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...
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. ...
Dome-Tech Conducts Energy Auctions
The Dome-Tech Group (Edison, New Jersey, U.S.) recently completed online reverse-energy auctions for three large-scale buying groups the South Jersey...
Open and Honest Feedback
All I wanted was a company that would fertilize my lawn four times a year. Is that too much to ask? Instead, my lawn service hassled me every week with...
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...
EDF Unit to Make GBP6 Million Investment in Peterborough Power Network
EDF Energy Networks is investing £6million to improve the electricity network in Peterborough, UK, to reinforce power supplies for years to come...
OEB Issues Decision on 2007 Distribution Rates Related to Storm Damage
The Ontario Energy Board has issued a Decision with Reasons approving rate adjustments to 2007 distribution rates to cover costs incurred by Canadian Niagara Power Inc. - Fort Erie (Fort Erie), Canadian Niagara Power Inc. - Port Colborne (Port Colborne), Peterborough Distribution Inc. (Peterborough), and Lakeland Power Distribution Ltd. (Lakeland) from severe storms in 2006, which inflicted significant damage to their respective distribution systems. ...
Ghana’s Energy Sector to Receive US$210 Million
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors and the Global Environment Facility have approved US$95.5 million in financing of the Energy Development and Access project to increase electricity access, supply, and reliability in Ghana, where rolling blackouts and inaccessibility continue to impede economic growth...
Legal Framework Launched for Single Electricity Market in Ireland
The regulatory authorities for energy in Ireland and Northern Ireland have announced that the legal framework for the single electricity market went active July 3. ...
Australia's Aurora Energy Plans $230M Investment in Electricity Infrastructure
Aurora Energy is planning to invest more than $230 million over the next 10 years in developing its distribution system in response to rapid load growth across the state....
National Grid, Keyspan Reach Merger Settlement Agreement With NY Department Of Public Service
National Grid and KeySpan Corp. have reached agreement with the staff of the New York State Department of Public Service and other parties on National Grid’s acquisition of KeySpan. ...
The Last Great Frontier
We've tackled major hurdles during our 20-year odyssey to reinvent ourselves and streamline our companies. Let's look at what we've been through and review...
FERC's New Market-Based Rate Reforms Prevent Exercise of Market Power
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has finalized a series of fundamental reforms to its market-based rate program that will strengthen competitive markets and protect consumers by reinforcing regulations for just and reasonable wholesale electric power sales. ...
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to FERC's Authority to Prevent Market Manipulation
A federal appellate court has rejected a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s ability to set rules to prevent market manipulation in wholesale power markets....
New England Wholesale Electricity Markets Performed Efficiently, Supported Grid Operations in 2006
A report issued by ISO New England Inc. concludes the region’s wholesale electricity markets continued to perform efficiently in 2006 and supported the reliable operation of the bulk power system, despite multiple days of record-breaking electricity use....
Cleco Agrees to Pay $2 Million Civil Penalty for Code of Conduct, Settlement Violations
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement requiring Louisiana-based Cleco Power, LLC, et al., to pay a civil penalty of $2 million to resolve an investigation into whether it violated its code of conduct and a 2003 Commission-approved settlement agreement. ...
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