EDF Purchases Stake in Electricite de Strasbourg
Electricity de France and Elektrizitats-Gesellschaft Laufenburg have completed the sale of EGL's stake to EDF in Electricite de Strasbourg, the incumbent electricity distributor in the Alsace department in France...
EEI Board of Directors Approves Creation of New 'Institute for Electric Efficiency'
Seeking to intensify the nation's efforts to become more energy-efficient, the Edison Electric Institute's Board of Directors has approved creation of an Institute for Electric Efficiency....
FERC Approves TXU Buyout
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized the transfer of jurisdictional assets owned by Oncor Electric Delivery and TXU Wholesale through the acquisition of their parent company, TXU Corp., by Texas Holdings. ...
Significant Increases in Construction Costs Not Yet Reflected in Forecasts of Rate Increases
Electric utilities nationwide are facing substantially higher construction costs as they continue to address the country's pent-up need for new investment in generation, transmission, distribution, and environmental compliance, according to a report by The Brattle Group released by the Edison Foundation. ...
Burns & McDonnell Develop Engineering for Mesa Power
Burns & McDonnell (Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.) has been awarded a contract to provide initial development and conceptual engineering support for a proposed...
PG&E Joins Green Grid Nonprofit
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG San Francisco, California, U.S.) is the first utility to join The Green Grid, a nonprofit consortium dedicated to advancing...
The Tool Committee
A couple important trade shows are just around the corner. The International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) will take place Oct....
Thomas & Betts Broadens Portfolio
Thomas & Betts Corp. (Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.) has signed definitive agreements to acquire Joslyn Hi-Voltage and Power Solutions from Danaher Corp. for...
Ontario Power Files 20-Year Plan
Conservation, renewable energy, and nuclear and natural gas are all cornerstones of Ontario's electricity future, according to a milestone plan filed...
What Color Are Your Stripes?
Last week I was talking with my buddy Vito when we got to swapping tales. Vito mentioned that when he was new to PG&E, he made a boneheaded and potentially...
MSATs, Co-op File Cost-Sharing Proposal with FERC
The Midwest stand-alone transmission (MSAT) companies including American Transmission Co. (Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.), ITCTransmission (Novi, Michigan,...
New York State Energy Survey Shows Consumers Lack Awareness of Energy Choice
At a time when New Yorkers are focused on energy costs, a new survey reveals that 42% of respondents have heard about energy deregulation "but don't know that much about it." ...
PPL Completes Sale of Telecommunication Subsidiary
PPL Corp. has completed the sale of its PPL Telcom subsidiary to Zayo Bandwidth Inc. of Louisville, Colorado....
ELCON Objects to PJM Plan for Market Monitoring Unit
The Electricity Consumers Resource Council has filed comments with FERC on PJM’s settlement offer to modify the structure of its Market Monitoring Unit (MMU). ...
FERC Approves Settlement with Gexa Energy for Failure to File Merger Authorization
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a settlement with New England-based Gexa Energy, L.L.C. and, in a separate order, authorized the indirect transfer of Gexa’s jurisdictional assets to FPL Energy in a transaction in which FPLE purchased all the equity of Gexa’s parent company. ...
Four Entities Team Up on Transmission Development Work
With the common goal of bringing new transmission to the Rocky Mountain and Desert Southwest regions, Arizona Public Service Company, PacifiCorp, National Grid and the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority have entered into an agreement to work together on preliminary development of new high-voltage transmission lines for the West. ...
AES Expands Wind Generation Business into China
The AES Corp. plans to expand its wind generation business into China through the creation of a joint venture with Guohua Energy Investment Co. Ltd., one of China's leading producers of renewable energy. ...
Midwest Stand-Alone Transmission Companies, Wolverine File Regional Cost Sharing Proposal
The Midwest stand-alone transmission (MSAT) companies, including American Transmission Co. (ATC), ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC), joined by Wolverine Electric Power Cooperative, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a new regional cost allocation proposal for new transmission facilities at or above 345 kV...
Commission Approves Storm Cost Recovery for Entergy Louisiana
The Louisiana Public Service Commission today approved a plan that allows Entergy Louisiana (ELL) and Entergy Gulf States – Louisiana (EGS-LA) to recover the costs the companies incurred during the massive restoration efforts that returned power to a combined one million customers after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. ...
Research Firm Releases Study on Broadband Over Power Lines and Power-Line-Carrier Communications Technologies
The Newton-Evans Research Co. (Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S.) conducted a study in the first quarter of 2007 on the use of broadband over power lines...
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