![Figure 1: Dynamic Line Ratings use measured environmental factors or line behaviour to calculate its true real-time carrying capacity Julia Selker Figure 1 Dynamic Line Rating](/images/stories/Features/2023Features/MayJune23Images/Julia-Selker-Figure-1---Dynamic-Line-Rating.jpg)
Even areas with persistent transmission congestion and associated renewable energy curtailment have gigawatts of untapped transfer capacity. With grid-enhancing technologies – hardware and software tools that turn the grid into a flexible and dispatchable asset – grid operators can unlock more value from existing infrastructure.
By Julia Selker, Executive Director, WATT Coalition, USA