Replacing the conductors on existing transmission lines can rapidly increase transmission capacity and “unlock” renewable energy at lower cost than building transmission in new rights-of-way, found a ...

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has been discussing a new grid strategy that some say could be transformational for efforts to bring renewables online. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Secretary of Energy ...

Replacing existing transmission lines, known as conductors, with advanced conductors could enable 764 GW of transmission-connected solar by 2035. However, some US utilities are slow to adopt this ...

The New York Power Authority is moving forward with a $70 million upgrade and modernization of the Long Island Sound Cable (Y-49), an underground transmission line that transverses the Long Island ...

Advanced reconductoring involves replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials, significantly increasing the grid's capacity. The technique is faster, cheaper, and ...

There’s a great deal of work being done on the power delivery system to assist the world’s transitioning from fossil-fuels to clean energy. The grid needs modernization from its distribution networks ...

State Sen. Chris West has proposed an alternative to the proposed 70-mile transmission line threatening to raise energy bills and compromise farmland in Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore counties.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, CTC Global joins Grid Strategies LLC in announcing the release of its latest report, “Advanced Conductors on Existing Transmission Corridors to Accelerate Low ...

The U.S. could save $180 billion by installing high-capacity lines that use existing towers, land and right-of-way agreements. The U.S. could satisfy most of its new transmission needs in areas near ...

The Public Service Enterprise Group dismissed reconductoring, underground power lines, and using existing right of way as alternatives to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in its application ...

In a suburb of Sacramento, on the edge of a row of beige houses, a giant transmission tower shoots up into the blue summer sky. Jon Marmillo is looking up at a box sitting about 20 feet up the tower, ...