Technologies

Here you will find a curated selection of innovative, next-generation technologies tailored to enhance the performance, reliability, and resilience of the electric grid. Our focus is on grid-specific technologies that span hardware components and software solutions, enabling utilities, regulators, and stakeholders to make informed decisions and drive grid modernization.

Our Scope

GridTechPedia covers a broad range of grid technologies, including but not limited to:

  • Generation: Innovative solutions that facilitate seamless integration of diverse power generation sources with the grid.
  • Transmission: Technologies deployed within the transmission space that improve electrical efficiency, reliability, and resilience, strengthen infrastructure, or improve monitoring and controlling.
  • Distribution: Technologies deployed within the distribution space that improve electrical efficiency, reliability, and resilience, or strengthen infrastructure.
  • Customer: Innovative hardware solutions that enable customer interfaces, including microgrid applications.

By exploring the Technologies page, you will gain insights into the latest advancements in grid hardware and software solutions, empowering you to make informed decisions and drive grid modernization.

Transmission

Overhead Conductor Coatings

Overhead Conductor Coatings
Page last updated 09/26/2025 Overview Overhead conductor coatings are specialized materials applied to the surfaces of electrical conductors used in transmission and distribution systems. These...

Dynamic Line Rating (DLR)

Dynamic Line Rating (DLR)
Overview Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) is a technology that enables real-time assessment of power transmission lines’ ampacity, considering varying weather conditions to enhance grid reliability,...

Composite Core Conductors

Composite Core Conductors
Page last updated 09/26/2025 Overview Composite Core conductors are overhead conductor technologies that use high-strength composite materials to support the conductor instead of a traditional...

AI-Assisted Fault Detection

AI-Assisted Fault Detection
Page last updated 09/26/2025  Overview AI-assisted Fault Detection (AIFD) is a modern approach to fault protection that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)...

Virtualized Substations

Virtualized Substations
Overview In a virtual substation, many of the conventional protection and control functions typically assigned to specific hardware devices are instead implemented virtually using intelligent...

Distribution

Virtualized Substations

Virtualized Substations
Overview In a virtual substation, many of the conventional protection and control functions typically assigned to specific hardware devices are instead implemented virtually using intelligent...

Wooden Pole Wraps and Coatings

Wooden Pole Wraps and Coatings
Page last updated 09/29/2025 Overview Wood pole wraps and coatings refers to technologies that enhance the durability and/or increase the lifespan of existing wooden transmission...

Customer

AMI 2.0

AMI 2.0
Page last updated 09/26/2025  Overview Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), or Smart Meters, are energy metering devices that collect data from end-users’ devices and measure their...