Unlocking Grid Potential: Advancing Line Rating Technologies for a Clean Energy Future

The world needs power grid modernization now if it is to keep pace with the projected load growth demands. A recent Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory study found that nearly 2,000 gigawatts of solar, storage, and wind languish in transmission grid interconnection queues, which doesn’t include data centers and various other infrastructures requiring new loads, as well as more traditional energy resources. This presentation will address line rating technologies, tools, and mindset shifts utilities are embracing to accurately understand grid capacity, prioritize improvement projects to modernize the grid, find new efficiencies, and prepare for more resources to be brought online.

In this session, Basin Electric Power Cooperative will explore how line rating technologies, advanced tools, and a shift in mindset are helping utilities accurately assess grid capacity, streamline modernization efforts, and pave the way for a more efficient, resilient, and renewable-powered future. Attendees will gain insights into:

• Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and Advanced Grid Monitoring – How real-time data is redefining how utilities understand transmission limits.
• Grid Optimization Strategies – Prioritizing the right projects to enhance capacity without unnecessary infrastructure expansion.
• The Mindset Shift – How utilities are evolving their approach to grid management, embracing innovation to accelerate the clean energy transition.

With increasing energy demand and a pressing need to integrate more renewables, the time for action is now. Join Basin Electric Power Cooperative to explore practical solutions that will unlock grid potential and drive the energy transformation forward.