which experts warn is wholly unprepared to handle the spike after two decades of relatively flat power demand. If the grid can’t handle the load, that could lead to rolling blackouts. Some believe new ...

Texas utility regulators with PUC could make grid history with first use of 675 kilovolt transmission lines in the ERCOT grid ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on April 24 approved a plan by AEP Texas to build one of the first 765-kilovolt ...

The grid operator responsible for maintaining electricity in Northwest Louisiana and beyond puts blame of Saturday’s power outage on the fact that some generators and transmission lines in ...

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho power ... in grid-enhancing technologies. The project, called the dynamic line rating (DLR) aims to increase the use and reliability of existing transmission lines.

The neighboring Southwest Power Pool approved its own higher voltage transmission plan last year that calls for a 765-kilovolt line from the panhandle of Texas to southeastern New Mexico.