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🌄 Reconductoring: A Game-Changer for India's Transmission Capacity Expansion 🌇

As India accelerates its transition towards renewable energy, the need for efficient and cost-effective transmission infrastructure has become increasingly crucial. The country aims to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, which will require significant expansion and strengthening of the interstate transmission system (ISTS) and intra-state transmission system. However, the…

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Biden protects most IRA clean energy grants from incoming administration (Heatmap AM)

The Biden administration has finalized some $96.7 billion in clean energy grants, meaning they are protected and cannot be revoked by the incoming Trump administration, according to the White House. That amount represents about 84% of the grants issued from the Inflation Reduction Act. The administration has distributed more than $27 billion in clean-energy financing in recent weeks, rushing to close big loans before Trump takes over. On Friday, the Department of Energy announced it had finalized a $15 billion loan to Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to “support a portfolio of projects to expand hydropower generation and battery storage, upgrade transmission capacity through reconductoring and grid enhancing technologies, and enable virtual power plants throughout PG&E’s service area.” Earlier in the week it closed on a $6.57 billion loan to EV maker Rivian. “The pace of announcements is unprecedented,” Kennedy Nickerson, a former policy adviser in the Loan Programs Office, toldBloomberg.

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Discover how advanced reconductoring is revolutionizing America’s aging electrical grid. Instead of rebuilding from scratch, utilities are replacing old conductors with high-performance alternatives that boost efficiency, increase capacity, and support renewable energy—without new towers or rights-of-way. Learn how this cost-effective, low-disruption solution enables more power to travel longer distances with less waste, playing a crucial role in modernizing infrastructure and meeting clean energy goals. From cutting transmission losses to strengthening climate resilience, this quiet upgrade is making a powerful impact.

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BALITANG LOKAL: NGCP schedules power service interruption at NORECO II in Negros Oriental ahead of Lenten Season [#OnlyOnOneNETnews]

(Written by Scott Denoga / News Intern of Disney XD News)

DUMAGUETE, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- Lenten Season is fast approaching for Roman Catholic communities in the Negros Island Region (NIR) as one grid operator 'National Grid Corporation of the Philippines' (NGCP) announces the planned and updated power service interruption Friday morning (April 4th, 2025 -- Dumaguete local time) specifically for 'Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative 2' (NORECO II).

NGCP District 3 Senior Manager in the Negros Area named 'Lope L. Cañete' showcases the first set of blackouts on Sunday morning next week (April 6th), where areas affected from 'Calo, San Jose' to the entire area of Sibulan, Dumaguete City, Valencia, Bacong, Dauin, Zamboanguita and Siaton. Five (5) substations will be impacted in Sibulan, Pulantubig, Bagacay, Dauin and Siaton in Negros Oriental. NGCP will de-energize its Amlan-Siaton 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, continuing the implementation of reconductoring or replacement of the remaining Aluminum Conductor Steel-Reinforced cable (ACSR) conductors simultaneously along this said region and transmission line.

But on Wednesday last week (March 26th), an unexpected power interruption occurred at the Amlan-Siaton 69kV transmission line at 2:20am for the areas affected in 'Calo, San Jose' to the entire area of Sibulan, Dumaguete City, Valencia, Bacong, Dauin, Zamboanguita and Siaton. There will be an emergency shutdown to facilitate the correction of low vertical clearance, a safety hazard, along this said region and transmission line between structures #155 to #156 located in 'San Jose Extension Street, Barangay Taclobo, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental'. Power was recently restored at 4:14am.

The same morning followed the 2nd and final set of emergency blackouts as areas were affected locally by 3 single-phase lines and 6 secondary lines in the town of San Jose, this said province. NGCP requested that the regional electrical company 'NORECO II' isolate the primary and secondary lines that are crossing the NGCP 69kV transmission line to ensure safety during the reconductoring of NGCP personnel.

