Canadian IESO to Update Summer Outlook
Canada's Independent Electricity System Operator has been advised by Ontario Power Generation that two 500-MW units at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station A are not expected to be available until at least late August....
Florida Commission Report Advocates Monitoring of Utilities During Extreme Weather
The Florida Public Service Commission submitted a report to the governor and legislature, analyzing additional actions necessary to enhance the reliability of Florida's transmission and distribution facilities during extreme weather...
San Diego Plane Crash Stresses Grid During First Heat Wave
A small plane taking off July 3 from McClellan-Palomar airport in the San Diego area clipped two high-voltage transmission lines before crashing....
Trim Cycles Influence Reliability and Cost
Electric utilities search fo ways to improve service reliability to their customers. PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (PPL EU, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.)...
U.S. Electricity Industry Enforces Mandatory Reliability Standards
As of June 18, 2007, U.S. utilities and other bulk power industry participants that violate any requirements of 83 reliability standards will face enforcement...
SmartMeter Program Deployment Stays the Course in California
Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG San Francisco, California, U.S.) and Distribution Control Systems Inc. (DCSI; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.), a subsidiary of...
Austin's Green Campaign
THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS EMBARKING ON ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS GREEN CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES. We believe that combating climate change starts with...
Con Edison Investigating June 27 Power Outage
Con Edison of New York continues to investigate the cause of Wednesday’s transmission disturbance, which interrupted service to 136,700 customers (approximately 385,000 people) in the southwest Bronx and sections of the Upper East Side of Manhattan. ...
California ISO Meets Deadline for New National Grid Standards
New national reliability standards set by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), the designated Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) for the nation, took effect this week, June 18, 2007....
Great Plains Energy, AES Receive the Edison Award
In recognition of innovative leadership and operational excellence in the electricity industry, the Edison Electric Institute has named Great Plains Energy and AES Latin America as winners of the Edison Award, the industry's highest honor. ...
Omaha Public Power District Calls Tree Trimming Program Essential
Last week’s outburst of heavy winds triggering a round of service outages for the Omaha Public Power District once again demonstrated the importance of the district’s tree-trimming program. ...
Energy East to Continue Focus on Reliability, Customer Satisfaction and Eco-Friendly Infrastructure Investments
During the company's annual meeting of shareholders, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Energy East Corporation Wesley von Schack outlined the company's continued focus on reliability, customer satisfaction and eco-friendly infrastructure investments. ...
ComEd Ready for Summer with 107 Completed Projects
ComEd officials have informed the Chicago City Council Committee on Environmental Protection, Energy and Public Utilities at its annual summer readiness briefing that the company is well positioned to meet summer electricity demand...
Southern Company Receives High Ranks in Customer Service
Southern Company ranked highest among 29 energy utilities in the University of Michigan's latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). ...
Major Power Failure Hits Pune, India
A major power failure hit several areas of the Pune, India, including Pune cantonment, Rasta Peth, Mundhwa and Kharadi, following a fault at the 400-KV Jejuri substation of the Maharashtra State Transmission Company Ltd (Transco), at 4.45 pm on Monday...
Mandatory Reliability Standards Enforceable for First Time Starting June 18
As of June 18, 2007, U.S. utilities and other bulk power industry participants that violate any requirements of 83 reliability standards will face enforcement actions by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) under federal law, NERC president and CEO Rick Sergel said ...
ConsumerPowerline Leads Effort to Protect City's Energy Grid
Energy is the lifeblood of New York City, and over the past few summers, there have been major power outages that, in the broiling heat, have stopped...
SmartMeter Program Deployment Stays the Course in California
Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG San Francisco, California, U.S.) and Distribution Control Systems Inc. (DCSI; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., www.twacs.com),...
New Zealand Focuses on Outage Management
System design and protection standards coupled with the organizational structure are key to the fault-management performance of a transmission and distribution...
Utility Estimates $21 Million Savings with AMR Deployment
Itron (Liberty Lake, Washington, U.S., www.itron.com) has completed the fastest automated meter reading (AMR) deployment in North America for Progress...
Progress Energy Carolinas Engages Council to Address Energy Needs
As Western North Carolina's energy needs continue to grow, Progress Energy Carolinas is engaging a panel representing numerous perspectives -- from government and industry to renewable energy companies and the environmental community -- to help the company in implementing aggressive energy-efficiency programs and to advise the company on plans to meet the region's electricity demands reliably, affordably and in an environmentally sound manner....
Study: Competitive Electricity Markets Continue to Develop
The Alliance for Retail Choice (ARC) has released a study showing that many states continue to make progress in adopting competitive retail electricity markets. ...
PECO Forecasts 1.5% Increase in Peak Electric Demand This Summer
PECO said it is on schedule to complete critical infrastructure projects in time to meet peak summer electric demand. ...
Allegheny Power Receives High Marks in Customer Satisfaction
Allegheny Power, ranked 4th highest in the nation and 2nd among electric-only utilities in residential customer satisfaction according to a recent national study of the largest U.S. utilities....
Utilities Vow to Seek Restoration of Customers' Federal Power Benefits
The Pacific Northwest's seven shareholder-owned electric utilities, together serving 60 percent of the region's population, said they will fight to restore their customers' federal power benefits after being notified by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) that a recent federal court ruling is forcing suspension of those benefits....
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