Africa Utilities Award Contracts for Electricity Supply in Tanzania, Kenya
Sweco has been awarded several contracts in Africa aimed at improving the supply of electricity in several areas of Tanzania and Kenya....
Duke Energy and Progress Energy Shareholders Approve Merger
Shareholders from Duke Energy and Progress Energy have approved the merger of the two companies. The merger will increase our ability to more economically...
Alstom Grid Wins Contract to Launch Southwest Power Pool Energy Market
Alstom Grid has signed contracts with Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) to deliver energy market software solutions for SPP's new Integrated Marketplace,...
Green Energy Corp Receives Funding From Colorado GEO
Green Energy Corp, a software company that enables traditional and emerging power providers to move to the smart grid, has been awarded US$2 million in...
No Worries, Mate
I just returned from Australia where I attended the Utility Arborist Association's annual meeting, which was held in Parramatta (west of Sydney). While...
Pepco Announces Delay in MAPP Transmission Project
Pepco Holdings, Inc. has notified the Maryland Public Service Commission and Virginia State Corporation Commission that the company is requesting temporary delays in the Commissions’ reviews of the respective applications filed by the utility’s subsidiaries, Pepco and Delmarva Power, for state regulatory approval for the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway (MAPP). ...
Utility Coalition Seeks Rehearing of FERC Transmission Cost Rule
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order No. 1000 "clearly exceeds" its authority under the Federal Power Act (FPA) and "must be revised," the Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy said in a request for rehearing filed yesterday at FERC. ...
Duke Energy Shareholders Approve Progress Energy Merger
Duke Energy shareholders today overwhelmingly approved the proposed merger with Progress Energy. ...
Kentucky Commission Approves Duke-Progress Merger
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved the merger-related application filed in April by Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy, Inc. ...
Texas Commission Approves Exelon-Constellation Energy Merger
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the merger of Exelon Corp. and Constellation Energy. ...
Embracing Diversity
The challenges ahead for the U.S. utility business come from the old the need to rebuild infrastructure and the new advanced technology, smart grids and...
We're Here to Make a Difference
Here at Transmission & Distribution World, we've collected quite a menagerie of technical writers and editors. Each comes to T&D World with experience...
Siemens Opens Transformer Factory in China
Siemens Energy has set up a new facility for the production of 800-kV transformers in Guangzhou, China. The new transformer production location is intended...
FERC Rules to Reform Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
On July 21, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Order No. 1000, a final rule to reform its transmission-planning and cost-allocation...
Vijai Electricals Hands Over 1200-kV Power Transformer to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
Vijai Electricals Ltd., a Hyderabad, India-based manufacturer and exporter of power and distribution transformers, handed over of the world's highest...
SPP is the Best Choice for Entergy and for Arkansas Ratepayers
As the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) considers options after Entergy Arkansas exits the Entergy System Agreement in 2013, Southwest Power...
Submarine Electricity Cable Demand to Place a Significant Strain on Supply During the Next 10 Years
The usage of high-voltage submarine cables for grid interconnections and connecting offshore wind farms to nearby landmasses is on the rise and, according to a new report from Pike Research, submarine transmission cable projects will increase from just over 60 worldwide in 2011 to more than 350 cables by 2020, placing significant pressure on the existing industry supply chain. ...
Shorter-Term Scheduling Boosts Flexibility of Western Energy Markets
The wholesale electricity market is picking up speed through the introduction of standardized intra-hour transmission scheduling among a broad group of western utilities....
Central Vermont Public Service to Merge with Green Mountain Power, Drops Fortis Deal
The leaders of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and Gaz Métro Limited Partnership have announced that a definitive agreement for the sale of CVPS has been signed....
Utilities Rank Social Media Efforts of Peers
According to the utilities that participated in the 2011 E Source Utility Social Media Survey, Avista is the top utility when it comes to using social...
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