilities can collaborate with data centers and cloud computing facilities at DISTRIBUTECH.
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Illinois explores use of renewable energy credits to juice independent transmission projects

Merchant transmission lines could play a crucial role in delivering clean energy to Illinois customers, advocates say, and a novel use of RECs could help…
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Nevada utility teams up with LineVision to deploy dynamic line ratings

NV Energy will deploy 29 LineVision sensors across 90 miles of transmission lines, including two 120 kV lines extending from Reno, Nevada.
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LPO empties the chamber: Nearly $23B committed to 8 utilities

01.16.2025
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Major power company picked to build $1.3 billion critical grid infrastructure projects

01.15.2025
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Case study: The first US electric utility to integrate dynamic line ratings into real-time and market operations

01.15.2025
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Data centers are flocking to Ohio. Here comes the transmission to support them

01.10.2025
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Another transmission company joins the North Plains Connector project

01.10.2025
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Arizona’s largest utility lands $1.81B loan for renewable generation, transmission projects

01.09.2025
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Georgia’s biggest electric utility to deploy dynamic line ratings

01.07.2025
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An extension cord to Virginia? Marylanders push back against proposed PJM transmission line carving through farmland

01.07.2025
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Regulator slashes Illinois utility spending, rate hikes in approved multi-year grid plans

12.20.2024
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FAA bans drones over critical power infrastructure in New York and New Jersey

12.20.2024
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Hydro One to build new 160-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line in northeast Ontario

12.18.2024
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Los Angeles municipal utility approves joining CAISO EDAM

12.18.2024
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