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The Advanced Conductor™

August 2025

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Modernizing the Grid: Senate Hearing Spotlights Advanced Conductors and the Path to a More Resilient Energy Future

As electricity demand accelerates across the U.S. - driven by AI data centers, electrification, and industrial expansion - the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened on July 23 to confront a pressing challenge: how to deliver more power with a transmission grid that’s already overextended. During the hearing, Senator Angus King delivered a compelling demonstration, holding up a traditional steel-core wire next to CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor. “ (01:14) This little guy will carry twice the capacity,” he said, emphasizing that utilities can dramatically boost grid throughput without rebuilding structures or acquiring new rights-of-way. The message was clear: Advanced Conductors are a practical, cost-effective solution ready to help modernize America’s grid - now.

CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor, already deployed on over 185,000 kilometers of line worldwide, was spotlighted as a proven technology that enables faster, more efficient upgrades to existing transmission corridors. Unlike decade-long greenfield projects, reconductoring with ACCC® Conductor can often be completed in months - doubling capacity, cutting line losses, and improving wildfire resilience. With growing policy and industry support, Advanced Conductors are rapidly emerging as one of the most scalable tools to meet today’s urgent grid needs.

White House AI Action Plan Released: CTC Global Is Ready to Support America’s AI-Driven Future

On July 23rd, the White House released its America’s AI Action Plan - a bold national strategy to secure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence and build the infrastructure needed to support it. At the heart of the plan is a clear mandate: modernize and expand the nation’s electric transmission grid to meet the explosive power demands of AI data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, and national security infrastructure. CTC Global’s high-performance ACCC® Conductor technology is ready to answer that call. Designed and manufactured in the U.S., ACCC® Conductor delivers double the capacity of traditional power lines while reducing line losses and strengthening grid resilience - exactly what the AI era demands.

To help accelerate the AI-driven energy transition, CTC Global has partnered with Google to fast-track the deployment of Advanced Conductors on key transmission projects across the country. Together, they are offering financial, engineering, and manufacturing support to utilities facing surging demand and tight timelines. With 220 successful projects already deployed by 58 U.S. utilities, CTC Global’s field-proven solutions provide the fastest path to modernizing the grid - without waiting years to rebuild it from scratch. Click below to read the full article and learn how CTC Global is helping power America’s AI future.

TRENDING NEWS

As power demand surges from AI-driven data centers, transportation electrification, and domestic industrial growth, utilities face mounting pressure to deliver more electricity - faster. In our latest blog post, we explore how CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor is helping utilities across the globe rapidly increase transmission capacity, reduce grid congestion, and avoid the delays of building new lines. With field-proven results in over 65 countries, ACCC® Conductor is enabling faster project approvals, lower energy losses, and a more resilient grid.

As grid modernization accelerates to meet rising demand and integrate renewables, utilities face a crucial choice: stick with enhanced legacy conductors like ACSS or adopt true advanced solutions like the ACCC® Conductor. In this new article, CTC Global highlights how ACCC® Technology delivers dramatically higher strength, reduced sag, lower line losses, and superior thermal stability - unlocking real project savings and long-term grid efficiency. With proven performance in the lab and in the field, ACCC® Conductor redefines what’s possible for transmission.

As the power grid faces unprecedented demands - from aging infrastructure and renewables to AI data centers and electrification - utilities are rethinking how they strengthen transmission capacity. While legacy steel-core conductors offer incremental improvements, they remain limited by weight, sag, and thermal expansion. CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor, built on Advanced Carbon Fiber Composite Core Technology, breaks these barriers. With superior strength, lower sag, and greater efficiency, ACCC® Conductor and its ULS and AZR variants offer utilities a future-ready solution to deliver more power, more reliably.

With wildfires growing more frequent and severe across North America, utilities are under pressure to build a safer, more resilient grid. CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor offers a proven, high-performance solution - one that reduces sag, maintains safe clearances under heat and load, and enables dynamic power rerouting to avoid high-risk corridors. It’s also shown exceptional durability during wildfire events, minimizing damage and downtime. Backed by supportive policies and real-world success, ACCC® Conductor is helping utilities meet today’s wildfire threats with smarter, faster, and more cost-effective infrastructure upgrades.

