FERC's Responsibilities in a Nutshell
Summary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's responsibilities....
DTE Energy to Seek Regulatory Deferral and Future Recovery of August Blackout Costs
DTE Energy (Detroit, Michigan) announced that Detroit Edison intends to request regulatory recovery of costs it incurred during the massive August blackout...
Chief Security Officers Call on U.S. Government for Increased Oversight of Electric Industry
A new poll of 382 chief security officers (CSOs) and senior security executives conducted by IDG's CSO magazine reveals 59% of respondents blame the U.S....
Con Ed Committed to Leveraging Technology
Steve Quinn cut his teeth, not in power delivery, but in nuclear and fossil generation. When Quinn moved into T&D, he brought with him a passion to leverage...
DTE Energy to Seek Regulatory Deferral and Future Recovery Of August Blackout Costs
DTE Energy, Detroit, Michigan, U.S., announced Wednesday that Detroit Edison, its electric utility, intends to request regulatory recovery of costs it...
Caterpillar Restructures and Revamps European Power Rentals Offering Aiming for Market Leadership
Caterpillar (Peoria, Illinois, U.S.) recently wheeled out its new power rental business, Energyst. An amalgamation of Caterpillar and 10 of its dealers...
We Energies Reduced Repetitive Motion Injuries
In the June issue of Transmission & Distribution World, you met the team of We Energies (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) line mechanics who took on the company's...
It's Time to Hit the Trail
When I was six or seven, believe it or not, I didn't aspire to become a utility engineer or even a utility reporter. I wanted to be a cowboy and live...
United States: Edison Electric Institute Pledges Full Support on Energy Efficiency
Commending the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement of a new Smart Energy campaign, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI; Washington, D.C.) pledged...
United States: EIC Graduates First Online Students
The Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE; Greenwood Village, Colorado), a nonprofit organization made up of organizations such as Exelon, Entergy,...
Allegheny Power Realigns To Do More With Less
Today's electric power industry, like many others, is challenged by change. New residential and business communities demand utility access and delivery....
The Brazilian Experience
Like many countries, Brazil has a deregulated electricity market and all the players are bound by the rules set by ANEEL, the Brazilian regulatory agency....
A New Lifeline for the Field
Aquila Networks Canada (Alberta, Canada) empowers its employees. No, this isn't a nauseating company platitude but reality for Aquila's field personnel....
Supply vs. Demand
In these challenging economic times, every electric utility or energy company wants to cut costs, save money and improve efficiency. Exactly how to do...
United States: Nevada PUC Orders Sierra Utilities to Consider RTO
Nevada regulators ordered Sierra Pacific Resources' two utilities Sierra Pacific Power and Nevada Power to conduct a cost/benefit analysis of joining...
United States: Southern States Cool to FERC's Power Grid Plan
Mississippi insisted that it would not cooperate with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) plan to open the nation's patchwork electricity transmission...
Dominion Applies to PJM Interconnection
Dominion, Richmond, Virginia, U.S., filed an application Friday to join PJM Interconnection LLC to enhance transmission service reliability, improve resource...
Consolidation of the Vegetation Management Industry: Implications for Utilities
The utility industry has witnessed a variety of consolidation scenarios over the last 20 years. In a certain sense, the consolidation of the utility vegetation...
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
I first met T&D World Editor-in-Chief Rick Bush when he came up to Illinois Power (Decatur, Illinois, U.S.) late last year for a visit. Over dinner, we...
The Lull Before the Storm
When I need computer assistance, I call the EDS help desk in Chicago. To book a flight, I call a Maritz travel agent in Dallas. If a reader didn't receive...
Texas Works Its Plan
The state of Texas has embarked on a path that is decidedly different than the rest of the nation. Because Texas is the only state in the continental...
United States: MISO, PJM and TVA Pursue Multiregional Approach to Seamless Transmission
The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. (MISO), PJM Interconnection and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plan to develop a multiregional...
United States: Steag Set to Become Anchor Supplier for NTP
Trans-Elect's New Transmission Development Co. (NTD; Reston, Virginia) announced that Steag Power (Houston, Texas) is interested in building a generation...
DOE Joins Electricity Innovation Institute Partnership to Redesign the Nation's Power Delivery System
The Electricity Innovation Institute (E2I) announced yesterday that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has joined its Consortium for Electric Infrastructure...
CL&P Reaches 345-kV Compromise Solution with Five Connecticut Towns
Connecticut Light & Power Co. (CL Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, has reached an agreement with the Connecticut...
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