Not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative Basin Electric Power Cooperative, which serves three million members across nine states, is using dynamic line rating technology to identify safe ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about green energy tech that will change your life. Have you ever noticed power lines sagging lower on a hot summer day?

On a cloudy day in mid-July, a crew of technicians carried a shiny metal orb, about the size and weight of a kid’s bowling ball, under a 110-kilovolt transmission line running near Hamburg, Germany.

To guarantee the tensile strength and clearance requirements of transmission lines are not violated under time-varying external conditions, transmission lines are given line ratings that determine ...

Dynamic line rating (DLR) enables utilities to unlock up to 40% additional capacity from existing infrastructure, allowing grid operators to rapidly increase energy throughput. This capability is ...

Technology demonstration aims to boost reliability, unlock capacity, and prepare California's grid for extreme weather and additional renewable energy integration OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025 ...

Great River Energy’s dynamic line rating (DLR) project is the largest DLR deployment to date in the U.S. based on the number of sensors installed. Early results identified a 48.92% increase in power ...

With Irish electricity prices soaring, can Dynamic Line Rating be deployed quickly to get more renewable energy on the system and help protect hard-pressed consumers? Dynamic Line Rating enables ...