Google and conductor manufacturer CTC Global on Tuesday said they are partnering to ask states, utilities and transmission developers to identify areas to deploy advanced conductors, which can carry more power than standard transmission lines but use existing towers and poles.

Responses to a request for information are due on July 14, and a request for proposals will “shortly follow,” Google and CTC Global said in a release shared in advance with Utility Dive. “Applications are encouraged from areas where Google has existing or announced data centers, as well as their associated wholesale markets,” the release states.

Read more in Utility Dive here.

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