Shorter-Term Scheduling Boosts Flexibility of Western Energy Markets
The wholesale electricity market is picking up speed through the introduction of standardized intra-hour transmission scheduling among a broad group of western utilities....
New Electricity Transmission Connection Between Finland and Sweden Ready for Commissioning at Year End
A new electricity transmission connection between Finland and Sweden, Fenno-Skan 2, will be commissioned at the end of this year....
Global Investment in Energy Storage Technologies to Reach $122 Billion by 2021
Energy storage technologies are emerging as a means of providing grid operators with an alternative to traditional grid management....
Montana-Dakota Utilities Power Line Route Approved by North Dakota PSC
Montana-Dakota Utilities, a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., has received approval from the North Dakota Public Service Commission of a route permit for a transmission line and substation in southeastern North Dakota. ...
ComEd Restores 99 Percent of Customers Affected by Devastating Storm
ComEd announced that it has restored power to virtually all of the 850,000 customers who were affected by one of the most severe storms the company has faced in recent history. ...
PSE&G Expands Investments in Infrastructure Upgrades
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to make additional investments in the company's electric and gas infrastructure, as well as in existing programs to help hospitals and other customers become more energy efficient....
TVA Transmission Lines Returned to Service from April Tornadoes
TVA has placed the last two transmission lines, both from Widows Creek Fossil Plant, back in service 74 days after sustaining unprecedented damage due to severe storms and tornadoes in April on its power transmission system. ...
FPL Power Tracker Online Map is Now Live
Florida Power & Light Co. today officially launched the FPL Power Tracker, a new interactive online map that shows in near real-time the location of any power outages across the company's 35-county service territory. ...
Central Vermont Public Service to Merge with Green Mountain Power, Drops Fortis Deal
The leaders of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and Gaz Métro Limited Partnership have announced that a definitive agreement for the sale of CVPS has been signed....
ComEd Restores More Than 75 Percent of Customers Affected by Worst Storm on Record
In the wake of a devastating storm that knocked out power to nearly a quarter of its customers Monday morning, ComEd today announced that it had restored power to 77 percent of customers as of early Wednesday morning. ...
ITC Great Plains Receives Siting Approval for the Kansas V-Plan Transmission Line Project
ITC Great Plains, LLC yesterday received siting approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) for the V-Plan high-voltage electric transmission line, a project designed to connect eastern and western Kansas....
Utility Customers' Decrease in Power Quality, Price Satisfaction Mitigated by Operational Improvements
Although residential electric utility customers are less satisfied with power quality, reliability and price than in 2010, improvements in operational-related aspects have largely mitigated the negative effects on overall satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released today. ...
National Grid, Bangor Hydro Seek FERC Approval on Funding Approach for Proposed New Transmission Line
National Grid and Bangor Hydro Electric Co. have taken a major step in advancing the Northeast Energy Link transmission project by filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval of its funding approach for the proposed project. ...
ComEd Mobilizes Crews to Restore Power to 765,000 Customers Affected by 'Worst Storm in a Decade'
Chicago's ComEd today mobilized to respond to system outages caused by the worst storm in a decade and unleashed a full contingent of crews to repair downed power lines and other damaged equipment....
Pepco Faces Tighter Reliability Standards
Pepco will face tightened reliability standards in the District of Columbia as well as potential penalties for poor performance, under new rules adopted last week by the District’s Public Service Commission....
Scotland Sets Goal of 100% Electricity from Renewable Energy by 2020
An action plan to drive forward Scotland's renewables revolution and to meet the government's green energy targets, was launched today by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing ...
PECO Completes Inspection of 10,000 Miles of Aerial Line and 1,800 Circuits
PECO has completed its annual inspection of more than 1,800 circuits and more than 10,000 miles of aerial electric lines across the service territory as part of the company’s maintenance and reliability improvement program....
Report Presents UK Government with Initiative to Enhance Cyber Security
Energy Networks Association has published an independent report by respected international consultants KEMA into Smart Grid Cyber Security. ...
95 Percent of ComEd Customers Restored After June 30 Storm
Working overnight and throughout the day on Friday, ComEd crews have restored power to virtually all 145,000 customers affected by the powerful storm that hit northern Illinois on June 30. ...
CPFL Piratininga Installs ACCR on Key Transmission Line to Avoid Tower Construction in Wetlands of São Paulo Coast
Brazil’s utility industry has increased transmission capacity by using Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR), which can more than double line capacity without requiring larger towers or new rights of way....
PG&E Releases Smart Grid Plan to Modernize Electric Grid
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has shared its vision for the Smart Grid and a broad plan for modernizing its electric infrastructure to deliver a host of energy and cost savings to PG&E customers across Northern and Central California. ...
Entergy Helps Grow Electric Vehicle Infrastructure with $160,000 Grant
Entergy Corp. is working with Coulomb Technologies to fund and donate 16 electric vehicle charging stations at college campuses in and around Entergy’s four-state service area....
BPA Identifies Two New Projects to Add Wind and Transmission Capacity
The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing two transmission line upgrades in Washington and Montana that with four new high-voltage lines already under construction or consideration would deliver 3,200 additional megawatts of electricity, including 1,900 megawatts of wind power. ...
Poland Installs 110kV Line Using ACCC Conductor
Composite Technology Corp. has installed a 110kV line, using ACCC conductor, for PGE Dystrybucja Bialystok in Poland. ...
FERC Confirms MISO's Interpretation of Joint Operating Agreement With SPP; SPP Responds
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a declaratory judgment last Friday confirming that the SPP/MISO Joint Operating Agreement allows the parties to share available transmission capacity....
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