Firestorm Books in Asheville is installing a microgrid following Hurricane Helene in September 2024, which caused widespread power outages, flooding, and infrastructure damage across the region.
Open Access Technology International is asking the Trump administration to fund a project using grid-enhancing software to increase power movement capacity without new transmission infrastructure.
A new program in Oakland, California is testing whether electric vehicles can discharge power back to homes and the grid. The pilot could demonstrate a model for wider adoption across the state and country.
System planners are shifting from treating extreme heat as a rare risk to assuming it as a standard operating condition, driven by drought, rising demand, and fuel constraints. The change reflects a fundamental reassessment of how the U.S. power system prepares for climate-driven challenges.
Wildfires pose a growing threat to electricity infrastructure nationwide, with electric cooperatives serving 42 million Americans particularly at risk. Co-ops supply power across more than half the nation's landmass, much in rural areas with high wildfire danger.
Utilities nationwide are adopting sub-kilometer weather forecasting to support public safety power shutoff decisions and manage wildfire risk. The granular, asset-level forecasts provide regulatory defensibility as fire-weather threats expand beyond California.
Utilities and federal agencies are assembling tools to protect infrastructure from increasing climate-driven storms. The sector faces pressure to deploy these defenses quickly enough to handle intensifying weather events.
DERMS platforms are gaining adoption as utilities seek to manage distributed energy resources alongside traditional SCADA and ADMS systems. Traditional grid management tools are insufficient for the growing complexity of distributed resources.
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution signed memoranda of understanding with Belgium's Jan De Nul and Boskalis for high-voltage direct current cooperation.
An independent analysis identifies the U.S. electric grid as vital to economic and national security, projecting $239 billion in investment this year. Continued modernization is needed to meet demand and maintain reliability.
Google and distributed energy resource platform Voltus agreed to a three-year contract covering 100MW of aggregated resources in the PJM region. The virtual power plant arrangement allows Google to tap distributed energy resources across the grid operator's footprint.
Utilities are integrating radar intrusion detection, edge AI surveillance, and advanced camera technologies to strengthen protection of critical infrastructure. The approach aims to enhance perimeter security through automated monitoring and detection systems.
Software developer Technosylva expanded its Multi-Hazard Operations platform, adapted from wildfire modeling technology, to provide predictive outage analytics and restoration support for grid operators.
ABB's E-House solutions combine medium and low voltage switchgear with automation in factory-tested packages designed to cut on-site commissioning time and simplify vendor management for utility and renewable energy projects.
The UBBA is growing its member network and plans to discuss AMI 2.0 at its 2026 summit as a tool for managing load growth and supporting distributed energy resources.
The utility is investing in critical upgrades including elevated substations and reinforced poles, particularly in flood-prone areas, to improve outage response and reliability during storms.
Transmission capacity constraints in PJM resulted in $1 billion in congestion costs during May 2026, according to monitoring software company Grid Raven's Congestion Tracker.
The Atlantic hurricane season began in June, prompting U.S. utilities to complete preparation measures before potential storms make landfall. Utilities are taking final steps to harden infrastructure and ready response operations.
Grid operators need scalable, layered automation upgrades to build resilience in electrical distribution systems and address current and future challenges.
Britain's National Energy System Operator released a preread document outlining summer updates to markets, balancing, and dispatch operations.
Takorama Elteknik has secured a four-year framework agreement to install charging infrastructure across 166 properties owned by Svenska Bostäder, supporting the housing company's 2030 full-coverage target.
The transmission system operator established separate supervisory and management boards under the new structure. Ivan Asanović continues in his chief executive role.
Volkswagen's Elli unit outlined regulatory and deployment hurdles for bidirectional EV charging across Germany and Europe as the technology moves toward scaled deployment. The approach aims to support both energy and mobility transitions.
Connection and Use of System Code workgroups released meeting summaries and workgroup reports in June 2026. Documents cover CMP470 and CMP471 discussions on grid connection and use-of-system matters.