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The corridors are meant to accelerate the development of transmission projects in areas that present an “urgent” need for expanded transmission.

The study will aim to identify potential opportunities for near-term transmission enhancements along the seam shared by PJM and MISO.

The developer of a ‘Jerry Cans of electricity’ solution has signed an MoU with QinetiQ to develop advanced EV charging solutions.

A project is under way to explore cybersecurity defences for utilities under a quantum threat. led by researchers at the University of Toronto.

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