Whether installed as a large, outdoor electrical yard or camouflaged behind an attractive building, electrical substations play a critical role in electricity transmission and distribution. As with much infrastructure...

In early 2021, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) began a comprehensive review of installing underground power lines. Then, a major storm hit the utility’s service territory in July, causing the utility to look even more...

On July 22, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, Calif., and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, announced the creation of an agreement in which both organizations will...

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, Va., releases an “Infrastructure Report Card” that rates the condition and performance of the nation’s infrastructure in 18 categories such as aviation...

According to a December 2020 report, “2020 Long-Term Reliability Assessment,” from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, there are likely to be sufficient electric generation resources across...

California’s utilities are enhancing their wildfire mitigation plans in the wake of 2020’s rash of deadly wildfires. The state’s three major utilities—Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Francisco; Southern California Edison...

Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, based in St. Louis, completed the final span of its ambitious Illinois River Project in December 2020, bringing improved energy grid reliability, increased transmission capacity...

We’re used to lineworkers being the face of electric utilities. These employees are out there keeping the power on, and they’re also on the front lines of restoration efforts to turn the lights back on in communities hit by...

While electric utilities and renewable energy associations have noted the negative impact of the pandemic on employment, performance and supply chains in their industries, energy storage seems to be doing relatively well. A...

The rapidly changing nature of energy generation in the United States has raised many questions about grid reliability. Recognizing the importance of these questions, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing in...