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Digital Innovations
A STATCOM installation has a relatively small footprint, requiring an area of 250 ft by 250 ft (76 m by 76 m) for a 250-MVAR installation.
Test and Measurement
Advanced Voltage Control for the Grid
Ameren Transmission uses STATCOM technology to ensure grid stability while moving away from fossil fuel energy centers to clean energy sources.
Dec. 6, 2021
Courtesy of Htachi Energy
Pattern Energy's Sunzia East Converter Station.
Overhead Transmission
Making Interregional Transmission Interconnections Easier
Aug. 27, 2026
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Overhead Transmission
Minnesota Power Breaks Ground on $450M HVDC Modernization Project in North Dakota
Aug. 26, 2026
Hitachi Energy
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HVDC
Italy-Tunisia HVDC Link Reaches Milestone With Converter Station Contract
July 24, 2026
Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Frontier data center, run by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Utility Business
Data Centers and Utilities: Aligning Incentives with Customer Value, Affordability and Resilience
July 21, 2026
Minnkota Power Cooperative
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HVDC
Minnkota Joins North Plains Connector HVDC Transmission Project
June 24, 2026
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HVDC
Northeast States Outline Path to Standardized Offshore HVDC Network
June 16, 2026
Photo illustration courtesy of Emerson.
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Digital Innovations
Oncor Chooses Emerson Solutions to Upgrade Power Grid Operations
May 12, 2026
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Opinion
Speed-to-Power Pays for Itself: The Case for HVDC Upgrades
March 5, 2026
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