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In the last four weeks, the company has installed an additional nearly 2,500 “more storm-resilient” poles; completed the clearance of more than approximately 400 more miles of power lines with high-risk vegetation; undergrounded 40 more miles of power lines; and installed an additional 20 self-healing automation devices meant to minimize …
CenterPoint has installed 7,000 'storm resilient' poles since …
2 days ago · In the last four weeks, the company has installed an additional nearly 2,500 "more storm-resilient" poles; completed the clearance of more than approximately 400 more miles of power lines with high-risk vegetation; undergrounded 40 more miles of power lines; and installed an additional 20 self-healing automation devices meant to minimize the impact of outages and help improve overall ...
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In the last four weeks, the company has installed an additional nearly 2,500 “more storm-resilient” poles; completed the clearance of more than approximately 400 more miles of power lines with high-risk vegetation; undergrounded 40 more miles of power lines; and installed an additional 20 self-healing automation devices meant to minimize …
Nationwide electric demand to increase by 15.8% by 2029: report
6 days ago · The era of flat power demand is long gone, insists a new report from consulting firm Grid Strategies that highlights a trend of steep load growth nationwide and poses a critical question: Can new transmission development be spurred along by changes in policy in time to support the growth of burgeoning industries?. Over the past two years, the five-year load growth forecast has increased by ...
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An advisory committee report argued that alternative providers may be overcharging consumers and that low-income ratepayers are “more susceptible to exaggerated claims of energy savings” in CEP marketing, especially during times of high standard offer rates.
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These federal policies are poised to reshape transmission …
3 days ago · With electricity demand surging and aging infrastructure under strain, the U.S. power grid faces a pivotal moment. Recent federal policies, including FERC Orders 1920 and 1977, aim to modernize and expand the transmission system, clearing bottlenecks and preparing for unprecedented growth.
Utilities are looking at battery storage in a whole new way
Jul 15, 2024 · In 2023, PSE installed a community microgrid on Samish Island. The microgrid consists of a 50 kW / 332 kWh battery and an 8kW ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) array in a residential neighborhood with a high occurrence of customer-owned rooftop solar.
Utilities are embracing AI, but grid applications remain in the ...
Nov 12, 2024 · Technology leaders are sprinting to serve seemingly every industry with AI-powered tools. The utility industry is complicated, however, due to its inability to fail forward faster when it comes to safety and reliability, on top of regulatory scrutiny.. Jason Strautman, vice president for data science and analytics engineering for Oracle’s utility division, told POWERGRID that deploying AI ...
How utilities are tackling rising costs and demand at the grid edge
Jan 8, 2024 · Contributed by Jennifer Kent, VP, Research, Parks Associates.Parks Associates’ 16th annual Smart Energy Summit will be held in partnership with DistribuTECH on Feb 27 and 28. We hope you join us!. Rising energy costs, natural disasters, and more extreme weather have prompted consumers to seek ways to optimize their energy consumption.