2026 Event Schedule

With great data comes great opportunity, both to use the grid more efficiently and protect the system. Great River Energy (GRE) has deployed two kinds of Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) sensors. The first attaches to the wire to measure the real-time carrying capacity of a line that was previously often constrained. The DLR system paid for itself in days by reducing the constraint to deliver lower-cost power. The second system uses fiber optic cables as sensors for both physical and electrical anomalies. It allows GRE to pinpoint the locations of disturbances, to allow faster and even proactive responses. GRE will explain how they evaluated and deployed these technologies, the benefits they saw, and their roadmap for Grid Enhancing Technologies.