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From Months to Minutes: How Automated AI Can Modernize the Grid

From Months to Minutes: How Automated AI Can Modernize the Grid

ThinkLabs AI’s CEO spoke to EEPower about helping Southern California Edison automate its grid planning and operations with AI.


Grid-Forming Inverters Stabilize Grids With High Renewables

Grid-Forming Inverters Stabilize Grids With High Renewables

Kauaʻi’s 2021 oscillation event and a 2023 repeat test show how grid-forming controls can replace lost inertia and damp harmful frequency swings


tech insights Jan 26, 2026 by Luke James
Study: SE Asia Needs Cross-Border Transmission To Reach Net-Zero

Study: SE Asia Needs Cross-Border Transmission To Reach Net-Zero

An energy system optimization study modeled regional pathways allowing Southeast Asia to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its…


tech insights Jan 14, 2026 by Luke James
Envelio’s Grid Connection Navigator Eases DER Project Planning

Envelio’s Grid Connection Navigator Eases DER Project Planning

Envelio's tool uses continuously updated, interactive maps to streamline planning and grid connection of distributed energy resources.


2025 Review: Research Lights the Future for the Power Industry

2025 Review: Research Lights the Future for the Power Industry

Electric vehicles and batteries, data centers, power transmission and management, renewable energy, and nuclear technology can all benefit from…


Reports: Energy Transition + Data Centers = Opportunity

Reports: Energy Transition + Data Centers = Opportunity

Two reports compiled by Ducker Carlisle indicate abundant opportunities for electrical engineers, manufacturers, and distributors in the coming…


VPPs Are Growing, but Not Fast Enough for Demand

VPPs Are Growing, but Not Fast Enough for Demand

VPP deployments jumped 33% in 2024, but new capacity remains muted.


Time-Shifting Energy Use Could Shrink Carbon Emissions

Time-Shifting Energy Use Could Shrink Carbon Emissions

University of Texas Dallas engineers have found that coordinating electricity consumption with renewable energy production can substantially reduce…


tech insights Sep 01, 2025 by Luke James
New Consortium Aims to Reduce Impediments to Expanded Transmission Capacity

New Consortium Aims to Reduce Impediments to Expanded Transmission Capacity

As high-voltage transmission line demand explodes in the U.S, a new consortium gearing up to tackle the key legal and regulatory changes needed to…


Transformer Supply Chain Woes Persist as Energy Demand Grows

Transformer Supply Chain Woes Persist as Energy Demand Grows

Wood Mackenzie reports that surging demand and stalled supply chains leave the U.S. short on transformers.


Texas Trouble: Energy Needs Outpace Grid Improvements

Texas Trouble: Energy Needs Outpace Grid Improvements

Texas won’t have enough electricity to meet demand unless it adds more grid infrastructure and upgrades power plants, a University of Houston…


Transmission Line Construction Too Slow To Meet Future Demand

Transmission Line Construction Too Slow To Meet Future Demand

While energy demand escalates, new line construction has slowed to the lowest level in a decade.


Exclusive Interview: Quino Energy CEO Touts Flow Battery Advantages

Exclusive Interview: Quino Energy CEO Touts Flow Battery Advantages

Quino Energy’s CEO Eugene Beh discusses flow batteries’ role in grid stabilization and shorter-duration energy storage.


Digital Twin Helps Italian Port Optimize Power Flow

Digital Twin Helps Italian Port Optimize Power Flow

AcegasApsAmga will use Siemens’ Gridscale X software to create a digital twin of the power grid in Trieste, Italy, to modernize and optimize…


tech insights Jun 30, 2025 by Luke James
Future Planning: Handling the Accelerating Energy Demand

Future Planning: Handling the Accelerating Energy Demand

Energy demand is facing unprecedented growth, and generation resources are changing. How can energy leaders handle the increase and plan for an…


3 Strategies All Utilities Can Use for Grid Modernization

3 Strategies All Utilities Can Use for Grid Modernization

Utilities take different approaches to modernizing their grids, but an IBM Institute for Business Value report outlines three strategies they all…


VPPs: Grid Resilience Without Infrastructure Upgrades

VPPs: Grid Resilience Without Infrastructure Upgrades

Virtual power plants can enhance grid reliability and meet growing energy demand by aggregating distributed energy resources.


Harnessing EVs: The Potential of V2G for Grid Stability, Renewables

Harnessing EVs: The Potential of V2G for Grid Stability, Renewables

Vehicle-to-grid electric vehicle charging offers grid stability, but obstacles stand in the way of widespread adoption.


What Are the ‘Hidden Costs’ of Renewable Energy?

What Are the ‘Hidden Costs’ of Renewable Energy?

A report on renewable energy in Texas suggests that solar and wind energy have higher costs than expected.


25 Emerging Companies Pitch the Future of Energy at Distributech

25 Emerging Companies Pitch the Future of Energy at Distributech

Energy startups pitched their ideas to energy experts at Distributech in EPRI’s Incubatenergy Labs annual competition.