August 1, 2011
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Global Viewpoint
We're Here to Make a Difference
Here at Transmission & Distribution World, we've collected quite a menagerie of technical writers and editors. Each comes to T&D World with experience...
Features
Seven Days to Restoration
In a 14-hour span on April 27, 2011, Mother Nature delivered two brutal storms that unleashed 30 tornadoes in Alabama Power Co.'s service territory. At...
Sweden's ZigBee City
In 2004, the Swedish government began drafting new legislation that prompted Gteborg Energi (GE) to start considering different solutions for remote meter...
Five Years to Completion
There were whispers it could not be done. But PJM Interconnection recently commended FirstEnergy for energizing the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL)...
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Those who have been working with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC's) critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standards for...
LiDAR is Key to System Verification
It was designed for 100C (212F) operation and built for 100C operation, but can it safely operate at 100C? This question of transmission facility functionality...
Reengineering Substation Automation
Utilities are slowly changing from an every-function-has-its-own-box siloed approach to more integrated automation solutions. As new standards like IEC...
Business Developments
Siemens Opens Transformer Factory in China
Siemens Energy has set up a new facility for the production of 800-kV transformers in Guangzhou, China. The new transformer production location is intended...
FERC Rules to Reform Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
On July 21, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Order No. 1000, a final rule to reform its transmission-planning and cost-allocation...
Vijai Electricals Hands Over 1200-kV Power Transformer to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
Vijai Electricals Ltd., a Hyderabad, India-based manufacturer and exporter of power and distribution transformers, handed over of the world's highest...
SPP is the Best Choice for Entergy and for Arkansas Ratepayers
As the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) considers options after Entergy Arkansas exits the Entergy System Agreement in 2013, Southwest Power...
Smart Grid
Microsoft Hohm Service to Be Discontinued in 2012
Effective May 31, 2012, Microsoft is discontinuing the Microsoft Hohm service. The feedback from customers and partners has remained encouraging throughout...
Avista Selects Tropos Networks and Itron Joint Solution for $38 Million Smart Grid Demonstration Project
Avista Corp. has selected Tropos Networks and Itron's jointly developed smart grid solution as part of the $38 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project...
Swiss Data Center Orders DC Power Distribution System From ABB
ABB will design and install an advanced direct-current (DC) power distribution system for green.ch, an information and communications technology service...
Technology Updates
IBM Appliance Adds Energy Security to Meter Infrastructure for Connecticut Utility
The United Illuminating Co. (UI), a wholly owned subsidiary of UIL Holdings Corp., is upgrading its energy grid with smart meters to enhance consumer...
RSS Installs 80-MVA Temporary Power in Oman
Rental Solutions & Services (RSS) has installed 80 MVA of rental power in the Sultanate of Oman. Two power-generation authorities in Oman selected RSS...
CFE Upgrades Automation in Mexico City
Comisin Federal de Electricidad (CFE) provides generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy to 34.7 million metered customers of Mexico's...
California ISO Visualizes, Correlates Data with Geospatial Software
Space-Time Insight, a provider of next-generation situational intelligence solutions, has announced that the California Independent System Operator Corp....
Quarterly Report
Smart Meters Equal Cost Savings
Electric utilities have rolled out millions of smart meters nationwide and around the globe. These companies and their customers are now shifting from...
Characters with Character
Servant Leadership
Don McDonnell is a indeed, a multidimensional man whose core interests and values permeate his professional life and impact most anything else that comes...
Products and Services
PRODUCTS & Services
Loadbreak Connector System The new Cooper Power Systems Cleer Loadbreak Connector System is the only 600-A/15-kV single-phase rated loadbreak connector...
Straight Talk
Embracing Diversity
The challenges ahead for the U.S. utility business come from the old the need to rebuild infrastructure and the new advanced technology, smart grids and...
Electric Utility Operations
Utility Installs Precast Walls to Protect Substations
When it comes to the design and maintenance of electric utility substations, functionality often wins out over aesthetics. Extensive landscaping often...
NV Energy Linemen Think Inside the Box
Most companies encourage employees to think outside the box, but for NV Energy and its consultants, thinking inside the box and installing an inner structural...
Ice Buster Takes Giddy Up Out of Galloping Lines
When it comes to weather forecasts, freezing rain is an electric utility's worst nightmare. Accumulating ice on overhead power lines and tree limbs often...
PRODUCTS & Services
Pole Removal Diversified Products introduces two pole pullers that provide a simplified solution that reduces the chance of equipment damage or worker...
Dominick Amuso
Born in Hempstead, New York. Married to a wife he describes as the best one a man can have and has a 16-year-old son. Enjoys welding, woodworking, spending...
Linemen Reach New Heights With Air Reach Seat
California linemen often face environmental restrictions governing the land and the wildlife. From the native grasses and elderberry trees to the frogs,...