In an exclusive televised interview with 'FilProducts Cable TV-6 News', speaking with NORECO II general manager 'Atty. Fe Marie Dicen Tagle' said in the Cebuano dialect that the power lines in Negros Oriental require rehabilitation during the upcoming scheduled power interruptions. Atty. Tagle anticipates a permanent upgrade for the Amlan-Siaton transmission line, increasing its capacity from 69kV to 138kV, which is to be finalized by around 2026.

Electrical non-government organization (NGO) 'Partners for Affordable and Reliable Energy' or PARE terribly slappled its poor performances of NGCP and NORECO II are less inconvenient to fix, especially the delays and unscheduled power interruptions for the Negrosanon community, per the Chief Advocate Officer of PARE named 'Mr. Nic Satur Jr.' said. He is out of excuses or blaming electrical games for their total electrical corruption.

As the forthcoming power service interruption looms before Holy Week in the country, NGCP and NORECO II assure the Negrosanon community that efforts will be made to minimize inconvenience and restore power as quickly as possible. Power companies extend their deepest regrets about the inconvenience while maintaining their commitment to enhance electrical infrastructure across Negros Oriental.

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-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

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Dyson said the growth in the electricity load was relatively flat for the past 15 or 20 years. Now, the move to electric vehicles, more electric heating and cooling, increased manufacturing and the spread of data centers are boosting demand. He sees a strong case for expanding transmission systems to help meet the growing load and for more connections across regions. “We also need to be smart about how we use the grid in general,” Dyson said. That’s where grid-enhancing technologies come in. The equipment and practices enable systems to get more power from their electrons, sometimes avoiding the need for expensive new infrastructure. The technologies include: - Reconductoring, or replacing conventional transmission lines with advanced conductors without having to permit and build new transmission towers. - Clean repowering, or siting clean energy alongside existing fossil generators to leverage their grid connections. - Dynamic line ratings, which adjust the carrying capacity of transmission lines based on real-time measurement of conditions. - Virtual power plants, or aggregated distributed energy resources such as batteries, electric vehicles, rooftop solar and smart thermostats that can feed into the grid.

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A Faster, Cheaper Way to Double Power Line Capacity

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HVDC, Reconductoring, & Smart Balls Supercharge Grids

HVDC, Reconductoring, & Smart Balls Supercharge Grids

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More Juice for the Power Grid via Reconductoring | Sierra Club

New Jersey is on its way to becoming a clean, green state, as we start buying electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other energy saving devices, …

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Reconductoring: An easy way to expand the grid

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There Is a Stupidly Easy Way To Expand the Grid - Heatmap News

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Taimei 体冥 - "El Cuerpo Sombra"

Durante muchos años, a los seres humanos se les ha inculcado la castracion emocional de su parte negativa. Mediante terapias alternativas, corrientes espirituales, o pseudofilosofias que malguiaron indirecta/directamente al ser humano, se le enseño a reuir de su lado negativo o sombrio, y al hacerlo, este no lo ha conocido, y creen que conocerlo es dejarse corromper por el mismo. Este metodo es el metodo que, inconscientemente, me ha ocurrido a mi durante centenares de veces cuando algo malo ha ocurrido o cuando una mala emocion ha tomado posesion de mi alma y mente. Hoy traigo esto al mundo como mi aporte personal sobre como "dominar la oscuridad" del ser humano y como entenderla. Inspirado en el arte del Tai Chi (太極拳), el Taimei busca evitar la bastardizacion animica, mental y corporal de un ser vivo, para su posterior reciclaje del lado negativo ("La Sombra", como se define en los arquetipos de Carl Gustav Jung), del ser humano. Este elemento incorpora aspectos como el ego, los pensamientos intrusivos, violentos, degenerativos, derrogativos, malignos, nocivos, agresivos o abusivos, entre otros. Estos son usados para ejercitar cuerpo y alma, "pacificandolos" mediante la accion, el verbo (la mente) y el sentimiento, expulsandolos del cuerpo y proyectandolos hacia fuera. Este metodo es conocido tambien como "reciclaje reconductor", usando la adaptacion de dichos desvios hacia la corrupcion del ser en favor del ser puro o neutro.