FROM THE FIELD

Master Installer Mahendiran monitoring crew prepare conductor for sagging activities on ACCC^® Hamburg (InfoCore) in Sri Lanka

17 ACCC^® Projects Recently Energized

101 ACCC^® Projects Under Construction

8 ACCC^® Projects Scheduled to Start

1,350+ ACCC^® Projects Completed

UPCOMING EVENTS

CTC Global is excited to join industry leaders at the II SELTE – Seminar on Electricity Transmission Lines – taking place August 6–7, 2025, at the Royal Tulip Brasília Alvorada in Brasília, Brazil. Hosted by ABRATE, I ABRATE, and ENG SMART LEAD, this premier event will feature panels and sessions focused on innovation, operations, climate resilience, and quality in transmission line development. We look forward to connecting with you there - come see how CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor is helping shape the future of transmission. For more information visit https://selte.com.br/

Join CTC Global at the 58th Annual TSDOS (Transmission & Substation Design & Operation Symposium) in Dallas, Texas, where utility professionals, engineers, and industry leaders come together to explore the latest in transmission and substation innovation. We’re excited to showcase how ACCC® Conductor technology is helping utilities meet rising energy demands with smarter, more efficient grid solutions. Meet with our team to learn how we are supporting grid modernization across the U.S. and beyond. Learn More

We are excited to announce that CTC Global will be attending the Electrical Transmission & Substation Structures Conference (ETS 2025) - held September 14–18 in Dallas, Texas - an essential triennial gathering for professionals focused on transmission line, substation structure, and foundation design and maintenance. At this premier forum, industry experts exchange ideas, review emerging technologies, and explore real‑world case studies. Join us to learn about the latest innovations - including how CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor is helping grid owners increase capacity, reduce losses, and modernize transmission without the need for new infrastructure. etsconference.org

RECENT EVENTS

CTC Global was proud to join Google and other leading industrial energy voices at Reindustrialize 2.0 on Thursday, July 17, for a panel focused on modernizing the U.S. electric grid. In this session, experts from across the industrial energy discussed the critical role cost-competitive power plays in their ability to invest in new facilities and rapidly scale operations. The conversation then shifted to technology providers showcasing emerging solutions to expand grid capacity and control energy costs. Finally, addressing one of the grid’s most overlooked bottlenecks – the wires themselves – Google and CTC Global unveiled a new customer-led collaboration aimed at accelerating infrastructure timelines, curbing rising energy rates, and unlocking the factories, fabs, and AI clusters essential to America’s future.

The level of engagement and discussion at the Dynamo Energy Hub Summer Summit was exceptional. CTC Global's Theodore Paradise was fortunate to join Mark Lauby of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Brian George of Google for a discussion moderated by Kristin Barbato of Dynamo. What a great panel group to be a part of!

The panel had a fast paced discussion on the state of the grid and speed to power with carbon core Advanced Conductors. Thanks to Meade Harris and her team for gathering a great group of people together to share ideas and next steps.

CTC Global was proud to participate in the NARUC Summer Policy Summit that took place in Boston. This important event brought together utility regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping our nation’s energy future. With Google’s announcement of their partnership with CTC Global, CTC Global's team members David Townley, Paige Rodriguez, and Alfie Wilkes were very busy at CTC Global’s table explaining how ACCC® Conductors are helping utilities enhance transmission capacity, improve grid reliability, and support rapid growth in very short time frames. 

CTC Global was pleased to participate in the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, that took place in July 2025. As a leader in high-performance conductor technology, CTC Global was excited to engage with industry professionals, share insights, and showcase innovative solutions that support a more efficient and resilient power grid.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED REPORTS

The 2025 ESIG report on Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) highlights the urgent need to modernize transmission systems - and showcases Advanced Conductors as one of the most impactful, ready-to-deploy solutions. With proven scalability and predictable performance, technologies like CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor are helping utilities double line capacity, cut losses, and boost resilience without requiring new rights-of-way. As utilities embrace GETs, CTC Global is proud to support their efforts with advanced technology, funding partnerships, and a shared vision for a smarter, more efficient grid.

As U.S. electricity demand surges - driven by AI data centers, electrification, and re-shored manufacturing - the grid must expand five times faster than in previous decades. A July 2025 Brattle Group report calls for prioritizing smart, scalable upgrades, starting with Advanced Conductors like CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor. With proven results from utilities like SCE and AEP, ACCC® Conductor doubles line capacity, reduces losses and emissions, and speeds deployment without requiring new towers. Brattle’s message is clear: the grid can’t wait, and ACCC® Conductor is ready to deliver.

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