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    St. Lucia: Island of Resilience

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    Photo courtesy of ATC.
    Teresa Mogensen, chair, president and chief executive officer, ATC.
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    Transmission utility ATC hired an industry veteran as its CEO, and she answers T&D World's questions about the utility industry.
    May 3, 2024
    Grid hardening with covered conductor, wildlife covers, fire resistant wrapped wood pole, etc. Photo by SCE
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    SCE's multi-layered approach effectively mitigates the wildfire challenge.
    May 2, 2024
    Photo by Heimdall Power.
    Great River Energy conducted a two-year study to identify the sources of congestion with the highest financial impact on its operations. From there, they pinpointed one of its key lines as the most critical to address.
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    By installing sensors to perform dynamic line ratings, the utility’s transmission line capacity improved more than 25%, nearly 70% of the time.
    May 1, 2024
    Photo by LUCELEC
    For island economies reliant on tourist income, prolonged electrical outages affecting the hotel industry can have reputational consequences that negatively impact the tourism economy overall.
    The Caribbean island prepares its grid for a more resilient future by starting with an effective operation and maintenance plan.
    April 30, 2024
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    April 25, 2024
    Multisource advanced energy.
    Governmental inducements along with private investments are having a major impact in every sector of the grid. The DOE calls it 'reimagining and rebuilding the power grid,' and...
    April 17, 2024