The power grid is a complicated beast, regardless of where you live. Power plants have to send energy to all of their clients at a constant frequency and voltage (regardless of the demand at any one ...

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...

Have you heard recommendations to use a particular termination in particular situations for good signal integrity? Have you ever wondered how to incorporate terminations in your design? While there ...

Diligent reader Roy McCammon wrote me to point out an article he did over at EETimes. He felt that not many “real” engineers would see it over there, so he wanted ...

For years, the electric utility industry has been questioning whether to use overhead or underground systems for transmission of power using high-voltage transmission lines. Issues driving this ...

Partially driven by clean energy and other policy goals, the electric industry is transitioning from legacy power plants to wind, solar, and other renewable resources. These renewable resources are ...

I love technical puzzles and challenges. In working on my next signal-integrity textbook, I came across this commonly occurring situation that had me stumped for a few minutes. Maybe it will entertain ...

Iowa OKs $221 million high-voltage transmission project, despite injunction, to help power new Cedar Rapids data centers.

Building the power infrastructure will enable growth and ultimately make our economy stronger, write Richard Caperton and Matt Kasper. With unemployment at 8.6 percent and our economy still struggling ...

Transmission is suddenly in the limelight. Without it, the United States will be unable to deploy the vast amount of wind and solar power generation projects that the Inflation Reduction Act makes ...

Caldwell First Nation's recent purchase of an equity stake in a new electricity transmission line marks a new chapter in Indigenous economic empowerment and infrastructure partnership, the First ...