Transmission

This DOE-backed software is helping to unclog the grid

GridUnity’s software can shave 12 months from the sluggish interconnection process that’s stalling clean power. A $50M DOE grant is helping it expand.

By Jeff St. John . 12 November 2024

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Transmission

Grid operator MISO's transmission plan would split its region in two

Divvying up costs between MISO's north and south regions could solve a long-running fight over who pays for new transmission lines. But will the plan pass muster with federal regulators?

By Andy Kowalczyk . 7 December 2021
Transmission

New transmission tech can easily double clean energy capacity. Will utilities buy it?

Startup TS Conductor says its product can boost electricity transmission without costly rebuilds. Policy shifts from U.S. regulators would help.

By Jeff St. John . 17 November 2021
Solar

Gigawatts of solar could be built in the open land around US interstate highways

Solar development at interstate interchanges could feed the grid, charge EVs and steer money to local communities. The Biden admin is now behind the idea.

By Jeff St. John . 26 October 2021
Utilities

Utility Entergy stymied transmission projects that might have prevented some New Orleans blackouts

Grid planning served Entergy's economic self-interest rather than reliability, critics contend.

By Andy Kowalczyk . 30 September 2021
Clean energy

What's the trick to keep grids humming along on solar, wind and batteries alone?

A Department of Energy program is testing a new type of "grid-forming" inverter that could make it possible.

By Jeff St. John . 29 September 2021
Transmission

New York OKs underground and underwater transmission lines to deliver upstate clean energy to NYC

Can buried lines help major transmission projects avoid the battles that too often prevent rural clean power from reaching cities?

By Jeff St. John . 21 September 2021
Utilities

Alphabet's R&D hub is marshaling its computing muscle to model fast-changing electrical grids

X (formerly known as Google X) wants to virtualize power grids to speed clean energy adoption. Will utilities and grid operators get on board?

By Jeff St. John . 17 September 2021
Video

How a company turned used Nissan Leaf EV batteries into moneymakers

The electrical grid needs more energy storage to handle the influx of renewables and electric vehicles.

By Julian Spector . 14 September 2021
Policy & regulation

Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration's massive clean energy agenda

D.C. utility regulator Willie Phillips would give Dems the upper hand as the agency tackles transmission, pipelines and distributed energy policies.

By Jeff St. John . 10 September 2021
Transmission

Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price

Advocates tried for years to build local grid resilience.

By Julian Spector . 2 September 2021

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Transmission

This DOE-backed software is helping to unclog the grid

Grid operator MISO's transmission plan would split its region in two

New transmission tech can easily double clean energy capacity. Will utilities buy it?

Gigawatts of solar could be built in the open land around US interstate highways

Utility Entergy stymied transmission projects that might have prevented some New Orleans blackouts

What's the trick to keep grids humming along on solar, wind and batteries alone?

New York OKs underground and underwater transmission lines to deliver upstate clean energy to NYC

Alphabet's R&D hub is marshaling its computing muscle to model fast-changing electrical grids

How a company turned used Nissan Leaf EV batteries into moneymakers

Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration's massive clean energy agenda

Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price