However, future grid reliability remains mired in short-term goals. Consider that ERCOT’s long term planning projects the summer peak demand to be 90,978 MW in 2032; an increase of 6.45184%.

Storm-proofing as little as 1 per cent of the power lines in an electricity grid could slash the chance of hurricane-induced blackouts by between fivefold and 20-fold, a simulation suggests.

WSJ Investigation. PG&E Knew for Years Its Lines Could Spark Wildfires, and Didn’t Fix Them Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal show that the utility has long been aware that parts of ...

It has realized the three-dimensional restoration of the local power grid, which includes 100,000 kilometers of overhead transmission lines and 280,000 electric transmission towers.