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Lessons from the Texas mess A few thoughts on what the Texas deep freeze and blackouts mean for for the future of the state's power grid -- and all power grids. (If you don't feel…

Feb 24

Transmission month: everything in one place Links to all the transmission posts and a two-hour mega-podcast in which I read all of them to you.

Feb 19

Transmission month: two more ideas to quickly boost the transmission grid Today, we look at a few final ideas to boost the performance of the existing transmission grid: storage-as-transmission and converting AC lines to HVDC…

Feb 17

Transmission month: how to make the existing grid work better Today we look at a set of technologies that can boost the performance of the existing grid, relieving congestion and making room for new renewables rel…

Feb 12

Hitting the road in search of sanity.

Feb 3

Transmission fortnight: burying power lines next to rail & roads to make a national transmi…Today we examine a clever idea to bypass conventional transmission siting hassles by running HVDC power lines along rail & roads. One company's actuall…

Feb 1

Biden has begun his presidency with a flurry of executive orders. Here's a list of everything he's done so far -- and what a list!

Jan 29

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