Texas-based research agency Zpryme highlighted in its latest report that 61% of utilities view affordability and customer rate pressure as the single most significant barrier to accelerating grid resiliency investments.
Three of PPL Electric Utilities' lines were chronically congested. The utility put sensors on the conductors, let real-time conditions set what each line could carry, and fed those ratings straight into day-ahead analysis and real-time operations. On one line alone, that was worth more than $64 million in congestion costs. Our case study covers how it was built and how operators use it.
Under this framework, selected recipients will receive part of the $1.9 billion in federal grants, complemented by $3.35 billion in public and private cost-share commitments.
Perspective: Utilities can simultaneously adopt AI technologies and develop a skilled workforce through digital apprenticeship standards, ensuring reliable and efficient grid operations amid increasing complexity.
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The permit makes TVA the first U.S. utility authorized to construct a BWRX-300 SMR and marks the second advanced reactor construction permit issued in the United States.
