Beijing Expands Power Grid for Olympics
A 22.1 billion yuan investment has increased Beijing's power supply by 33% to 68.9 million kilo-voltage amperes (kVA) to meet peak demand during the Olympic Games in August. ...
New York Commission Approves Upgrade of Ithaca Transmission Facility
The New York State Public Service Commission has voted to issue a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to New York State Electric and Gas Corp. (NYSEG) to upgrade an existing and build a new transmission line, to construct a new substation, and to improve three other substations, collectively known as the Ithaca Transmission Project (ITP) located in Tompkins and Cortland counties....
Installed U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% in 2007
Shattering all its previous records, the U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 MW in 2007, expanding the nation’s total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year and injecting an investment of over $9 billion into the economy, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced ...
Westar Energy Estimates Storm Costs at About $73 Million to $85 Million
Having concluded its record storm restoration efforts, Westar Energy, Inc. estimates the total cost of last month's massive ice storm, which impacted most of the utility's service territory, between $73 million and $85 million, with just more than 80 percent related to maintenance expense and the balance consisting of new capital investment. ...
FERC Approves New Reliability Standards for Cyber Security
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved eight new mandatory critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards to protect the nation’s bulk power system against potential disruptions from cyber security breaches...
Duquesne Light Wins Approval to Leave PJM
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has conditionally approved Duquesne Light's transfer from the PJM Interconnection to the Midwest ISO, in a move that would free customers from exorbitant power capacity charges over the longer term, but require payment of these charges through 2011. ...
Diverse Coalition Urges FERC to Stay the Course on Markets
An expansive and diverse group of 82 electricity market stakeholders - including retail electricity customers, consumer groups, retail service providers, economists and academics, utilities, generators, former utility regulators and innovative demand response service providers - has jointly urged federal energy regulators to stay the course in a pivotal rulemaking designed to improve organized regional wholesale electricity markets. ...
Duke Energy Denies Allegations in Contract Lawsuit
Duke Energy has issued the following statement in regard to a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court yesterday alleging that the company and certain affiliates conspired through various transactions to set inequitable utility prices to the detriment of the complaining customers: ...
PECO Reports Improved Reliability in 2007
PECO said it kept the lights on more reliably for its customers in 2007, and the average outage was much shorter than the previous year, too. ...
Nebraska Utility Announces Final Route for Transmission Line
Sixty days after the conclusion of a series of public hearings, Nebraska Public Power District has presented the final route for a proposed transmission line between Columbus and Lincoln. ...
Wind Power in BPA Control Area Surpasses 1000 MW for First Time
The Northwest region has reached a major milestone in the effort to include more clean, emission-free energy in its power supply. ...
Brazil Has No Risk of Energy Blackout, President Says
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that the country would not have the risk of an energy blackout like the one that led to rationing for citizens in 2001....
Qatar Orders 14 Gas-Insulated Substations, to Upgrade National Control Center
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution division (T&D) was awarded a contract with Kahramaa, the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, totaling almost 500 million euros...
Edison Electric Institute Honors Electric Utilities with Emergency Recovery, Assistance Awards
The Edison Electric Institute last week honored 14 electric utilities for their outstanding efforts to restore electric service or assist other utilities in restoring service following major storms or other natural events during 2007....
BC Transmission Corp Plans $5.1 Billion Investment in Electricity System Upgrades
BC Transmission Corp. has filed its 10-year capital plan with the BC Utilities Commission, outlining $5.1 billion in expenditures designed to meet the increased clean electricity demands of British Columbia's growing economy...
Dominion Encouraged by SCC Staff Report on Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun Transmission Line
Dominion Virginia Power is encouraged that consultants hired by the Virginia State Corporation Commission staff agree that a critical need exists for electric reliability improvements by 2011 in Northern Virginia and recommends the proposed route for a transmission line that would meet that need with least impact to the environment, cultural and historic resources. ...
ComEd Earns National Award for Outstanding Emergency Response During August's 'Storm of the Decade'
The Edison Electric Institute today honored ComEd with the association's "Emergency Recovery Award" for outstanding efforts to restore power following last year's multi-front storm system that resulted in the worst damage to ComEd's electrical system in a decade. ...
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Restores Power to Thousands More Customers Despite New Storms
As a new set of winter storms sweep through Northern California, more than 700 utility crews continue to work around the clock to restore service to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers and repair damage to electrical equipment...
EDF Energy Networks Invests £362,000 to Remove Power Lines on the Kent Downs
Large stretches of the Kent countryside in Kent, England, are to be transformed thanks to the joint efforts of EDF Energy Networks and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Unit. ...
APPA Study Refutes Claim of RTOs Promoting Renewables
A recent study conducted by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center finds that “there is no evidence that membership in an RTO promoted the development of renewables.” ...
Allegheny Energy Announces Proposed Transmission Line Settlement in West Virginia
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. has reached agreement with the Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia on certain issues raised in the company’s application to construct the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line, a new 500-kV transmission line....
Allegheny Energy Responds to Issues in Transmission Line Case
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. on Friday responded to issues raised by the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission and its consultants regarding TrAILCo’s application to build a new 500-kV transmission line...
GridWise Alliance Membership Continues to Grow as Congress Passes Landmark Energy Legislation
The GridWise Alliance announced today that 17 companies and organizations have joined its efforts to transform the nation's electric power system....
Detroit Edison Announces Tree-Trimming Schedule
Detroit Edison line-clearance crews will be working in 39 Southeastern Michigan communities in January and February, continuing their year-round effort to maintain service reliability by keeping trees and branches away from power lines...
Experts Suggest China Set Up a State Energy Base
Experts suggested China set up a state energy base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to ease its energy thirst, according to a survey report released this week. ...
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