POWERGRID International sat down with Urbint to discuss reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs) in the field, and why doing so requires new frameworks and a more integrated approach to safety.

The grid enhancements approved Dec. 11 are meant to maintain reliability as PJM prepares for significant impacts to the grid from up to 7,500 MW of new data centers to be sited in Virginia and Maryland, combined with widespread effects from the deactivation of more than 11,000 MW of generation.

The 3 themes identified this year include: navigating the evolving ESG landscape, building supply chain resilience, and exploring the sustainability horizon, and the report includes case studies from members such as Dominion, Arizona Public Service, and Entergy.

The 93-Mile transmission rebuild by LS Power and the New York Power Authority runs from Marcy to New Scotland, and is meant to enhance reliability.

The substation expansion is expected to be complete and proposed wind farms are expected to be operational in late 2026.

Prolec GE will increase its manufacturing capacity in Monterrey by equipping a new facility capable of duplicating the number of transformers produced at its existing Mexico facility annually.

A lot has changed since utilities' sole concern was providing power and billing customers, says Stefan Zschiegner, Itron's Vice President of product management.

That’s on top of the utility’s $50.3 million temporary increase that could be adjusted up or down later this month. Still, the increase is notably less than what was initially proposed.

Its processor and expanded data set options are meant to allow utilities to pull more system diagnostics than before, giving them a health check of their distribution system and better awareness of customer electricity usage.