Max Luke
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Policy & Reg. Affairs @VEIR_Grid. Building high capacity, small footprint power lines. Formerly @NERA_Economics, @MITEnergy, @TheBTI, @McGillU. Tweets my own.
Boston, MA
Joined February 2011
Of all all of the many thousand Acts of Congress since 1789, my favorite is the 1896 Act that defines cheese.
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RT @VEIR_Grid: The EV takeover will reach new highs in the coming decade, but charging those vehicles efficiently will require high-capacit….
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RT @VEIR_Grid: Grid upgrades are coming! We are excited to see more crucial government funding being put toward projects leading to the lon….
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RT @VEIR_Grid: Great listen for anyone interested in the future of energy transmission. In Catalyst with @shaylekann, @activatefellows @Lar….
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And yet, total transmission capacity (GW-miles) didn't grow by anything close to 9%. What gives? Is the majority of that 9% replacement of aging (and therefore not associated with new capacity)?.
S&P: "Transmission rate base among a group of 76 utilities in the U.S. maintained year-over-year growth above 9% for the third consecutive year from 2020 to 2021 . ".
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Shout-out to teachers everywhere. My sister-in-law works her a** off to make these kids feel loved and accepted.
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Couldn't agree more with @ENERGY's @CasparyJay & @CTC_ACCC's Bill White speaking at yesterday's @wiresgroup conference. We need more "right-sized" advanced conductor transmission lines for capacity we may not need today but will definitely need tomorrow:
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.@nationalgrid, @VEIR_Grid collaborating on superconducting transmission: @UtilityDive @SteveSinger10 @DavidRJWright.
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Speaking of grid deployment, here is the best and most up to date summary of all the IIJA- and IRA-related grid funding opportunities and programs that I have seen:
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.@mariarobinsonMA is here! You are like a quantum dot, @mariarobinsonMA (many places at once).
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More learning: whereas transmission industry uses the word "catenary" to describe "the curve of a hanging cable due to its own weight" (, rail industry uses it as "a system of overhead wires used to supply power to a locomotive" ().
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It won't be long now before I metamorphose into some type of linear infrastructure. I don't know if it will be a transmission line, a rail line, or a pipeline.
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'm learning a ton about the future of rail at the @NEMAupdates Rail Electrification Council meeting. I'm embarrassed to admit I wasn't aware that battery electric locomotives, like this one from @WabtecCorp, are close to or ready for prime time. So cool. @USDOTFRA @Progress_Rail
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RT @VEIR_Grid: National Grid and VEIR to Collaborate on Demo of New High-Capacity Transmission Lines @TDworldmag
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RT @VEIR_Grid: Superconductivity tech to deliver up to 10x more renewable capacity via @Smart Energy International.
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RT @VEIR_Grid: Another big milestone. We appreciate the support of our elected officials in Woburn.
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RT @RobGramlichDC: Imagine if you had tons of money, time, intelligence, and interest in identifying top priorities to benefit humanity. Wo….
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