January 2009
Global Viewpoint
Transnational Business
Rick Bush takes a look at strategies to compete in the global transmission and distribution marketplace....
Features
The Critical Few
Hawaiian Electric uses an asset-management paradigm to address a vegetation management challenge....
Customer Input Counts
AmerenUE embarks on on Project Power On initiative in Missouri, which includes undergrounding troublesome and outage-prone overhead lines to improve reliability....
Virtual SCADA Tracks the System
Orange & Rockland interfaces GIS data to automatically populate and update the integrated system model....
Power to the People
Electricidade de Moçambique crafts a master plan to provide low-cost electricity to rural areas in Mozambique....
Billion-Dollar Project Puts Tools to the Test
OneTouchPM system integrates information for the program management strategy used in Middletown-Norwalk Project....
Digital Substation: Evolution or Revolution?
Moving existing substations to the digital age will require careful analysis and sound strategies....
Business Developments
ITC Holdings Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Partner to Upgrade Transmission Systems
ITC Holdings Corp. recently reaffirmed its alliance partnership with Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. that has been ongoing since 2004....
AREVA Wins Solar Contract in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles has awarded AREVA's T&D division a contract to design and supply all electric substations for the biggest solar plant in France....
ABB, GoalArt Partner to Improve Grid Management
ABB has agreed to integrate software from Sweden's GoalArt into its systems for the management of power networks to strengthen grid reliability by helping utilities improve their handling of alarms....
Cooper Acquires Cyme International
Cooper Industries Ltd. has acquired Cyme International, a leading power engineering software and services provider that enables utility engineers to design, analyze and optimize their networks....
GridWise Alliance Releases Smart Grid Jobs Report: 280,000 New U.S. Jobs Tied Directly to Smart Grid Deployment
In a Smart Grid Jobs Report released by the GridWise Alliance, it is estimated that up to 280,000 new jobs can be created directly from the deployment of smart grid technologies....
Technology Updates
S&C Installs Distributed Energy Storage System for AEP
S&C Electric Co. installed and commissioned a Distributed Energy Storage System (DESS) for American Electric Power Co. at its Citizens Substation in Bluffton, Ohio....
Prysmian VertiCasa Cable Leads the Way with FTTH in Andorra
Prysmian Cables & Systems announces that its current contract with Andorra Telecom will help the Principality of Andorra become the first country to provide a direct fiber optic link to all homes (FTTH) and businesses....
NES Commercial Customers Choose Conservation
Several energy-conscious organizations are partnering with Nashville Electric Service on Tennessee Valley Authority's new demand response program for commercial customers....
Second Brazilian Utility Chooses 3M ACCR for Line Upgrade
CPFL Piratininga, a power distribution unit of one of Brazil's largest electric utilities, will install the 3M aluminum conductor composite reinforced (ACCR) to upgrade the capacity of a key transmission line serving a densely populated area in the state of São Paulo....
New York's Sodus Schools Welcome the Power of Wind
Voters in Sodus, New York, U.S., expressed their belief that the winds of change also can provide renewable energy by giving their approval to a major capital project....
Quarterly Report
Solar Electricity Options for Utilities
Utilities are rapidly moving to embrace large-scale electric solar initiatives to meet regulatory and consumer needs with utility ownership becoming the latest trend....
Characters with Character
A Simple Man
David McMullen takes lessons he learned as a boy and applies them to his job at Georgia Power Co....
Products and Services
Products & Services
WiMAX Radio for Wireless Communications | Secondary Pedestal | Pipe Freeze Unit | Tiered-Outboard Mounting Configuration for Scada-Mate CX Switches | GPS Handhelds | Logic Control for RTU | Converter Switches | Slack Blocks | DataViews Update for Intel Solaris 10 | Anti-Siphon Device | Digital Multimeter Cases...
Straight Talk
Business Realities
Most utilities do not have engineers at the help. We need to learn the vernacular of business to get executive buy-in for investment....
Electric Utility Operations
December Ice Storm Paralyzes New England
Linemen brave the frigid temperatures and slippery conditions to restore power to homeowners....
Field Talk: Welcome to 2009
The Electric Utility Operations section, which goes out to 10,000 T&D World subscribers, is geared not toward utility executives and engineers, but rather linemen, foremen and field superintendents....
Lifeline: Chris Perry
I have been in the utility industry for more than five years. Before I became a groundman for Avista, I owned a mountain bike store, Spokane Bike and Board, for eight years. Now that I'm a lineman, it's nice to...
Field Applications: Connectors Help Lineman Save Time
Installing and replacing underground connectors used to be a hassle for T&D Solutions, a contractor with Sharyland Utilities, an underground utility company in McAllen, Texas....
Company Spotlight: BPA Hires First Woman Lineman
When Cristi Dyami first considered becoming a lineman apprentice, someone nearly talked her out of it....
