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Tina M Casey<p>Transmission lines add more clean energy, with or without sensors</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/31/new-tool-in-the-clean-energy-toolkit-direct-line-ratings/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/01/31/n</span><span class="invisible">ew-tool-in-the-clean-energy-toolkit-direct-line-ratings/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/transmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electricitytransmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricitytransmission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lineratings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lineratings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/linecapacity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linecapacity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energytransmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytransmission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>estonia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/transmissiongrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissiongrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greeneconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greeneconomy</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The Energy Department’s LPO conditional loan guarantees announced today include a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.6 billion to AEP Transmission Company (AEP). The loan guarantee would help the transmission utility finance the reconductoring or rebuilding of almost 5,000 miles of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a> in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia."</p><p><a href="https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Biden-Administration-Offers-23-Billion-Conditional-Loans-to-Utilities.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-New</span><span class="invisible">s/World-News/Biden-Administration-Offers-23-Billion-Conditional-Loans-to-Utilities.html</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Every time an ice storm takes down white pine branches in our back yard, knocking down our power line, I tell the linemen, "I've become entirely too dependent on electricity."</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hinterlandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hinterlandia</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>How <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> would address <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> in a second term <a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-biden-would-address-climate-change-in-a-second-term/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eenews.net/articles/how-biden-</span><span class="invisible">would-address-climate-change-in-a-second-term/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p><p>"Biden’s presidency so far has focused on big-ticket items... It’s the most aggressive <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> policy of any US president in history... a 2nd term likely would focus on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolutions</span></a> that could take decades to play out — but are necessary to cut <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>: building out thousands of miles of new <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a>, rapidly scaling up <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/EnergyStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyStorage</span></a> solutions and getting more <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/IRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRA</span></a> dollars out the door"</p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Ladder Line.<br><a href="https://kv5r.com/ham-radio/ladder-line/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kv5r.com/ham-radio/ladder-line</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/antennas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antennas</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Congress hasn’t been able to agree on a bill to increase electrical transmission.</p><p>In lieu of action from Congress, the Biden administration has [worked] with states and private companies in an effort to upgrade 100,000 miles of existing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a> so they’ll be able to carry more power using so-called <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reconductoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reconductoring</span></a> – swapping high-voltage lines, which carry more electrical capacity, onto already existing towers. "</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/ene</span><span class="invisible">rgy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatBidenDid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatBidenDid</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Protecting The Texas Power Grid From Tropical Cyclones - Increasing Resilience By Protecting Critical Lines<br>--<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.13793" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2301.13793</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &lt;-- shared technical article<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/powersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powersupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrid</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/powergrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrids</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electricnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cyclone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclone</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tropicalcyclones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropicalcyclones</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitigation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electricalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/energysupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energysupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/energysecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energysecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/poweroutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poweroutages</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/poweroutage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poweroutage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/probability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/probabilistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probabilistic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>failure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/supplyfailures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supplyfailures</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/supplyshortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supplyshortages</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/outages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outages</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> projects could power the country, but they need more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a> to do it."</p><p><a href="https://grist.org/energy/biden-clean-energy-projects-transmission-lines/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/energy/biden-clean-e</span><span class="invisible">nergy-projects-transmission-lines/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Why putting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanels</span></a> beside <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> is a no-brainer!<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> could generate enough <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> to power 270,000 homes by putting solar panels in the empty land next to highway interchanges in just 3 Southern California counties.There is a lot of “dead” space between highways, which is currently not used for much of anything. It’s not a usable space for wildlife, either, due to the proximity of so many cars. These locations are often near <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/08/31/why-putting-solar-panels-beside-highways-is-a-no-brainer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2023/08/31/why-put</span><span class="invisible">ting-solar-panels-beside-highways-is-a-no-brainer/</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> can’t afford to take 12 years to [<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a>] given the growing need for more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> infrastructure, Armistead said. </p><p>He pointed to Europe and China, where billions of dollars are being invested in new high-voltage lines to connect power plants to cities where demand is high.