El Taimei, encapsulado en el proceso Enmei, presenta un intrigante ciclo de transformación psicológica y espiritual que aborda las sombras internas de manera estructurada y evolutiva:

1. Rakumei 落冥 (Caida en la Sombra): En esta fase inicial, se experimenta el estado gradual de corrupcion al manifestar las emociones o pensamientos negativos mediante actos o comportamientos resonantes con los mismos. El ser se sumerge en dichos aspectos oscuros, experimentando directamente estos episodios violentos y caoticos. Puede ser por que ocurrio repentinamente por sobrecarga al no darle salida, o bien pudo ocurrir gradualmente por origen de un elemento constante. Esta fase es donde se expresan comportamientos como el enfado, la tristeza, o mas lejanamente, la obsesion, la impulsividad, la insensatez y la aceptacion a la corrupcion indirectamente consciente o directamente consciente.

2. Shizumei 静冥 (Calma en la Sombra): La segunda fase implica alcanzar la calma en medio de la tormenta emocional. Aquí, se busca el reconocimiento de los elementos negativos sin ser arrastrado por ellos. Es el arte de mantener la serenidad, la paciencia, el temple y la estabilidad interna incluso cuando se enfrenta a la oscuridad emocional. Una vez expresados y manifestados dichos estimulos negativos, la actividad e intensidad baja gradualmente hasta volver a la consciencia directa de lo que esta ocurriendo en el presente. En este momento uno se suele dar cuenta de que ha ocurrido o que ha hecho y suele cargarse con el arrepentimiento de lo acaecido o los efectos de su experimentacion con la zona negativa de su ser. Enfriar la mente gradualmente, asi como al corazon y el destensamiento de los musculos son los sintomas de que esta fase esta ocurriendo.

3. Genmei 見冥 (Observar la Sombra): En la tercera fase, se inicia una búsqueda profunda para entender el origen de estos elementos negativos. Es un proceso de introspección y autoexploración destinado a descubrir las raíces de la sombra, identificando el elemento emisor de los pensamientos o emociones sombrías. Una vez se comprende el origen o el punto emisor de donde ha procedido la emocion o el pensamiento y, por consiguiente, el acto, se entiende y razona sobre el mismo, adquiriendose dimensionalidad sobre dicho aspecto. Este es el punto de inflexion donde uno puede aprender a transformar los elementos perjudicialmente negativos en elementos positivos. No se debe confundir con llevar a un extremo los elementos positivos e ignorar los negativos, ya que eso llevaria a cabo que la persona ignorase su lado negativo y abrazase solo su lado positivo, lo que equivale a yacer en un extremo y, por tanto, desequilibrarse. La comprension del origen de dichas emociones y pensamientos ayuda a su comprension y, por tanto, a su aplicacion.

4. Kadomei 門冥 (Puerta de la Sombra): La cuarta fase marca un punto crucial de aceptación. Aquí, se reconoce la existencia de la sombra como un elemento con un propósito o motivo específico. Abrir la "Puerta de la Sombra" implica aceptar la coexistencia de la luz y la oscuridad dentro de uno mismo, sin juicio ni resistencia. En lugar de ignorar los sentimientos o pensamientos negativos, se entienden de donde vienen, por que vienen, a que vienen, y a partir de ello, "pesarlos", si vale tanto como pretenden aparentar, o si realmente tienen un peso real para ti, el individuo. Se trata de afrontar como tal el lado negativo, no como un enfrentamiento, sino como un proceso de introduccion a la comprension correcta del mismo y sus umbrales limitantes de hasta que punto pueden empezar a corromper. Es el proceso homologo de encender un fuego y calentarse con el mismo, en lugar de quemarse con este al comprenderlo. Usar los pensamientos y sentimientos negativos como una herramienta benefica y no un elemento corruptible del ser en su lado mas primitivo y negativo. Toda sombra se origina desde un motivo, y al comprender ese motivo, se comprende como tal la naturaleza de la sombra.

