Renaissance Man
Either Write Something Worth Reading or do Something Worth Writing were words of advice spoken by U.S. founding father Benjamin Franklin. George Loehr,...
Report: Efficiency Could Cut Growth in U.S. Energy Use in Half
An aggressive pursuit of energy efficiency in the United States over the next 18 years could cut the nation's growth in energy use by 50% or more, according to a new report. ...
Zambian Power Industry Set to Expand to Meet Rising Demand
The Zambian government has embarked on efforts to develop its power industry to meet the rising demand for power. ...
Hydro One Partners with Four Ontario Colleges to Attract Students to Electricity Sector
Hydro One has entered into a partnership with four Community Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology to attract and educate the future employees of the electricity transmission and distribution utility sector. ...
Illinois Commission Approves Interstate's Sale of Transmission Assets to ITC
Interstate Power and Light Company has received an oral decision from the Illinois Commerce Commission regarding the sale of the company's transmission assets to ITC Midwest LLC ...
Nelson Bacalao: International Instructor
For the definition of international instructor, see Nelson Bacalao. Executive consultant with Siemens Power Technologies International, Bacalao works throughout the world providing training in engineering and business...
US FERC's Kelly Touts Commission Authority, Discusses Enforcement
In a wide-ranging session with reporters, Commissioner Suedeen Kelly of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) endorsed commission oversight of renewable energy standards. ...
Midwest ISO Completes First Round of External Testing for Ancillary Services Market Implementation
The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. has successfully completed the first phase of external testing related to the consolidation of certain Balancing Authority functions in advance of implementing an Ancillary Services Market (ASM)....
FERC Accepts Continued ‘Grandfathering’ of Transmission Contracts in Midwest ISO
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (Midwest ISO) compliance plan that will allow continued “grandfathering” of transmission contracts that have been carved out of the region’s energy markets....
Russia's RAO Unified Energy Systems to Be Liquidated
Shareholders of Russia's RAO Unified Energy Systems utility voted to liquidate the company to revive the electricity market and attract desperately needed foreign investment, company executives said...
FERC Approves NYISO, PJM Joint Operating Agreement
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved on Nov. 2 a joint operating agreement between PJM and NYISO. ...
Gap in Electricity Prices For Industrial Customers Between Deregulated and Regulated States Has Tripled Since 1999
Industrial electricity customers who had hoped deregulation would bring them lower electricity prices have instead seen rising prices and a widening price gap between them and their counterparts in regulated states, according to a study released by Power in the Public Interest....
Energy Expert: Competition Produces Cost, Reliability, Environmental Benefits for PA Electricity Customers
Competition can continue to produce better results for Pennsylvania electricity customers than regulation....
ESCO to Acquire Doble Engineering
ESCO Technologies Inc. has signed a definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire Doble Engineering Co. for $319 million in cash, subject to closing working capital adjustments....
Irish Cross-Border Electricity Market Goes Live
Electricity providers throughout the island of Ireland have welcomed the creation of the Single Electricity Market (SEM), which went live on Nov. 1 - replacing the previous two electricity markets in the Republic and the North ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I just read with great interest your viewpoint Open and Honest Feedback [August 2007]. Right on! It is a real shame that companies that used to care for...
Hydro Ottawa's Project Portfolio Optimization
The Importance of Equipment Maintenance and Replacement Strategies Addressing System-Reliability Issues in North American power grids is growing. The...
FERC Improves Market Transparency in New England
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a proposal from ISO New England Inc. and the New England Power Pool that will help improve market transparency by reducing the lag time for posting of demand bid and supply offer data on the ISO-NE website. ...
ISO New England Releases Annual Power System Assessment
The Board of Directors of ISO New England Inc. has approved the 2007 Regional System Plan ...
New Reports Show ISOs and RTOs Provide Tangible Benefits
Three reports were released by the ISO/RTO Council (IRC) highlighting the value North America’s 10 Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) bring to the electricity markets they administer....
North American Electricity Demand Continues to Outpace Resource Growth; Reliability Concerns Remain
Electricity usage in the United States is projected to grow more than twice as fast as committed resources over the next 10 years, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. announced in its annual 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment. ...
U.S. Energy Department Sets New Energy Savings Standards
The electric industry along with efficiency and environmental groups said new electric distribution transformer standards finalized by the Department of Energy improve upon an initial proposal issued last year, but fall short of the strong levels the groups had jointly endorsed with one of the biggest transformer manufacturers. ...
Study: Michigan Utilities Should Return to Regulated Market
A report released by Public Sector Consultants Inc. of Lansing concluded that Michigan should return to a regulated market structure for electricity if the policy goals and initiatives of the 21st Century Energy Plan are to be realized....
FERC Accepts Consensus, Orders Facilitation for PJM Settlement Case
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week accepted a consensus decision by the parties in the PJM Interconnection market monitoring case and ordered that Commission General Counsel John S. Moot serve as facilitator of the settlement process. ...
Oncor Announces Agreement in PUC Merger Proceeding
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. has announced that along with Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, it has an agreement in principle with major interested parties to resolve all outstanding issues in the Public Utility Commission of Texas review related to the proposed merger of TXU Corp. with Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp....
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