Growing Grid Capacity and Resilience with LineVision

Current State

Power demand is forecast to increase at 6x the pace of the past 20 years¹

1. Strategic Industries Surging: Driving US Power Demand, Grid Strategies

TOP OF MIND: Grid flexibility in the face of unprecedented load growth, grid reliability and resilience through extreme weather events, and keeping rates low for customers in multiple regions

How can Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR) help utilities achieve their goals?

Dynamic Line Rating uses sensors to collect real-time data about conductor temperature, sag, and weather conditions to give your team real-time information about how much capacity a given line has. Lines can gain an average of 20-40% more capacity with the use of DLR vs. static ratings.

Affordability
DLR optimizes the existing grid while investments are made in new infrastructure. DLR installs quickly and safely at a fraction of the cost, adding transmission capability up to 40%.
Reliability
Real-time monitoring provided by DLR can help manage the grid during extreme weather events, providing ratings accuracy on utilities' most critical lines.
Flexibility
DLR is integral to contingency planning, providing operational flexibility in the event of a PSPS. With DLR, utilities will have insight into which high voltage lines have the capacity to take on redirected energy load.

How LineVision can help utilities accommodate new customer load and enhance grid resilience

Using Dynamic Line Rating, transmission lines
can gain an average of 20-40% more capacity with the
use of DLR in a matter of months, providing the flexible
grid capacity needed to accommodate new customer load.

Dynamic Line Ratings supply trusted ratings accuracy on utilities' most critical lines.

LineVision also provides insights to inform extreme weather strategies and assess risks.

Access precise wind data and forecasting in transmission rights-of-way.
Detect and alert on conductor movement.
Identify wildfire risks like line sag and vegetation

"Following a successful pilot, National Grid installed LineVision’s Dynamic Line Rating system on four transmission lines in our New York region. The system is now operational and providing automated, condition-specific line ratings to our transmission control room. Dynamic Line Ratings are a start to helping us make decisions on how to plan and operate the grid, further unlocking renewables and reducing transmission congestion for New Yorkers."

Brian Gemmell

COO Electric Operations

Discover how DLR helped AES grow grid capacity and resilience

43%

Average Capacity Gain

7.6%

DLR Project Cost vs Reconductor

2.5

Months Outages Avoided

$1.24M

Cost Savings on a Single Line

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