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Entergy’s Louisiana Utilities Announce Completion of Three Transmission Projects

Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. have completed three major projects that represent an investment of more than $100 million in the electric transmission system in south Louisiana, the companies announced Thursday....

NV Energy Improves Efficiency, Reliability with Telemetric Solution

NV Energy has deployed more than half of its state-of-the-art capacitor automation system using the Telemetric cellular communication solution and eCapT capacitor controls from QEI, Inc...

S.D. Myers Launches Transformer Maintenance Curriculum

S.D. Myers, Inc. is launching a new, user-friendly online training curriculum, “Principles of Transformer Maintenance.” ...

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Prior studies have shown that dynamic pricing can provide numerous benefits to utilities and customers alike.

A Deployment Strategy for the Smart Grid: From the Generator to the Refrigerator

This white paper describes a coordinated, prioritized and customer-based development strategy for utilities considering the Smart Grid initiative.

A Guide to Transformer Winding Resistance Measurements

Matz Ohlen and Peter Werelius of Megger discuss the unique method of winding resistance measurements in transformers and how they are a fundamental importance to detecting potential mechanical and electrical problems that other methods are unable to detect the field.

Smart Metering for Water Utilities

Should water utilities replace current consumption meters with “smart metering” systems that provide more information to both utilities and customers? This question is being hotly debated in today’s electric utility industry but currently appears to be of less interest in the water industry.

Gene Kim's Practical Steps to Achieve and Maintain NERC Compliance

Gene Kim, CTO of Tripwire, describes seven practical steps owners and operators of the bulk power system can take to meet the mandatory NERC-CIP standards, helping them avoid huge fines for non-compliance and protect North America’s bulk power system.

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Southern California Edison is Leading California's Charge to meet the nation's most ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) targets: 20% by 2010...

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Spain Happens to have the Best Conditions in Europe for Solar Energy. With high insolent radiation and a dry climate, it is no surprise that this country...

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Universal Toggle Latch

Hubbell Power Systems introduces a universal toggle latch that works on 5/8-inch and 1-inch transformer studs. ...

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AEMC Data Logger

The Simple Logger® II Model L261 is a TRMS 600VAC/DC Data Logger. The operator can configure the logger to optimize memory usage to the application at hand. ...

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Fluke Protective Cases

Fluke Corporation introduced three durable new protective cases to hold the company’s advanced digital multimeters (DMMs). ...

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2009 Training Sourcebook is a detailed listing of T&D industry training courses and events offered throughout the year.

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