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JD Seten

CEO of CTC Global, the manufacturer of ACCC advanced powerline conductors, and a frequent speaker on grid capacity and transmission modernization.

Sep 15, 2026

4:23
So what changes with an advanced conductor, and where do older lines run into their limits?
4:30
The, uh, the way to think about transmission lines is they are the main highway for moving lots of power from point A to point B.
4:38
And the technology that most of the time you'll see out in the wild is technology that was developed in the 19th century.
4:47
Uh, and so it has a spring steel core for strength.
4:50
It has, uh, hardened aluminum to move the power.
4:55
Um, and it was sufficient for 19th and 20th century needs.
5:01
And what we're up against today is, uh, a situation where we have, uh, 21st century challenges, and we need to add capacity much faster.

8 MINS LATER

13:36
So it seems that, well, the how much part of the question that, that kind of has remained, right? But now it's more of instead of an if, it's more of a how fast can you implement this solution? Because it's becoming a, a question of pace rather than whether or not new investment in infrastructure is gonna happen.

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