As Americans celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence in 2026, utilities across the country were responding to a very different challenge. Extreme heat and thunderstorms left more than one million utility customers without power, according to The New York Times, prompting safety warnings across much of the Upper Midwest and the East Coast. The
Electrification, renewable generation, and cross-border interdependence are changing the operating environment for European TSOs and the assumptions behind reliable grid operations. For decades, European transmission system operators (TSOs) operated with relatively predictable generation sources, established demand patterns, and conservative operating assumptions. Those conditions are changing. Electrification is increasing demand, wind and solar generation are introducing
Summer planning used to be about preparing for the hottest day of the year. Today, utilities are preparing for rapid changes in electricity demand driven by extreme weather, changing customer behavior, renewable generation, and new large industrial loads. What Is Summer Load Volatility? Summer load volatility refers to rapid changes in electricity demand driven by
As renewable generation, electrification, and cross-border power flows reshape Europe’s grid, weather is becoming a critical factor in how TSOs manage congestion, maximize transmission capacity, and strengthen resilience. Europe’s transmission system is operating in a fundamentally different environment than it was a decade ago. Transmission system operators (TSOs) are balancing reliability, congestion, transmission capacity, reserve
For more than four decades, DTN has been trusted to deliver reliable, science-based weather intelligence. That legacy continues today with an important evolution: DTN is no longer simply providing forecasts—it is redefining what operational weather intelligence looks like for utility emergency management teams responsible for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from weather-driven disruptions. For
DTN Weather Hub for Utilities: Your Questions Answered Your New Standard for Weather-Driven Reliability For utility emergency managers and operations teams, weather decisions shape readiness, response, and community safety. DTN Weather Hub is built to support those critical decisions with a modern, AI-powered platform that helps you predict emerging risks, prepare proactively, and protect your
New platform connects decision-grade weather intelligence to real-time operational risk for electric and gas utilities DTN, a global data and technology company, today announced the launch of DTN Weather Hub for Utilities, a next-generation platform designed to help electric and gas utilities anticipate weather-driven risk, protect crews and assets, reduce outages, and accelerate restoration through
When snow, ice, and wind threaten reliability, DTN helps you see what is coming, understand how it will affect your assets, and act with confidence. Explore nine ways our solutions support safer crews and faster restoration all winter long. 9 ways DTN supports winter weather readiness From impact-based forecasting to integrated outage analytics, DTN gives
This article was originally published in Forbes. To read this and other insights from Jim Foerster visit Forbes. This winter is going to keep everyone guessing. A La Niña winter can create dramatic temperature swings, and the season is already delivering on that promise, as I recently wrote about in Forbes. The volatility will create
Extreme weather is reshaping how utilities plan, operate, and protect their communities. On a recent episode of the DTNsights podcast, host Renny Vandewege, GM of Weather and Climate Intelligence at DTN, sat down with Eric Wojciechowski, Director of Emergency Response at Consumers Energy, to explore how one of Michigan’s largest utilities is adapting to this
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