Article: EPRI Unveils Initiative to Improve Transmission System Efficiency.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) disclosed plans today for an industry-wide "transmission efficiency" demonstration collaborative that will identify technologies leading to greater efficiency in the bulk power system, an increase in system utilization and a reduction in line and equipment losses.

The initiative's goal is to improve efficiency and stem losses of electricity that would otherwise flow to the end user. T&D losses account for about 300 billion kilowatthours in the United States, and reducing such losses will allow utilities to generate less power and thereby lower the industry's carbon footprint.

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