5. Gyakumei 逆冥 (Sombra Invertida): La quinta y última fase es la culminación del proceso, donde los elementos negativos son transformados en fuerzas positivas. Aquí se produce el reciclaje y la inversión de la naturaleza negativa de la sombra en algo beneficioso. Es el uso consciente y constructivo de estos elementos oscuros para contribuir al crecimiento personal. El reciclaje de la naturaleza negativa en algo positivo se lleva a cabo. Es asi como se sustrae de los elementos negativos mentales y animicos y se produce un elemento benefico al aprender a usarlos en esa via, alejandose de las vias de corrupcion del ser en si. En este punto se aprende de dichos pensamientos y sentimientos para aplicarlos de forma positiva en la vida de uno.

El término "Enmei 円冥", o "Círculo de la Sombra", representa la comprensión de este proceso como un ciclo continuo y cíclico. Cada fase contribuye a la evolución del individuo, permitiéndole comprender más profundamente los efectos, elementos, naturaleza y contribución de su sombra. Este enfoque proporciona una guía clara y detallada para abordar la complejidad de la psique humana, transformando la sombra en un aliado para el crecimiento y el bienestar personal.

Cuando se hace referencia a la "sombra", se está aludiendo al arquetipo propuesto por el psicólogo suizo Carl Gustav Jung. La sombra, en el contexto de la psicología junguiana, representa los aspectos ocultos, reprimidos o menos conocidos de la psique humana. Estos pueden incluir pensamientos, emociones, impulsos y características que el individuo tiende a evitar o negar conscientemente.

En contraste con una aproximación que busca suprimir o ignorar estos aspectos negativos, la filosofía del Taimei propone un enfoque más profundo y transformador. La analogía se presenta al imaginar castrar nuestra reacción ante lo negativo como equivalente a ignorar por completo el fuego sin entender su naturaleza y cómo manejarlo. En lugar de evitar los aspectos oscuros del alma, el Taimei propone aprender de ellos y profundizar en su comprensión.

El proceso implica utilizar la sombra con fines benéficos en lugar de permitir que nos domine o corrompa de manera perjudicial. En lugar de dejarse llevar por los elementos negativos de la psique, el individuo busca entender y utilizar conscientemente esos aspectos oscuros para propósitos constructivos. La idea es evitar la supresión completa, la pseudo corrupción o la corrupción total, y en su lugar, transformar la energía de la sombra en una fuerza positiva para el crecimiento personal y el bienestar.

En esencia, este enfoque sugiere que al enfrentar y comprender la sombra, se puede alcanzar una mayor integración psicológica y espiritual, permitiendo que estos aspectos aparentemente negativos se conviertan en herramientas valiosas para el autoconocimiento y el desarrollo personal.

La concepción de Taimei se sumerge en los kanjis que vinculan al cuerpo y al inframundo, sugiriendo la noción de un "cuerpo oscuro" o un cuerpo dominado por bajos instintos. Este término hace alusión a la contaminación animica, mental o personal que puede manifestarse a través de diversos factores como el vampirismo energético, experiencias traumáticas, o la falta de procesamiento de eventos complejos, entre otros.

En el marco del sintoísmo, la práctica del Misogi Harae se emplea para purificar la vuelta del inframundo, un proceso destinado a limpiar y renovar las energías espirituales. En este contexto, Taimei se presenta como la aplicación psicológica, animica y personal de dicha purificación, aunque con un enfoque único. A diferencia de poner énfasis exclusivamente en aspectos positivos y su amplificación, Taimei destaca por utilizar los aspectos negativos para su reincorporación como elementos beneficiosos, después de haber sido reciclados en su naturaleza.

Este proceso de reciclaje animico se revela como una estrategia consciente para abordar el lado sombrío de las personas. A través de Taimei, se busca la posibilidad de disfrutar de estos aspectos oscuros de manera controlada, evitando los efectos negativos asociados. La analogía con el control del fuego ilustra esta idea: al igual que los humanos manejan el fuego para evitar quemarse, pero al mismo tiempo aprovechan su calor, Taimei propone un enfoque equilibrado hacia los elementos sombríos de la psique humana. De esta forma, se conocen las luces y sombras del ser humano, y se mezclan formando eclipses, que ayudan a comprender ambas partes y a convivir con dichas al completo.

