Transmission

Biden admin awards $2B in new grid resilience grants

The third round of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grants target the hurricane-ravaged Southeast U.S. as well as nationwide projects to bolster the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2024

Transmission towers in the Florida Everglades. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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
Utilities

Urbint pulls in $60M for its AI-powered tool to flag the dangers facing utilities

From pipeline ruptures to wildfires caused by faulty equipment, powering the U.S. grid is risky business.

By Jeff St. John . 25 August 2021

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Transmission

Biden admin awards $2B in new grid resilience grants

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

Urbint pulls in $60M for its AI-powered tool to flag the dangers facing utilities