How to monitor remote substations with Touchless Monitoring

Remote substations. Isolated BESS. Expanding renewables. As the grid grows more distributed, one question remains: How do you monitor critical infrastructure without boots on the ground? Discover how top-performing utilities are using Touchless™ Monitoring to reduce O&M costs, enhance reliability, and manage risk. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JBdnXk

Unlocking the grid’s hidden potential starts with a simple shift: move beyond static assumptions. As the grid evolves to meet 21st-century demands, variable line ratings offer a bold, cost-effective way to deliver more power, enhance reliability and support renewables. It’s time to rethink what’s possible. Learn how dynamic ratings are transforming transmission: https://lnkd.in/enEZaTqb Discover how WSP and POWER Engineers are working together with our clients to accelerate an energy secure future: https://lnkd.in/eg_u2nBd #WeAreWSP #Energy

Imagine a world where power outages are a rarity, even with intermittent renewables dominating our energy mix. This resilient future is closer than we often realize, largely thanks to evolving energy storage technologies. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are rapidly becoming the silent heroes of grid modernization. They don't just store excess energy; they provide critical services like frequency regulation, voltage support, and peak shaving, transforming our grids from passive infrastructure to intelligent, responsive networks. This technological leap is essential for integrating the vast potential of solar and wind, ensuring reliability and accelerating our transition to a cleaner energy economy. What aspects of grid evolution and energy storage excite you most for the coming decade? #BESS #EnergyStorage #GridModernization #RenewableEnergy #FutureOfEnergy

America’s power grid is under mounting pressure from aging infrastructure, climate extremes and rising demand, factors that could increase the risk of outages by 100x by 2030, costing businesses billions annually. With electricity demand projected to rise up to 17% by 2030, facility owners must embrace energy-smart, resilient systems that reduce reliance on the national grid while supporting operational independence. At Hensel Phelps, we’re delivering sustainable, technology-integrated energy solutions that combine on-site renewables, battery storage and smart power management to build the resilient infrastructure that will meet our future demands. Read More ➡️ https://ow.ly/8n6450XmvgK #Power #Energy #RenewableEnergy

As grids face mounting pressures—aging infrastructure, variable renewables, supply constraints—the world is entering an era of power scarcity. This article presents strategies to strengthen global energy security: think resilient microgrids, distributed generation + storage, demand flexibility, cross-border interconnections, and smarter policy frameworks. For energy planners, utilities, or solar/clean energy stakeholders, understanding these strategic approaches is critical for future resilience. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBr-AR-N

The last time we saw a tech-driven boom in natural gas generation, it ended with stranded assets and market volatility. Now, with AI, electrification, and reshoring driving load growth, gas valuations are soaring again--hitting $1.93M/MW in some markets. But here's the twist: while capital flows into thermal generation, solar and wind still lead new capacity additions--with 26GW added in the U.S. through August alone. Meanwhile, the Southwest Power Pool's $8.6B investment in 765-kV transmission lines signals a long-term bet on efficiency, high-capacity infrastructure to support renewables. ⚡ Thermal is hot again--but is it sustainable? 🌞 Solar leads capacity--but can the grid keep up? 🔌 Transmission is the backbone--but will it be built fast enough? The energy transition is anything but linear. What's your take--are we learning from the past, or setting up for another correction? #Energytransition #Distribution #Tranmission #Power #Utilities #NaturalGas #SolarPower

🚦 1,700 GW of clean power stuck in traffic. That’s how much renewable capacity is waiting to connect to the grid right now. “Waiting” means solar parks, wind farms, and batteries that are already built or financed, but can’t deliver a single kilowatt because the grid isn’t ready to take them. The result? Clean energy is being produced faster than the system can handle. We don’t have a generation problem anymore. We have a connection problem. At Fusebox, we believe the solution isn’t just more wires and substations - it’s intelligence. Smarter digital grids that can balance, forecast, and orchestrate energy in real time. Flexibility that lets assets work together, not wait in line. Because the energy transition won’t be won by who builds the most turbines - but by who connects them fastest, smartest, and most flexibly. Let’s turn queues into kilowatts. ⚡ Read further: https://lnkd.in/dNCmyqpD #EnergyFlexibility #SmartGrid #RenewableRevolution

FACTSFLEX™ Classic regulates voltage and supplies reactive power while following an existing grid signal — perfect for strong grids integrating renewables.

💡 Grid stability is the invisible heart of the energy transition. With the growing integration of renewable sources — inherently intermittent — ensuring grid stability has become more than a technical challenge: it’s a strategic priority. Solutions like STATCOM and FACTSFlex, developed by GE Vernova, demonstrate how innovation is enabling increasingly complex and decentralized power systems to maintain reliability, control, and power quality under dynamic conditions. 👉 Check out GE Vernova’s post to see how these technologies are shaping the future of power transmission ⸻ #GridStability #PowerTransmission #ElectricalEngineering #GEVernova #STATCOM #FACTS #EnergyTransition #PowerSystems

Understanding the modern electrical grid is no easy task, but it’s a necessary one, as the grid plays a critical role in economic growth, energy security and decarbonisation. Read our white paper which examines how the grid works, the impact of renewables, the evolution of grid technology and how investors can participate in its modernisation. #NuveenInfra #Cleanenergy https://bit.ly/3LgyYVp