2026 Electrical transmission and distribution exposure of the IEEE PES T&D electrical network

Transmission and distribution exposure of the American electrical network ieee ps t & DThe best event in the industry, considered to be the “world meteorological galette of energy”, will present key technological breakthroughs in the intelligent transformation process of the network in all aspects. Exhibitions range from modular substations, high-temperature super-temperature cables to artificial intelligence planning systems, covering three central fields: new power transmission and distribution equipment, digital network solutions and market innovation.

The exhibition created a “Chinese-US technological integration zone” with ingenuity. In this area, more than 300 Chinese companies, including Catl and Huawei Digital Energy, will start with cutting-edge technological solutions such as flexible DC transmission, virtual power control platforms and digital twin systems of the electric network. These plans face the demand for upgrades to the electrical network of up to 65 billion dollars generated by US law on inflation reduction.

In the field of intelligent power transmission and distribution solutions, manufacturing in China should play an essential role in the modernization of the American electrical network with a series of advanced achievements, from Flexible DC technology to digital twin networks. Given the fragmented state of the American energy market and the current wave of the technological revolution, the exhibition organized in Las Vegas in 2026 is very likely to become an important start to rewrite the structure of the North American energy industry, injecting new opportunities for vitality and development in China-US Power Technology and even the processing of the North American market.

American power system: transformation dilemma and exploration of innovation under complex networks

The American electrical system has built a huge and complex network architecture based on more than 7,000 electricity companies, three independent operators and ten regional energy transmission organizations. Currently, the system is faced with the double serious challenges of the traditional transformation of energy transformation and late market mechanisms. From the crisis of the power outage in California to the many difficulties encountered by a new connection on the energy network, the pressure of the reconstruction of the market is concentrated on 2026, this critical period of the breakthrough window and structural contradictions on the American energy market become increasingly important.

1. “World in three parts” triggers a regulatory dilemma

The regulation of American electricity shows a significant decentralization. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is mainly responsible for the supervision of interstate transmission systems, while each state manages its own distribution networks. At the same time, there are relatively independent grid islands such as Texas Ercot. This fragmented system led to the division of the national electricity network in more than 40 balanced areas, with the transmission capacity difference between regions as high as 100 GW. Such a huge gap seriously affects the effective transmission and allocation of power and restricts the overall performance of the electrical system.

2. A vicious circle of the investment gap

Federal governments and states have always fought for regulatory power. In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled against article 236 of the Federal Electricity Act, which limited the competence of the FERC on distributed energy. This decision has directly led to chaos in new policies related to the energy network in 15 states. The regulatory split has led to an average annual gap in the American investment of the transmission network of US $ 8 billion. Due to the lack of sufficient capital investment, the old equipment cannot be updated and maintained in time, and its failure rate is 23% higher than in Europe, further exacerbating the instability of the electrical system.

3. Lislocation of technology and mechanism at the time

The current design of the American electricity market mechanism is considerably lagging behind the rhythm of technological changes. The traditional capacity market is difficult to adapt to volatility characteristics of wind and solar energy production. Taking the example of the California Caiso market, the number of days when the negative electricity prices in 2020 increased three times compared to five years ago. This phenomenon fully reflects the unsuitability of the market mechanism in the treatment of the characteristics of the new energy production. In addition, there is also a continuous controversy in identifying energy storage participating in the market. Although the Texas Ercot market exceeded 5GW in 2023, it was always excluded from the capacity compensation mechanism, seriously hampering the rational application and the development of energy storage technology on the electricity market.

4. Innovation trends lead industry changes

(I) Exit of electricity with coal and neck of transmission strangle

From 2005 to 2023, the proportion of coal power in the United States increased high from 50% to 19.5%, and the rapid output processing process has accelerated. However, the construction cycle of the power transmission project that is suitable for as long as 7 to 10 years. In the Midwest, due to the insufficient channels for the transmission of wind energy, the rate of wind reduction is high only 9% in 2022, which means that 3 billion dollars in clean electricity were lost in vain. This situation highlights the serious problems caused by the failure of the construction of power transmission infrastructure to develop in a coordinated manner with changes in power structure during the energy structure adjustment process.

(Ii) distributed energy has an impact

The development of energy distributed in the United States has shown a strong momentum, which has had a disruptive impact on traditional electrical networks. Taking the example of California, when the permeability of household photovoltaics exceeded 15%, the distribution system experienced a reverse power problem, which caused a sharp drop in the use of equipment by 40%. Large -scale access to distributed energy has laid new challenges to operating and managing the electrical network, electrical balance and equipment performance.

(Iii) Game of market rules

Design innovation in the American energy market has entered deep waters. The certification system for qualifying energy storage resources launched by the PJM market requires energy storage equipment to have a continuous discharge capacity of 4 hours. This standard prevented 80% of lithium battery projects from being excluded from the capacity market. Although the flexible climbing products introduced by Texas have reduced the error in the forecasting of landscape fluctuations by 15%, they caused controversy on the economic deterioration of traditional units. The adjustments and changes in this series of market rules reflect the game and the compromises of the interests of all parties in the process of exploring a market mechanism that adapts to the development of new energies.

The American electrical system faces many complex and serious challenges in the process of energy transformation and market optimization. It is only through various coordinated efforts such as strengthening regulatory coordination, increased investment, optimizing market mechanisms and accelerating technological innovation, can we perceive difficulties and carry out sustainable development of the electrical system.

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