Landmark Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency Regulation Approved for Midwest ISO Power Grid
Beacon Power Corp.'s flywheel energy storage systems will now be able to provide frequency regulation under a new tariff designed specifically for “stored energy resources” on the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator power grid ...
FERC Authorizes Midwest ISO Ancillary Services Market for January 2009 Startup
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a series of orders that authorize the start-up of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator’s ancillary services market (ASM) on Jan. 6, 2009, and conditionally accept revisions to its Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets Tariff to implement the Midwest ISO ASM. ...
Constellation Ends Merger Agreement with MidAmerican, Agrees to Sell Nuke Unit to EDF
Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG - News) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company today announced they have jointly reached agreement to terminate their Sept. 19, 2008, merger agreement, and as a result, the previously announced Dec. 23, 2008, shareholder meeting to vote on the MidAmerican merger has been canceled....
Report: Policymakers Should Avoid Past Mistakes of Monopoly Market
A new study released by The NorthBridge Group urges policymakers to learn from history in order to successfully navigate today's energy challenges. ...
3M and Southwire Join Forces to Manufacture 3M ACCR
3M and Southwire have entered into a joint agreement to produce 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (3M ACCR) high-voltage overhead conductor....
Allegheny Power Moves Forward with Transmission Headquarters Building
Allegheny Power has reached two milestones in the location of its new Transmission Operations Headquarters in Fairmont, West Virginia. ...
Lapp Insulators Acquires Argillon Insulators, Argillon Alumina
Lapp Insulators, LLC, through its German subsidiary Lapp Insulator GmbH & Co. KG, has acquired Argillon Insulators GmbH and Argillon Alumina GmbH....
Burns & McDonnell Nabs NU Contract
Northeast Utilities has contracted with Burns & McDonnell to provide program management services on one of the largest electric transmission line projects currently under development in the country....
In Good Times and in Bad
The United States will Consume Only Four-tenths of a Percent More Electricity in 2009 than in 2008, according to the Energy Information Association....
Public/Private Partnership Creates Opportunity to Fundamentally Address Local Energy Crises
A new approach to electricity distribution and management will provide a blueprint to eliminate power outages, incorporate renewable energy sources, meet rising demand for high-quality power and lower electricity bills. ...
Frost & Sullivan: Wind Energy Showing Signs of Slowdown
The global economic turmoil has started having an impact on the wind energy industry in Europe...
ITC Midwest Reaffirms Commitment to Invest, Improve Performance of Transmission Grid
ITC Midwest LLC has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing its efforts to make the necessary investments and improvements to safely and reliably operate the transmission system, consistent with the commitments that were made to regulators a year ago in seeking approval of the sale of the assets from IPL to ITC Midwest, and with its responsibility and duty as a public utility...
NRDC, EEI Call on State Regulators to Help Utilities Make Energy Efficiency a Durable Business Proposition
Building on several years of dialogue, and against the backdrop of rising electricity demand, senior representatives from the U.S. environmental community and electric power sector called on state regulators to actively consider ways to increase energy efficiency within the electric utility industry. ...
Survey: Reliability, Aging Workforce, Infrastructure Tops Electric Utilities' Concerns
Black & Veatch has released the results of its third annual "Strategic Directions in the Electric Utility Industry" survey showing system reliability, aging workforce and infrastructure among the top concerns. ...
FERC Enforcement Report Demonstrates Commitment to Strengthening Compliance
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission annual report on 2008 Enforcement activities shows a rise in the number and quality of self-reports and an increase in referrals from regional market monitors, and provides information on settlements that demonstrates the Commission’s commitment to strengthening the compliance programs of regulated companies. ...
Report: $1.5 to $2.0 Trillion Investment Needed in the Electric Utility Industry by 2030
The U.S. utility industry will have to invest between $1.5 and $2.0 trillion between 2010 and 2030 to maintain current levels of reliable energy service for customers throughout the country, according to a new report issued by The Brattle Group. ...
Free Radicals
The revelry was in full swing when I showed up. I found myself immersed in a pod of youthful innovators from Southern California Edison who had...
Xcel Energy and enXco Partner in Major Wind Farm Developments
Xcel Energy and enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, have announced plans to develop 351 MW of wind power in Minnesota and North Dakota by the end of 2011...
Embrace End-to-End Efficiency
While the retail cost of electricity is increasing faster than ever, the electricity industry is being challenged to deliver even more power while making sure that less and less carbon is emitted into the environment....
Utility Suppliers Earn Nation's Top Honors for Green Power Efforts
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced four companies will be recognized during the Green Power Leadership Awards for their commitment to programs that allow consumers to purchase clean, green energy options, while also integrating sustainable energy strategies that make good business sense...
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