Good article a few months old. JHAT recently had this reconductoring topic. This article also describes the Heimdall Ball temperature monitoring.
One thing that has not been talked about is the use of BESS – battery energy storage systems – to reduce the peak load on the transmission lines. That’s what they did in Australia with the Tesla Megapacks. The BESSes reduce the peak loads on the transmission lines.
Quote: “”The destruction of the environment from extracting and burning fossil fuels is accelerating. We don’t have time to waste on silly games and internecine rivalries between those who design, build, and operate the grid. We have to do better and we have to do it soon. Full stop.””
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/10/replacing-wires-could-double-how-much-electricity-the-us-grid-can-handle/amp/