NEW: The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms Outages from Albania to Texas show how grids aren’t ready for climate change. Flash floods rip down pylons, droughts dry up hydro reservoirs & demand spikes from AC during searing heat Bloomberg Green bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Italy-based Westrafo to build its first US transformer plant utilitydive.com/news/italy-wes… via Utility Dive

"At what point does the unexpected become expected?" Panel 1 discussed strategies for reliable/resilient transmission amid extreme weather. Thx to Maria Robinson @Energy, Julia Frayer LEI & extra gratitude to Stacey Burbure AEP & Mike Knowland ISO New England for stepping in.

Data center uptime requires substation redundancy gridassurance.com/data-center-up… via Grid Assurance

A data center building boom across the US will boost the amount of electricity AEP plans to supply by 15 gigawatts — the output of 15 nuclear reactors — by 2030 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

The Path To Supply Clean Energy to Every Home nrel.gov/news/program/2…

Data center uptime requires substation redundancy gridassurance.com/data-center-up… via Grid Assurance

We are looking forward to our Tech Talk!

This Weds! Sign up for the 8/14 WIRES Tech Talk on best practices for #grid restoration. David Rupert, CEO of our Associate Member, Grid Assurance, will offer insights on current restoration options & how each integrate to provide a holistic strategy. ➡ wiresgroup.com/wires-tech-tal…

We hope you can join us!

We hope you can join us!

Thank you Larry Gasteiger and the WIRES team for an informative talk on an important industry issue #gridrestoration

Grid Status, a data platform founded last year by an analytics-industry veteran, just raised $8M to further its mission of making real-time grid data widely accessible. Reporting by Jeff St. John: ow.ly/Fjmt50T383e

New Report Calls for Additional Generator Interconnection Reforms to Add New Electricity Sources to Power Grid More Quickly and Lower Consumer Costs blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/unloc…

latitudemedia.com/news/the-elect…

Why Restoring Power After Helene Is Complicated nytimes.com/2024/10/01/cli…

Worth a read.

Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids grist.org/extreme-weathe…

🎉 In November we recognize Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR) Month! Join us all month for tips and insights on how YOU can Resolve to #BeResilient. Visit the Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month webpage to learn more. go.dhs.gov/obw

Our CEO responds to this article, which underscores the need for a proactive and strategic approach to grid resilience and restoration -- a solution that Grid Assurance provides.​ gridassurance.com/grid-assurance… #grid #Transformers