Number of Hackers Targeting Utilities Increases 90%
SecureWorks has seen a 90 percent increase in the number of hackers attempting to attack its utility clients this year...
Panel Endorses Clear Principles for Electric Transmission Cost Allocation
In a 72-page report, a panel of five independent industry experts provided important guidance for regulators on aligning the costs and benefits of needed new electric transmission facilities...
FERC Approves TXU Buyout
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized the transfer of jurisdictional assets owned by Oncor Electric Delivery and TXU Wholesale...
NYPA President Pledges Cooperation with Municipal Electric Systems
The New York Power Authority's (NYPA) new president and CEO, Roger B. Kelley, says he is committed to working with the state's municipal electric systems...
ITC Midwest Gets Approval to Purchase IPL Transmission Assets in Iowa
ITC Midwest, LLC has received verbal approval from the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to purchase the transmission assets of Interstate Power and Light Co....
Letters to the Editor
I had the pleasure of working as a contractor/consultant for a couple of years before working for a Midwest IOU, and can appreciate both aspects of your...
Quanta Services Acquires InfraSource
Quanta Services Inc.'s (Houston, Texas, U.S.) acquisition of InfraSource Services is now complete. Through an all-stock merger, InfraSource Services is...
Survey: State Utility Regulators Retreating from Deregulation
A new nationwide survey confirms a dramatic reversal of support among state utility regulators for deregulated energy markets. ...
Financing for Trans Bay Cable Project Completed
Babcock & Brown has completed the financing of the Trans Bay Cable project, a new High Voltage Direct Current transmission line that will run under the San Francisco Bay...
FERC Acts to Assure Independence of PJM Market Monitoring
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has acted to assure independence of market monitoring in the PJM Interconnection and preserve the integrity of PJM market operations by directing all parties to enter into a settlement process. ...
NYPA President Pledges Cooperation with Municipal Electric Systems
The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) new president and chief executive officer, Roger B. Kelley, said Tuesday night that he is committed to working with the state’s municipal electric systems to address major energy and environmental challenges....
APPA Asks FERC to Expand Investigation of RTO Market Issues
The four “specific and narrow” issues regarding wholesale power markets in Regional Transmission Organization regions that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has asked for comments on in its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) are mere “trees,” while FERC has “missed the surrounding forest fire,” the American Public Power Association said. ...
AEP, MidAmerican Announce Second Joint Venture to Build Transmission
American Electric Power has formed a joint venture company with a MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. subsidiary to build and own electric transmission assets. ...
States Hit the Accelerator on Utility Efficiency Targets
U.S. states have accelerated their efforts to reduce energy use by setting mandatory energy savings targets for electric and gas utilities....
ITC Midwest Receives Approval to Purchase Interstate Power and Light Transmission Assets in Iowa
ITC Midwest LLC has received verbal approval from the Iowa Utilities Board to purchase the transmission assets of Interstate Power and Light Co. in Iowa....
FERC Approves Request to Repay Generators for Network Facilities Constructed to Enable Interconnection to ITCTransmission and METC
ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Co., LLC have announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved their joint application made with the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator to repay generators interconnecting with their systems for the full cost of network upgrades necessary to enable those interconnections. FERC approved the application, effective July 11, 2007. ...
PSEG Global to Explore Sale of two Distribution Companies: Chilquinta Energia and Luz Del Sur
PSEG Global is exploring a potential sale of its 50% ownership of Chilquinta Energia S.A., an electric distribution company in Chile, and its 38% ownership of Luz del Sur S.A.A., an electric distribution company in Peru....
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. ...
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,...
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...
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