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Escalating Data Center Applications Demand Speedy Grid Connection
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Data center capacity is expected to grow from 24 gigawatt (GW) to 110 GW between 2026 and 2030, largely due to expansion of artificial intelligence and...
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Putting Power to Good Use: States question grid buildout as capacity sits untapped
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For the last century or more, utilities have sized their grids to meet peak demand needs: those few hours during a year when electricity use soars. This approach has ensured lights stay on and air conditioning keeps running, even during summer’s hottest days.
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Commodious and Delightful Habitation
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Western Expansion: New market to broaden power options for 11 states
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![Along Came Data Centers: Transmission development was already lagging and data centers are making it worse]()
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![An Education in Safety: Training requirements for qualified and unqualified employees]()
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![Working With What We Have: New transmission traffic cops help build capacity without adding new lines]()
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![High Energy Control Assessments: Tips for reducing the number of SIFs on the job]()
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![A Bridge to Cross: I.B. Abel Inc. tackled challenges to complete a transmission line rebuild over the Susquehanna River in greater Harrisburg, Pa.]()
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![Steve Kopp: Vice president of safety, health and environmental, M.J. Electric LLC]()
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![Safe in the Wind: Protecting workers in certain weather conditions]()
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Safe in the Wind: Protecting workers in certain weather conditions
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![Microgrids Popping Up in Response to Data Center Energy Demands]()
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Microgrids Popping Up in Response to Data Center Energy Demands
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![Extreme Weather Could Stress Winter Grid]()
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Extreme Weather Could Stress Winter Grid
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![PG&E Buried 1,000 Miles of Power Lines for Wildfire Protection]()
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PG&E Buried 1,000 Miles of Power Lines for Wildfire Protection
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![Transmission Line Project to Power up Semiconductor Plant in New York State]()
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![New Circuit Breakers Are Compatible With DC]()
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New Circuit Breakers Are Compatible With DC
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![A.I. Could Help Prevent Billions in Annual Disaster Costs]()
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A.I. Could Help Prevent Billions in Annual Disaster Costs
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![California Legislature Gives Green Light to Western States RTO]()
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California Legislature Gives Green Light to Western States RTO
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![The Drone Zone: More electric utilities and contractors are leveraging drones to monitor and examine hazardous electrical zones]()
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![HazCom competence: Alerting and protecting employees against chemical hazards]()
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![Doing More With Less: As transmission projects falter, developers seek to work with what they have]()
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![From Boom to Bust: The U.S. renewables market has seen major changes in just six months]()
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