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Taimei 体冥 - "The Shadow Body"

For many years, human beings have been instilled with emotional castration of their negative side. Through alternative therapies, spiritual currents, or pseudophilosophies that indirectly/directly misguided human beings, they were taught to escape from their negative or shadowy side, and in doing so, they have not known it, and they believe that to know it is to allow themselves to be corrupted by it. . This method is the method that has unconsciously occurred to me hundreds of times when something bad has happened or when a bad emotion has taken possession of my soul and mind. Today I bring this to the world as my personal contribution on how to "master the darkness" of the human being and how to understand it. Inspired by the art of Tai Chi (太極拳), Taimei seeks to avoid the spiritual, mental and physical bastardization of a living being, for its subsequent recycling of the negative side ("The Shadow", as defined in the archetypes of Carl Gustav Jung), of the human being. This element incorporates aspects such as the ego, intrusive, violent, degenerative, derogatory, malignant, harmful, aggressive or abusive thoughts, among others. These are used to exercise body and soul, "pacifying" them through action, word (mind) and feeling, expelling them from the body and projecting them outward. This method is also known as "reconductive recycling", using the adaptation of said deviations towards the corruption of the being in favor of the pure or neutral being.

The Taimei, encapsulated in the Enmei process, presents an intriguing cycle of psychological and spiritual transformation that addresses inner shadows in a structured and evolutionary way:

Rakumei 落冥 (Fall into Shadow): In this initial phase, the gradual state of corruption is experienced by manifesting negative emotions or thoughts through actions or behaviors resonant with them. The being immerses itself in these dark aspects, directly experiencing these violent and chaotic episodes. It may be because it occurred suddenly due to overload due to no output, or it could have occurred gradually due to the origin of a constant element. This phase is where behaviors such as anger, sadness, or more distantly, obsession, impulsiveness, foolishness, and acceptance of indirect or directly conscious corruption are expressed.

Shizumei 静冥 (Calm in the Shadow): The second phase involves achieving calm in the midst of the emotional storm. Here, the recognition of negative elements is sought without being dragged by them. It is the art of maintaining serenity, patience, temper and inner stability even when faced with emotional darkness. Once these negative stimuli are expressed and manifested, the activity and intensity gradually decreases until returning to direct awareness of what is happening in the present. At this moment one usually realizes what has happened or what they have done and is usually burdened with regret for what happened or the effects of their experimentation with the negative area of their being. Gradually cooling the mind, as well as the heart and loosening of the muscles are the symptoms that this phase is occurring.

Genmei 見冥 (Observing the Shadow): In the third phase, a deep search begins to understand the origin of these negative elements. It is a process of introspection and self-exploration aimed at discovering the roots of the shadow, identifying the element that emits dark thoughts or emotions. Once the origin or the emitting point from which the emotion or thought came and, consequently, the act, is understood, it is understood and reasoned about, acquiring dimensionality on said aspect. This is the turning point where one can learn to transform detrimentally negative elements into positive elements. It should not be confused with taking the positive elements to an extreme and ignoring the negative ones, since that would cause the person to ignore their negative side and embrace only their positive side, which is equivalent to lying at an extreme and, therefore, become unbalanced. Understanding the origin of these emotions and thoughts helps their understanding and, therefore, their application.

Kadomei 門冥 (Shadow Gate): The fourth phase marks a crucial point of acceptance. Here, the existence of the shadow is recognized as an element with a specific purpose or motive. Opening the "Shadow Door" involves accepting the coexistence of light and darkness within oneself, without judgment or resistance. Instead of ignoring negative feelings or thoughts, understand where they come from, why they come, why they come, and from that, "weigh" them, if they are worth as much as they pretend to be, or if they really have real weight for you, the individual. It is about facing the negative side as such, not as a confrontation, but as a process of introduction to the correct understanding of it and its limit thresholds.

