Progress Energy Florida Has Completed Restoration in Storm's Path
After the devastating storms that moved across Central Florida early Friday, Progress Energy Florida has restored electric service to all customers capable of receiving power. ...
South Carolina Agency Releases Review of Duke Power's Response to 05 Ice Storm
The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff has released its review of Duke Energy Carolinas’ performance in response to the Dec. 15, 2005, ice storm that left over 500,000 Duke customers in upstate South Carolina without power...
FirstEnergy Reports 2006 Reliability Improvements
Significant progress was made during 2006 to enhance service reliability for customers of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Pennsylvania utilities...
Michigan Releases Energy Plan for 21st Century
Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) Chairman J. Peter Lark today submitted Michigan's 21st Century Energy Plan to Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. ...
GE Announces Winners in Auction for New York City Electric Transmission Capacity
Four power marketing and trading companies have won an auction of the electric capacity from what GE Energy Financial Services believes is the first truly merchant U.S. transmission project. ...
EPRI to Unveil Major Energy-Efficiency Research Initiative
The Electric Power Research Institute will launch Dynamic Energy Management Wednesday, a major energy-efficiency research initiative that will begin to address the near-term needs of utilities and other stakeholders to plan, invest in, and implement technologies that facilitate the transition to a smart power delivery, operation, load management, and end-use system. ...
European Agency Releases Blackout Report from November 2006 Incident
The Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) has released a report on the November 2006 blackout that demonstrates that common action at the European level is urgent...
California ISO Enters New Era of Transmission Planning
The California Independent System Operator Corporation has entered a new era of transmission planning with a comprehensive plan that examines what California’s power grid will need one to three years from now to ease bottlenecks and enhance reliability and what will be needed in five to 15 years to keep up with the expected growth in energy supply and demand....
Two New Offshore Wind Parks Connected to British Grid
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) is connecting the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind parks, located in the north east of England, to the British power supply network...
California ISO Asks Federal Government to Back New Plan for ''Greening the Grid''
In a precedent-setting move that could have national implications, the California Independent System Operator Corporation filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve in concept a financing plan for transmission trunklines to remote locations in order to get green power from multiple users onto the grid. ...
California Commission Approves New Transmission Line
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved construction of the Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 transmission line project. ...
EEI Leader: It's Time to Invest in Electric Future
Continuing strong growth in U.S. demand for electricity during the next 25 years, coupled with declining reserve margins, underscore the “hard reality that it is time to invest in America’s electric future,” EEI President Tom Kuhn said in his annual “state of the industry” speech. ...
Missouri's Empire District Electric Announces Storm Damage Estimate
Beginning on Friday, Jan. 12, The Empire District Electric Company service area experienced massive damage as the result of sleet and freezing rain that coated lines, equipment, and trees with up to three inches of ice....
U.S Wind Power Capacity Increased 27% in 2006, Expected to Grow Another 27% in 07
Wind power generating capacity increased by 27% in 2006 and is expected to increase an additional 26% in 2007, proving wind is now a mainstream option for new power generation, according to a market forecast released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)....
New Transmission Organization Launched
Six utilities have launched a new organization tasked with improving overall operation and expansion of the high-voltage transmission network that delivers power to consumers in five Western states...
Electric Grid Experts to Gather in Dallas in 2007 at First T&D World University Training Event
TXU Electric Delivery will host Transmission & Distribution World magazine's inaugural T&D World University Oct 29-31, 2007 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel & Conference Center in Dallas....
South Africa Grid Back to Full Strength After Outages
After days of load shedding to meet power shortages in South Africa, utility Eskom now has enough power to meet the current demand. ...
AEP and MidAmerican Move Forward with Texas Transmission Joint Venture
American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company are moving forward with formation of Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT) as a joint venture to build transmission facilities in Texas...
Dominion Virginia Power Studying Alternate Routes for Northern Virginia Transmission Line
Dominion Virginia Power is studying at least three alternate routes for a 40-mile, 500,000-V transmission line in Northern Virginia, the company announced...
Asplundh Sends 349 Tree Crews in Response to Midwest Ice Storm
In response to a devastating ice storm that struck parts of Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma, Asplundh Tree Expert Co. dispatched 349 tree trimming crews comprising over 1000 individuals to aid in the restoration of power to tens of thousands of homes...
Westar Energy Requests Permission to Build Transmission Line
Westar Energy, Inc. filed its application with the Kansas Corporation Commission to request permission to build a new 345 kV high-capacity transmission line from northwest of Wichita, near its Gordon Evans Energy Center, to the Hutchinson area and then to the Summit Substation near Salina....
ITC Holdings to Acquire Alliant Energy's Transmission Assets
ITC Midwest LLC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the transmission assets of Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy Corporation subsidiary, in a transaction valued at approximately $750 million...
OG&E Announces 6-Year Construction Initiative
OG&E Electric Services filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission the first part of a six-year construction initiative that is estimated to include up to $3.3 billion in major projects designed to expand capacity, enhance reliability and improve environmental performance....
Dominion: Northern Virginia Power Line Critical to Reliability
Dominion Virginia Power has long supported energy conservation efforts, but no realistic energy efficiency program or readily available technologies will prevent the need for construction of a new 500-kV electric transmission line for Northern Virginia by 2011. ...
Winter Storms Bring Power Outages Across the Nation
Winter storms across the nation have damaged electricity poles and lines, and at least 300,000 are still without power...
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | Next
