Nikki Chandler

As utilities face unprecedented electricity demand growth from data centers, AI, electrification and new manufacturing facilities, traditional transmission planning timelines are increasingly under pressure. According to J.D. Sitton, CEO of CTC Global, the industry is entering a period where utilities, regulators and large customers must reconsider long-standing approaches to grid expansion and make greater use of proven technologies that can deliver capacity more quickly.

ABB and NASCAR last weekend introduced ABB NASCAR Grid Control, a new fan experience designed to provide visibility into race operations and event energy management during NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril, June 19-21. Located in the general admission fan zone, the 20-foot glass-enclosed exhibit featured live video feeds and data dashboards that provided fans with a view of race operations and energy performance during the event.

The IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition is held every other year, and having been an editor with T&D World for almost 25 years (I started as an intern in 1996 and then left for a few years to work on another brand); I could mark historical events with the timing of IEEE PES T&D shows. I remember when it was postponed from spring to fall because of Hurricane Katrina.