Ghana’s Energy Sector to Receive US$210 Million
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors and the Global Environment Facility have approved US$95.5 million in financing of the Energy Development and Access project to increase electricity access, supply, and reliability in Ghana, where rolling blackouts and inaccessibility continue to impede economic growth...
PG&E Comments on San Francisco Electric Reliability
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement from President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Morrow on the San Francisco power outage ...
J.D. Power: Higher Prices, Storms Again Take a Toll on Customer Satisfaction with Electric Utilities
As electricity prices increase for a fifth consecutive year, and many customers report experiencing an increase in the duration of power outages, overall customer satisfaction falls slightly among residential customers served by the nation's 76 largest electric utilities, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study ...
American Transmission Upgrading Transmission Line
American Transmission Co., Wisconsin, will soon begin work on the existing transmission line that runs alongside US Hwy. 41 between the Sunset Point Substation, located in the town of Oshkosh, and the Ellinwood Substation, located in the City of Oshkosh. ...
North American Energy Ministers Take Further Action on Energy Security and the Environment
Energy ministers for Canada, Mexico and the United States took another step toward enhancing North American energy security and environmental protection, announcing concrete actions on energy science and technology, energy efficiency, deployment of clean energy technologies and other cooperative projects...
Power Outage Hits Albania
All of Albania experienced a blackout Tuesday because of a defective transmission line...
ComEd to Participate in Comprehensive, Statewide Settlement of Electric Rate Debate
ComEd has agreed to participate in a statewide, comprehensive settlement regarding electric rates and related policy matters. Other participants in the settlement include Exelon Generation, Ameren, Dynegy, Midwest Generation and MidAmerican. ...
PG&E Restores Power to All Customers Affected By Transmission-Related Outage in San Francisco
Pacific Gas and Electric Company restored power yesterday afternoon to approximately 40,000 customers after transmission breakers at the company's Martin Substation opened, causing outages concentrated in San Francisco's Financial District and the Cow Palace area of the peninsula. ...
Barcelona Experiences Blackout
A major power outage hit Barcelona, snarling traffic, hobbling public transportation and knocking out electricity to homes and businesses in much of Spain's second-largest city...
SDG&E Energizes First High-Voltage Underground Line in San Diego History
State and local elected officials joined San Diego Gas & Electric today to dedicate the first major high-voltage underground electric transmission line in San Diego's history. ...
ITC Great Plains to Build the North Half of X Plan Transmission Grid in Kansas
ITC Great Plains LLC has advised Southwest Power Pool, Inc. of its commitment to construct, own, operate and maintain the northern portion of SPP's "X Plan." ...
FERC Proposes Adoption of New Reliability Standards for Cyber Security in the Bulk Power System
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed to approve a set of reliability standards to help safeguard the nation’s bulk electric power supply system against potential disruptions from cyber attacks. ...
California Environmental Group Announces Statewide Effort to Support Sunrise Powerlink
Highlighting the importance of new electric transmission to the state of California, leaders of Californians for Clean and Reliable Energy (Cal-CARE) today announced their support of the Sunrise Powerlink, a 150-mile transmission line that would deliver reliable and renewable power from the Imperial Valley to San Diego and help avoid more than one million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. ...
Legal Framework Launched for Single Electricity Market in Ireland
The regulatory authorities for energy in Ireland and Northern Ireland have announced that the legal framework for the single electricity market went active July 3. ...
East African Power Utilities Agree on Sharing Project
The East African power utilities have agreed to form and quickly implement a regional electricity interconnection project to help member states share electricity in the region efficiently, reliably and affordably. ...
Australia's Aurora Energy Plans $230M Investment in Electricity Infrastructure
Aurora Energy is planning to invest more than $230 million over the next 10 years in developing its distribution system in response to rapid load growth across the state....
Central Alabama Electric Co-op Exercises Emergency Response Plan
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative conducted a comprehensive tabletop exercise last week of its emergency response plan, which entailed having the co-op's emergency management team respond to a series of vandalisms at crucial substations, the effects of a widespread avian influenza pandemic (which affected 40% of its workforce, including much of the senior management team) and the accidental discharge of a USAF Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons Test from Maxwell AFB...
PJM Reliability Pricing Model Producing Results
PJM Interconnection's new method of pricing electric capacity is producing the intended results: more demand response, reduced power plant retirements and additional generation. ...
ATC Gets Approval to Construct Electric Transmission Line near Waunakee, WI
Following a year-long regulatory review, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has given American Transmission Co. its final approval for construction of a new electric transmission line from Vienna to Westport, known as the North Madison-Huiskamp project. ...
AmerenUE Announces $1 Billion Reliability, Environmental Improvement Program
AmerenUE plans to invest $1 billion over the next three years to improve reliability, upgrade delivery systems, and enhance the environmental performance of its power plants. ...
First Trials of Smart Meters in Britain Set to Begin
Energy regulator Ofgem is to administer the first large-scale trials in Britain of advanced energy meters, which could help cut household energy consumption....
Three New Substations in United Arab Emirates to Supply Al Reem Island
ADWEA group (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority) has awarded ABB a $126 million order for three turnkey substations. ...
Detroit Edison Announces Tree-Trimming Schedule
Detroit Edison line-clearance crews will be working in more than 40 Southeastern Michigan communities in July and August, continuing their year-round effort to maintain service reliability by keeping trees and branches away from power lines....
Illinois Grants Approval for Transmission Corridor Linking Prairie State Generating Station to the Region's Electric Grid
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved development of nearly 38 miles of transmission lines that will connect the planned Prairie State Generating Station in Southern Illinois to the transmission grid in the region...
National Grid, Keyspan Reach Merger Settlement Agreement With NY Department Of Public Service
National Grid and KeySpan Corp. have reached agreement with the staff of the New York State Department of Public Service and other parties on National Grid’s acquisition of KeySpan. ...
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