</p><p>While rerouting the line around sensitive areas in New Mexico took more time and money, Armistead said he believed it was the right thing to do."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SunZia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunZia</span></a><br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-line-sunzia-arizona-california-a541af36657a299a1a0822e75f943b9f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/renewable-e</span><span class="invisible">nergy-line-sunzia-arizona-california-a541af36657a299a1a0822e75f943b9f</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Here's how <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/extremeheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeheat</span></a> can impact the grid and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> – and what's being done to protect them<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwaves</span></a> can also impair efficiency of power generation and transmission. Both renewable and conventional <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerplants</span></a> may operate less efficiently under high temperatures. Likewise, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> can lose efficiency due to higher resistive losses at elevated temperatures. Battery systems, particularly <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/lithiumion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lithiumion</span></a>, can suffer in high temperatures as well<br><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/07/19/extreme-heat-grid-renewables/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2023/07/19/extreme</span><span class="invisible">-heat-grid-renewables/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Congested <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> cause <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/renewablepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewablepower</span></a> to go to waste in #<br>State’s inefficient <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrid</span></a> can't handle the full load it could deliver in ongoing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a>. When energy production is high, all of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powerlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerlines</span></a> fill up. When that congestion occurs, a portion of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> coming from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> sources is wasted because it can’t reach businesses, households and other consumers that need it. This is called curtailment. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/congested-transmission-lines-cause-renewable-power-to-go-to-waste-in-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">7/congested-transmission-lines-cause-renewable-power-to-go-to-waste-in-texas/</span></a></p>
Ash Qin 📷<p><a href="https://focal.love/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://focal.love/tags/SkyScape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkyScape</span></a> <a href="https://focal.love/tags/Clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clouds</span></a> <a href="https://focal.love/tags/Scenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scenic</span></a> <a href="https://focal.love/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a> <a href="https://focal.love/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Apart from the metaphorical ones, sometimes actual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> are in the way of building <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a>: </p><p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenlinkWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenlinkWest</span></a> project would build a 470-mile-long transmission line bringing clean electricity north of Las Vegas to Reno in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a>, but it cuts through an area containing everything from woolly mammoth tusks to giant sloths to ancient camels." </p><p>(You can now use ultrasound to explore for these large fossils; could do that during the trajectory planning).</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/22/america-green-energy-obstacles-fossils" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/may/22/america-green-energy-obstacles-fossils</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Three <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utilities</span></a> want a rate hike for:<br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a> <br>- more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> generation<br>- new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NetMeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetMeters</span></a></p><p>But<br>"Content noted that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alliant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alliant</span></a> energy is trying to have more dollars flow through the side of the company that gets a 10 percent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a> rate, and that Xcel Energy is seeking to increase its profit rate from 10 percent to 10.25 percent through the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RateHikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RateHikes</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.wpr.org/three-wisconsin-utilities-apply-rate-hikes-2024-citing-renewable-energy-construction-costs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wpr.org/three-wisconsin-utilit</span><span class="invisible">ies-apply-rate-hikes-2024-citing-renewable-energy-construction-costs</span></a></p>
Jim Donegan 🎵 ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telephone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> - Evolution of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DirectDialing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDialing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Calls</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bell</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WesternElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternElectric</span></a> </p><p>"This <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> shows early <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TelephoneEquipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TelephoneEquipment</span></a> and systems from the 1940’s up to the 1950’s, including telephone <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TransmissionLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransmissionLines</span></a>, early <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Switchboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switchboards</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Operators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Operators</span></a>, and the introduction of direct dialing systems and many aspects of the early <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TelephoneSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TelephoneSystem</span></a> in use circa 1940-1950." </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMtnvcMMtME&amp;ab_channel=ComputerHistoryArchivesProject" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=rMtnvcMMtM</span><span class="invisible">E&amp;ab_channel=ComputerHistoryArchivesProject</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TelephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TelephoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SubscriberTrunkDialing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubscriberTrunkDialing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Switching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switching</span></a></p>