You know to what extent they can begin to corrupt. It is the homologous process of lighting a fire and warming yourself with it, instead of getting burned by it when you understand it. Use negative thoughts and feelings as a beneficial tool and not a corruptible element of the being in its most primitive and negative side. Every shadow originates from a reason, and by understanding that reason, the nature of the shadow is understood as such.

Gyakumei 逆冥 (Inverted Shadow): The fifth and final phase is the culmination of the process, where negative elements are transformed into positive forces. Here recycling and reversing the negative nature of the shadow into something beneficial occurs. It is the conscious and constructive use of these dark elements to contribute to personal growth. Recycling of negative nature into something positive takes place. This is how negative mental and emotional elements are removed and a beneficial element is produced by learning to use them in that way, moving away from the ways of corruption of the being itself. At this point you learn from these thoughts and feelings to apply them positively in your life.

The term "Enmei 円冥", or "Shadow Circle", represents the understanding of this process as a continuous, cyclical cycle. Each phase contributes to the evolution of the individual, allowing him to more deeply understand the effects, elements, nature and contribution of his shadow. This approach provides a clear and detailed guide to addressing the complexity of the human psyche, transforming the shadow into an ally for personal growth and well-being.

When reference is made to the "shadow", we are alluding to the archetype proposed by the Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung. The shadow, in the context of Jungian psychology, represents the hidden, repressed or lesser known aspects of the human psyche. These may include thoughts, emotions, impulses, and characteristics that the individual tends to consciously avoid or deny.

In contrast to an approach that seeks to suppress or ignore these negative aspects, the Taimei philosophy proposes a deeper and more transformative approach. The analogy is presented by imagining castrating our reaction to the negative as equivalent to completely ignoring fire without understanding its nature and how to handle it. Instead of avoiding the dark aspects of the soul, Taimei proposes learning from them and deepening their understanding.

The process involves using the shadow for beneficial purposes rather than allowing it to dominate or corrupt us in harmful ways. Instead of being carried away by the negative elements of the psyche, the individual seeks to understand and consciously use these dark aspects for constructive purposes. The idea is to avoid complete suppression, pseudo corruption, or outright corruption, and instead transform shadow energy into a positive force for personal growth and well-being.

In essence, this approach suggests that by facing and understanding the shadow, greater psychological and spiritual integration can be achieved, allowing these seemingly negative aspects to become valuable tools for self-knowledge and personal development.

Taimei's conception delves into the kanji that link the body and the underworld, suggesting the notion of a "dark body" or a body dominated by lower instincts. This term refers to emotional, mental or personal contamination that can manifest itself through various factors such as energy vampirism, traumatic experiences, or lack of processing of complex events, among others.

Within the framework of Shintoism, the practice of Misogi Harae is used to purify the return of the underworld, a process intended to cleanse and renew spiritual energies. In this context, Taimei is presented as the psychological, emotional and personal application of said purification, although with a unique approach. Unlike placing emphasis exclusively on positive aspects and their amplification, Taimei stands out for using negative aspects for their reincorporation as beneficial elements, after having been recycled in their nature.

This process of mental recycling is revealed as a conscious strategy to address the shadow side of people. Through Taimei, the possibility of enjoying these dark aspects in a controlled manner is sought, avoiding the associated negative effects. The analogy with fire control illustrates this idea: just as humans control fire to avoid getting burned, but at the same time take advantage of its heat, Taimei proposes a balanced approach towards the shadow elements of the human psyche. In this way, the lights and shadows of the human being are known, and they mix forming eclipses, which help to understand both parts and to live with them completely.

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Pampa Energia de Argentina completed their 132 kV ACCC Reconductoring project on the Corti Wind Farm to the Bahía Blanca substation of the Transba Región Sur company.

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How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity grid. (Washington Post)

There is one big thing holding the United States back from a pollution-free electricity grid running on wind, solar and battery power: not enough power lines.

