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The future of the grid: Can new technologies deliver more electricity without building more infrastructure?

America needs more electricity, but building new power lines takes time. Some transmission projects in the US have taken more than 20 years to complete. Many others have been blocked completely. With power demand rising rapidly, driven by AI data centres, electrification and indu ...  Show more

 . 1h 18min
Building America’s new power grid: Can the transmission network grow to keep pace with rising electricity demand?

Americas needs more electricity, and fast. Data centres for AI, and new factories for computer chips and batteries, are driving up demand for electricity, putting mounting pressure on a power grid that has already been struggling. Across different industrial sectors, and differen ...  Show more

 . 1h 14min

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