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Reconductoring Could Help Solve America’s Grid Problem
EI's Michelle Solomon explains how advanced conductors can up to double transmission capacity on existing lines in a matter of months.
Clean Industry Needs Electrification: How Will the Grid Manage New Demand? (Part 2 of 3)
Transitioning the industrial sector to run on clean, renewable energy through electrification is a critical strategy to decarbonize one of our economy’s largest-emitting sectors. But electric utilities and the power grid must be able to meet increased demand from electrified…
The 2035 Report: Reconductoring With Advanced Conductors Can Accelerate The Rapid Transmission Expansion Required For A Clean Grid
Electricity demand is rising and we must cut climate pollution, but more than 2,000 gigawatts of new clean energy projects are stuck waiting in the interconnection queue. If that power is ready to go and so desperately needed, what’s taking so long? One big obstacle stands in the way—lack of transmission access. New research from Energy Innovation, GridLab, and UC Berkeley highlights a new technology that can be part of the solution, along with figuring out how to build new lines faster: reconductoring with advanced conductors.
EPA Climate Rule Has Safety Valves. Here’s What That Means.
EI's Mike O'Boyle explains that the EPA climate rule can basically revert to the emissions rates, which creates a a two-pronged approach to ensure electrical grid stability.