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    Protecting Birds and Grids
    Photo courtesy of ABB.
    Transmission Reliability

    EnBw, ABB Collaborate to keep Stuttgart’s Power Reliable

    Aug. 8, 2024
    More than 1000 switchgear improves electricity quality and service reliability to German city.
    Photo courtesy of Glendale Water and Power Department.
    Glendale, California. GWP’s communication system for its smart grid is a wireless broadband mesh network, which the utility owns and operates.
    Smart Utility

    How Hybrid Mesh Transformed One California City’s Grid System

    Aug. 7, 2024
    Building upon a successful smart grid grant project, Glendale Water and Power Department continues to upgrade its utility-owned communications network.
    Photo by Dominion Energy.
    Smart Utility

    Energized by Innovation: 2024 Southeastern Electric Exchange

    Aug. 6, 2024
    Dallas, Texas, welcomes this year’s S.E.E. annual conference and trade show.
    Photo courtesy of SSEN Transmission.
    Overhead Transmission

    A More Bird-Friendly Sky: Robots and UAVs Install Bird Diverters

    Aug. 6, 2024
    A combination of drones, robots and specially designed visual signals can divert birds from Scottish power lines.
    Photo courtesy of Ameren.
    Distributed Energy Resources

    Common Distribution System Upgrades Part II

    Aug. 5, 2024
    In part II of this series on the customer DER interconnection process, Ameren Illinois looks at reverse power flow.

    More content from August 2024

    Photo courtesy of Georgia Power.
    Transmission Reliability

    Building the Georgia Grid for a Growing State

    Aug. 2, 2024
    Georgia Power strengthens reliability for customers with continued investments resulting in fewer power outages and quicker restoration times
    Photo 326850110 © Brett Hondow | Dreamstime.com
    carports collapsed after Hurricane Beryl
    Disaster Response

    Backlash from Beryl: CenterPoint Faces Scrutiny but Restores Power in Record Time

    July 25, 2024
    Any time a weather disaster hits the U.S, causing catastrophic damage and power outages, we see scrutiny of the utility response.
    Peyton Lissau
    Smart Utility

    Spotlight on T&D World Live Super Sessions

    July 23, 2024
    T&D World Live 2024 will feature four panel sessions addressing some big questions in the power delivery industry.
    Electric Utility Operations

    Lineworker Focus: Rae-Lynn Hawco

    July 1, 2024
    As a journeyman lineworker, she has traveled across Canada and the U.S. to construct new lines and join storm response teams.
    North American Lineman Training Center
    Overhead Transmission

    Don’t Underestimate Wire Technology

    July 1, 2024
    There’s a way to add capacity and resolve aging infrastructure issues simultaneously.
    Courtesy of Tesla
    Electrification

    Tech-Savvy Consumers: EVs Provide Knowledge

    July 1, 2024
    Driving visualization mode is much like a digital substation showing congestion points along its connected power network.