Category: Electricity

Arcturus has developed a materials technology that uses lasers to inject carbon nanomaterials into copper and aluminum, reducing energy lost as heat in electrical conductors, with the potential to halve power transmission losses. The company’s founder and CEO, Amir Mashal, stated that as an alternative amid the aging US power grid, this technology can increase […]

In the United States, Sunrun, Renew Home, and Tesla have announced a cooperation agreement to provide over 16 gigawatts of flexible energy capacity to hyperscale operators and utility companies, aiming to meet the growing electricity demand from data centers by integrating residential distributed resources. This collaboration involves three energy companies that hold advantages in different […]

NY Transco and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have selected three local affiliate contractors—Hallen Integrated Construction Services, Haugland Group, and BOND Civil & Utility Construction—to carry out pre-construction preparation work for the Propel NY Energy transmission project. The project is scheduled to officially commence construction later this year. The Propel NY Energy project, with […]

Dimension News, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) will allocate $113 million to Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, to strengthen power reliability in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains regions. The funding will support a series of infrastructure upgrade projects, including repairing or replacing utility […]

Dimension News, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has achieved a significant milestone in its Cass to Sarpy transmission project. Workers recently completed the crossing of approximately half a mile of transmission lines over the Platte River in Louisville. The new 23-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line will connect OPPD’s Cass County substation to the newly built Turtle […]

Dimension News, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) officially launched the first grid upgrade project supported by the Texas Energy Fund in Marshall on June 30, marking a key step in the modernization of the region’s power infrastructure. The project is part of a $200 million grant program managed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, […]