Sharpening Your Executive Safety Skills
On every line crew, a utility has a blend of new apprentices and seasoned veterans. These linemen are often at different stages of their lives and careers,...
Tortoise Capital Resources Buys 40% Interest in Eastern Interconnect Project
Corridor Energy has identified, financed and closed its first energy infrastructure real asset transaction. ...
German Nuclear Exit to Boost Renewables, Energy Grid Investments
Germany's government this month confirmed a complete nuclear phase-out by 2022, paving the way for an accelerated shift to renewable energy. ...
FERC Seeks Comment on Policies for Ancillary Services, Electric Storage Technologies
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has launched an inquiry into how to bring greater competition to markets for supply services that help keep the grid operating smoothly, and how to remove potential barriers to the expanded use of electric storage technologies....
New England Wholesale Markets are Competitive, According to Annual Markets Report
New England’s wholesale electricity markets continued to produce competitive results in 2010, according to a report released by the internal market monitor of ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets....
Let a Thousand Deserts Bloom
When I meet people and tell them what I do for a living, I tend to engender a fair amount of envy. Admittedly, I lead a good life, traveling the globe,...
LIPA Partners with Yeshiva Darchei Torah for Energy-Efficient Educational Facility
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has partnered with Yeshiva Darchei Torah to assist in the construction of a new educational facility outfitted...
North American Utilities Most Concerned About Regulation, Infrastructure, Workforce, Pricing
According to a survey of more than 100 senior executives in the U.S. and Canadian electric and natural gas industries, the five most critical challenges facing the North American energy industry, in order of importance, are environmental regulation, aging infrastructure, non-environmental regulation, an aging industry workforce, and the need for new pricing mechanisms....
Fortis to Acquire CVPS, Vermont's Largest Utility
Fortis will acquire all outstanding common shares of Central Vermont Public Service for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$700 million, including the assumption of approximately US$230 million of debt. ...
Avista Seeks Recovery of Costs in Washington for Infrastructure Upgrades
Costs for replacing aging electric infrastructure to ensure reliability is the major driver in Avista's request filed on May 16 with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to increase electric and natural gas rates for customers. ...
Constellation Energy Buys MXenergy
Constellation Energy has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of MXenergy, a Connecticut-based supplier of natural gas and electricity with more than half a million customers in North America. ...
Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project Results Announced
Alstom Power has announced the successful operation of a chilled ammonia CCS validation project at American Electric Power’s Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, West Virginia. ...
Pepco Invests $97 Million in Electric System During the First Quarter 2011
For the first quarter of 2011, Pepco made $97 million in capital improvements to its electric system, compared to $65 million for the comparable period in 2010. ...
Wireless Power Devices to Reach Critical Mass During the Next Decade
New innovations in wireless charging and transmission systems are signaling a day when electricity itself will become more mobile. ...
EA Technology to Market Pnu Power Compressed Air Batteries
The EA Technology Group has agreed to collaborate with Energetix Pnu Power to market the latter's groundbreaking range of compressed air batteries worldwide....
Frankfurt to Host CIRED
The 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2011) will be held in Frankfurt, the lively city in the heart of both...
Another Egg Cracks
According to author Joseph Pearce, our understanding of reality is formed slowly over time based on personal experiences. Then along comes a Eureka moment...
AES Acquires DPL
The AES Corp. has executed a definitive agreement under which AES has agreed to acquire DPL Inc. in a transaction valued at US$4.7 billion on an enterprise...
Exelon to Buy Constellation Energy for $7.9 Billion
The boards of directors of Exelon Corp. and Constellation Energy have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction. ...
FERC Seeks Data to Enhance Market Monitoring Capabilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a proposal requiring the North American Electric Reliability Corp. to provide electronic tagging data to help FERC monitor wholesale markets and prevent market manipulation, and help assure just and reasonable rates. ...
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