Estlink Submarine Cable will Become Operational this Thursday
ABB has handed over the Estlink submarine cable to the Baltic and Finnish power companies....
Winter Storm Pummels Western Kansas Electric Systems
A massive winter ice storm coupled with high winds is causing a massive amount of damage to Sunflower Electric and the six rural electric cooperatives it serves in 34 western Kansas counties. ...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restores Power to 640,000 Customers in Northern and Central California
For the third consecutive day, PG&E crews faced high winds gusting between 55-75 miles per hour to restore power to approximately 640,000 customers, or 99% of all affected customers, in northern and central California. ...
American Transmission Co. Applies for New Powerline Go-Ahead in Wisconsin
The formal regulatory review is underway for a new substation in the city of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and a new transmission line connecting the proposed Oak Ridge Substation with an existing substation in the city of Verona. ...
Ontario Energy Board to Review Integrated Power System Plan
Yesterday the Ontario Energy Board issued its final Board Report outlining the approach it will take to review the Integrated Power System Plan (IPSP) for the province. ...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Continues Power Restoration Efforts As High Winds Continue
High winds gusting between 55-75 miles per hour swept through the northern and central coast as well as the San Francisco Bay Area, knocking down trees and blowing branches and debris into power lines....
Michigan Electric Transmission Receives Approval for Transmission Cost Recovery
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has conditionally approved a joint filing made by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. and METC to allow METC to recover its expenses and investments in transmission property, plant and equipment on a current rather than on a historical basis. ...
Kentucky Commission Will Examine Measurement of Distribution Reliability
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has opened an investigation into how Kentucky’s electric distribution utilities measure reliability and how they manage vegetation in their rights of way....
ComEd and City Colleges Partner to Create Linemen Career Opportunities
ComEd and the City Colleges of Chicago announced the development of an innovative training program that will open the doors to a career as a ComEd overhead lineman to hundreds of Chicago area residents, while helping the utility replace retiring employees. ...
FERC Approves Mergers in Pennsylvania, Upper Midwest; CO-OP's Restructuring Authorized
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the acquisition of Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. by an investment consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners...
AES Plans to Expand Electricity Service in Cameroon
The AES Corporation's subsidiary, AES SONEL, plans to expand its electricity network in Cameroon, more than doubling the number of people it currently serves over the next 15 years and extending its network to previously unserved parts of the country....
Southern California Edison Signs Largest Wind Energy Contract in U.S. Renewable Industry History
Southern California Edison has signed a ground-breaking wind energy contract that will provide the utility's customers with a major new source of emission-free power....
PG&E Crews Assisting With Power Restoration in Oregon and Washington Are Headed Home in Time for the Holidays
The 86 Pacific Gas and Electric employees who have been assisting power restoration efforts in Oregon to Washington since December 15 are headed back to California in time to be with their families during the holidays. ...
FERC Conditionally Approves PJM Reliability Pricing Settlement Intended to Ensure Adequate Power Supply
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved, with conditions, a broad settlement agreement intended to ensure reliability and provide for just and reasonable rates in the 14-state PJM Interconnection region. ...
AES Enters Electric Transmission Business in North America
The AES Corporation has announced that it is entering the electric transmission business as part of its overall growth strategy for North America. ...
Army Engineers Trying to Improve Electricity Distribution in Iraq
The huge consumption of electricity as a result of the large quantity of electrical goods the Iraqi people are buying with their increasing prosperity, combined with the sabotage of power lines, have contributed to Iraq's challenge of keeping up with electrical demands. ...
FERC Convenes Series of Public Conferences to Examine State of the Competitive Markets
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher announced that the Commission will convene a series of public conferences to evaluate the state of competition in wholesale power markets...
PSE Working to Restore Power to 9 County Service Areas
Puget Sound Energy, which serves customers in nine Washington counties, announced that the scope of damage to PSE's electric system from Friday's windstorm is unprecedented....
Sverdlovsk Government, RAO UES Sign Agreement to Improve Reliability of Power Supply
The Sverdlovsk Region government in Russia and RAO "UES of Russia" have signed an agreement on interaction in investment projects to build and upgrade the power facilities in the Sverdlovsk Region until 2011...
SCE Sending Crews to Assist NW Utility with Storm Response
Southern California Edison and three of its contractors were dispatching repair crews and support personnel to Washington state this weekend to assist Puget Sound Energy in restoring power after a devastating storm knocked out service to more than 1.1 million homes and businesses in the greater Seattle area....
OG&E Updates Oklahoma Commission on Security Plans
OG&E Electric Services has filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission a comprehensive update on its progress to improve electric system security and its future plans for further protecting vital electric infrastructure against vandalism, theft, and attack. ...
PG&E Sends 15 Electric Crews to Oregon to Assist In Power Restoration Efforts
Responding to a request from a storm-battered Oregon utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company sent 15 crews to assist in restoration of electric power to 375,000 Portland General Electric customers who lost power last Thursday night after a severe winter storm, packing hurricane-strength winds, toppled trees and ripped down power poles...
E.ON to Invest €25 Billion Through 2009 on Networks, Plants
E.ON plans to invest a total of about €25.3 billion over the next three years, thereby significantly increasing its capital expenditures....
FERC Convenes Conference to Hear Western Concerns on CAISO Market Redesign
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday convened a technical conference to hear Western concerns about a California Independent System Operator (CAISO) filing intended to fix problems that helped cause the electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001. ...
Minnesota Study: Up to 25% Wind Can be Incorporated Reliably into Electric Power System
Results of a new study show that, under the right policies, utilities can incorporate wind power into their resource portfolio, comprising up to one-fourth of their delivered energy, without sacrificing reliability and with minor costs for absorbing the wind. ...
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