As developers rush to install wind farms and solar plants to power data centers, artificial intelligence systems and electric vehicles, the nation’s sagging, out-of-date power lines are being overwhelmed — slowing the transition to clean energy and the fight against climate change.

But experts say that there is a remarkably simple fix: installing new wires on the high-voltage lines that alreadycarry power hundreds of miles across the United States. Just upgrading those wires, new reports show, could double the amount of power that can flow through America’s electricity grid.

“This is something that could be a triple win,” said Brian Deese, an innovation fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who headed the White House National Economic Council under President Biden until early last year. “A win for the electricity system, a win for utilities and a win for consumers.”

Since Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022 — pouring hundreds of billions of dollars toward the build-out of clean energy — experts have warned that without a dramatic increase in the size of the electricity grid, most of those new wind and solar farms won’t be able to plug in.

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Many renewables are stuck in the “interconnection queue,” a long line of projects waiting to get connected to the grid. According to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, more than 1,500 gigawatts of power, mostly renewables, are waiting for approval to connect. (That’s more than one-third of all the power produced in the United States.)

One of the main reasons for that long wait is that the nation builds transmission lines — those giant, high-voltage wires that carry power across large distances — extremely slowly. The average transmission line takes about 10 years to complete, and the country has been building even fewer lines recently than it did a decade ago.

Without enough power lines, there is nowhere for new solar, wind and battery power to go.

“We have to be able to integrate all this low-cost, renewable energy fast,” said Amol Phadke, a scientist at the University of California at Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

That’s where replacing the country’s power lines — or “reconductoring,” as engineers call it — comes in.

Most of America’s lines are wired with a technology that has been around since the early 1900s — a core steel wire surrounded by strands of aluminum. When those old wires heat up — whether from power passing through them or warm outdoor temperatures — they sag. Too much sag in a transmission line can be dangerous, causing fires or outages. As a result, grid operators have to be careful not to allow too much power through the lines.

But a couple of decades ago, engineers designed a new type of wire: a core made of carbon fiber, surrounded by trapezoidal pieces of aluminum. Those new, carbon-fiber wires don’t sag as much in the heat. That means that they can take up to double the amount of power as the old lines.

According to the recent study from researchers at UC-Berkeley and GridLab, replacing these older steel wires could provide up to 80 percent of the new transmission needed on the electricity grid — without building anything new. It could also cost half as much as building an entirely new line and avoid the headaches of trying to get every state, city and even landowner along the route to agree to a new project.

“You’re not acquiring a new right of way; you’re not building new towers,” Phadke said. “So it can be done much faster.”

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ACCC AZR Conductor expands the capabilities of the ACCC® Conductor using aluminum zirconium alloy which helps in improving the strength of the conductor.

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BALITANG LOKAL: NGCP conduct simultaneous Power Service Interruption amid rescheduling to Saturday and the upcoming Philippines' Holy Week holiday [#OnlyOnDisneyXDNews]

(Written by Scott Denoga / News Intern of Disney XD News)

DUMAGUETE, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- Grid operator giant 'National Grid Corporation of the Philippines' (NGCP), in cooperation with Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative 2 (NORECO) announced Thursday (March 13th, 2025 -- Dumaguete local time) that the 2nd and final phase of the planned power service interruption moves back to Saturday early morning, lasting up for 13hrs. This change will affect the next series of blackouts leading up to the early Holy Week in the Philippines by next month and is necessary to continue maintenance work on the Amlan–Siaton 69 kilovolt transmission line, affecting several areas in Negros Oriental, according to NGCP District 3 Senior Manager in the Negros Area 'Lope L. Cañete'.

The first scheduled blackout was originally set for Sunday (March 23rd) but was rescheduled to accommodate the Licensure Examination for Teachers per the request of the 'Professional Regulation Commission' (PRC) that day. This will take place for the 2nd and final phase on Saturday from 5am to 6pm. Areas that will experience the outage include 'Calo, San Jose' to the entire municipal towns and cities of Sibulan, Dumaguete City, Valencia, Bacong, Dauin, Zamboanguita and Siaton. The affected substations include Sibulan, Pulantubig, Bagacay, Dauin and Siaton. Another planned blackout will follow on a different batch on Sunday, ahead of Holy Week in this country, reverts from 6am to 6pm, lasting up to 12 hours.

