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Significant areas of North America’s western electricity grid are underutilized and good places to build data centers and new generators, a new study finds. Also, targeting replacement, refurbishment, and added flexibility of transmission assets should be prioritized while waiting for new transmission lines to be built.

California Public Utilities Commission staff learn how day-ahead electricity markets function and improve grid reliability using the Program on Energy & Sustainable Development’s Energy Market Game.

Analysis by Stanford researchers shows how strategic investment in undergrounding power lines could shave hours off some long lasting blackouts tied to extreme weather.