European Utilities Invest in Transmission & Distribution 

Feb 1, 2004, By Gerry George, International Editor

European utilities have started to reinvest in transmission and distribution networks, and evidence shows this investment will continue. Following the...

France: AREVA Acquires ALSTOM's T&D Activities 

Feb 1, 2004

On Jan. 9, 2004, the AREVA Group signed the closing agreement for the final acquisition of ALSTOM's Transmission and Distribution activities. This transaction...

Georgia Power Shares its Cover-up Rules to Live By 

Feb 1, 2004, By Larry Woody, Georgia Power

Proper protection for electrical workers has been a concern in the United States since accidents and fatalities were first recorded. As a utility, Georgia...

Norway: Doble Engineering Acquires TransiNor As 

Feb 1, 2004

TransiNor As (Trondheim, Norway), a provider of diagnostic monitoring systems and services, has been acquired by Doble Engineering Co. The acquisition...

United States: Competitive Retail Power Markets Advance Rapidly in 2003, Surpass 50,000-MW Mark 

Feb 1, 2004

According to a recent KEMA (Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.) analysis, U.S. retail power competition experienced marked progress in 2003. More than 52,000...

Spain: Electricity Demand for Endesa's Distribution Market Increased by 8.02% in 2003 

Jan 1, 2004

Electricity demand for Endesa's Spanish distribution market amounted to 101,635 GWh in 2003, an 8.02% increase against the previous year. On a homogeneous...

United States: Duke Energy Sells Energy Delivery Services Unit 

Jan 1, 2004

Duke Energy (Charlotte, North Carolina) has completed the sale of its Energy Delivery Services (EDS) business unit to The Shaw Group Inc. (Baton Rouge,...

United States: Midwest ISO and PJM Execute and File Joint Operating Agreement with the FERC 

Jan 1, 2004

Signaling a significant step forward in coordination between neighboring regions, the Midwest ISO (Carmel, Indiana) and PJM Interconnection (Valley Forge,...

Billions of Dollars to be Spent Creating the Largest Multinational Electric Power Interconnection Arrangement in the World 

Jan 1, 2004

The Newton-Evans Research Co. (Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S.) has released highlights from its new report on the status and development of the Mediterranean...

Deregulation: Is it a Dead Duck? Opinions Vary 

Jan 1, 2004, By Patricia Irwin, Contributing Writer

When talking to industry leaders around the country, it quickly becomes clear that significant differences exist in regional approaches to restructuring....

Electricity Restructuring Around the World 

Jan 1, 2004, By Gerry George, International Editor

The electricity industry has now entered the second decade since deregulation began. Although this revolutionary culture change is not yet established...

Examining a T&D Only Strategy 

Jan 1, 2004, By Rick Bush, Editor in Chief

The movement in the United States to encourage investor-owned utilities to sell off generation began in California. Regulators, sporting a flawed deregulation...

Alstom T&D Wins Contract from BHP Billiton Iron Ore 

Dec 1, 2003

Alstom's Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Sector has won a Euro 22 million contract from BHP Billiton Iron Ore to connect mining sites situated in the...

Dumb Old Utility Guys 

Dec 1, 2003, By Rick Bush, Editor in Chief

We're a little thick. We're a trifle slow. We've made more than our share of mistakes. We missed the boat when we were unable to deliver solutions. We...

MISO Market Participants Choose ABB Market Management Solution 

Dec 1, 2003

ABB has reached agreements with three Midwest ISO (MISO; Carmel, Indiana, U.S.) market participants to provide market interface and bidding software....

United States: Electricity Generation Grows 

Dec 1, 2003

Net electricity generation in the United States resumed its historical path of almost continual growth in 2002, reaching 3859 billion kWh, 3.3% higher...

United States: Southeast Utilities Suspend SeTrans RTO Plan 

Dec 1, 2003

A group of Southeast U.S. utilities has suspended its two-year effort to create the SeTrans Regional Transmission Organization. In a statement released...

United States: TRANSLink Utilities Suspend Development Activities 

Dec 1, 2003

TRANSLink Management Development Co. announced that upon the direction of the participant utilities, formation of the proposed TRANSLink Transmission...

FERC Orders American Electric Power to Join PJM Interconnection 

Dec 1, 2003

In an order issued last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio, U.S., to join PJM Interconnection....

Let's Drop the Titles and Get Back to Work 

Nov 1, 2003, By Rick Bush, Editor-In-Chief

I love to cover initiatives undertaken by the people who make our business click. I'm not talking accountants or lawyers, I'm talking linemen and technicians,...

United Kingdom: Ofgem Seeks to Unlock Efficient Transmission Investment for a Greener Future 

Nov 1, 2003

Ways of allowing early efficient investment in the high-voltage electricity network to meet the UK government's challenge of developing a low-carbon economy...

FIXING THE GRID — IT WON'T BE EASY 

Oct 1, 2003, By Martin Rosenberg

American Transmission’s Jose M. Delgado maps out a plan to remedy an American energy crisis....

Don’t Mess With Texas? 

Oct 1, 2003

The Great Blackout of 2003 hit the northeastern U.S. and Great Lakes region. California had its own electric crisis in early 2001, and many are still...

Detroit Regional Chamber Determines Blackout Losses to Region Will Top $220 Million 

Oct 1, 2003

Working with the University of Michigan and regional sources, the Detroit Regional Chamber (Lansing, Michigan, U.S.) has estimated financial loss to the...

FACING DOWN THE POWER CRISIS 

Oct 1, 2003, By Martin Rosenberg

The top energy regulator in the land is clear on where the power industry is headed. Vertically integrated utilities have to get serious about relinquishing...

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