In the second and final phase, NGCP will replace the Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSR) conductors along the Amlan-Siaton 69kV transmission line, specifically between structures #65 to #98 and #144 to #171. Before Holy Week, NGCP will continue the reconductoring process to replace the remaining ACSR conductors in the same areas and substations as the previous rescheduled outage. Regional electrical company 'NORECO II' will conduct maintenance activities on its own at the same time, to make the best use of the scheduled downtime. Negrosanon residents should prepare for a temporary loss of power, in time for a Lenten Season for the Christian individuals.

In the case of both rescheduled and planned power outages, the work may be completed sooner than expected, leading to an earlier return of the power source in Negros Oriental. Nonetheless, any technical issues arising from the first phase of the scheduled interruption this past Sunday morning (March 9th) could cause serious delays, or worse, facing electrical franchise revocation by the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Electrification Administration (NEA) for both NGCP and NORECO II.

NGCP and NORECO II sincerely apologize for the significant inconvenience this planned outage will cause to their residents of Negros Oriental, and appreciate their understanding during this essential infrastructure maintenance period.

FILE PHOTO and SCREENGRAB COURTESY for REPRESENTATION: Google Maps & Francis Pabiania via Philippine News Agency

SOURCE: *https://x.com/NORECOTWO/status/1900077001089966493 and *https://x.com/NORECOTWO/status/1900080581515616686

Additional newsgathering reports provided by Roy August Bustillo of DWFH-FM 97.7mhz's K5 News FM: Dumaguete.

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

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what got you to pick up volo as a muse? :)

›   ❝   munday questions.

thought he was a very beautiful man and much like a man from the victorian days of olde i simply could not tear my eyes away from such temptation... like the sight of a bare ankle on mid-summer's morn.

okay but more seriously.

i started getting vibes from volo the minute he dropped in the character trailer, right? i read his description on the website and thought to myself 'oh, hmm, he's curious about people and things...? seems to follow you where ever you go? very suspicious. it reminds me of colress. wonder if they'll do a second coming of that.', but i left it alone because i decided, well, let's see how the game handles him. it could be a fluke and a red herring, he is cynthia's ancestor, for as much as that sets up the possibility that cynthia's ancestor might be fucked up.

fast-forward. i don't think about him again until the pla leaks start surfacing. the leak of That Famous Scene drops, as well as the script, and my jaw is on the floor. i immediately run to my friends and start going off about how the madmen actually did it. i don't use the term brainrot too loosely, but i mean it when i say like i could not stop thinking about volo for hours and days upon days. when the video dropped of the mt. coronet confrontation, i watched it multiple times until it got removed. like, i couldn't stop thinking about this stupid yellow komaeda anime man. i was so fascinated and pulled in by his motivations, i was so enamored with his whole ordeal of being like that.

i love characters who are too curious to the point of self-destruction, and lead to live a cautionary tale. i love characters with heavy religious themery and complicated relationships with religious figures in their lives. i love characters who are ruthlessly ambitious and will do whatever is necessary to ensure their goals, and who don't give up when they've been beaten down. i love characters who are manipulative and surprise you by getting you in the back, and a twist villain that at least i think, personally, is good, because they really play upon the trust you're meant to have in a cynthia-esque figure because of gen 4 nostalgia. i love a good villain/antagonist who has just reasons and is tragic, but they don't get woobified and magically changed at the end, who have good reasons for doing what they do but the execution is horrible. i love characters who are full of grief and rage at the world and channel it in the worst possible ways.

he's very much a cocktail of my favorite things in a character, and someone i knew i would have such a blast exploring and writing and figuring out on paper. he's a very easy muse for me, both in voice and thoughts, aside from how i pick at my brain constantly to try and decide which headcanons i like most for him. he's just very fun!! i enjoy him, and i knew i could at least do an okay enough job at writing someone like him, so here i am.