Southern California Edison Taking Steps to Address Region's Rapidly Growing Electricity Consumption
Southern California Edison is taking action on several fronts in response to a directive issued this week by California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey addressing Southern California's future electric needs....
MDU Resources Purchases Share of Transmission Line Business in Brazil
MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s international business unit, MDU Brasil Ltda., has purchased an interest in an operating electric energy transmission partner...
ATC’s Application for Power Line Deemed Complete by Commission
American Transmission Co.’s application for approval to construct a new transmission line from Vienna to the town of Westport was declared complete by the Public Service Commission in Wisconsin...
Newest BPA Substation Underscores Huge Appetite for Wind Power
The Bonneville Power Administration has successfully added a third substation in as many years to accommodate the rapid continued development of new wind power projects in eastern Washington and Oregon...
Report: Utilities See Higher Business Satisfaction Scores with Mid-Size Business Programs
More utilities are striving to foster relationships with mid-size business customers through account management programs, specialized call centers, or targeted products and services. ...
Power Outage Strikes Tokyo at Rush Hour
A major power failure left Tokyo, Japan, in the dark yesterday. ...
Alameda County Completes California’s First MW-Class Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plant
Alameda County officials have announced the completion of California’s first megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell cogeneration plant, an alternative energy system that transforms hydrogen from natural gas into electricity and water without combustion, and captures waste heat to improve efficiency. ...
NEMA Calls on DOE to Identify Electrical Transmission Bottlenecks
The U.S. Department of Energy should move soon to designate certain electrical transmission corridors as bottlenecks so they can be considered for federal siting permits by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said officials of NEMA, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, shortly after release of a study by DOE....
U.S. Forest Service Allows Transmission Line Project To Proceed
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a special use permit allowing East Kentucky Power Cooperative to proceed with a critically needed transmission line project in Rowan County....
U.S. Sets New Weekly Electricity Demand Mark for the Second Time in Three Weeks
With torrid heat again blanketing much of the country, Americans last week used more electricity than during any other single week in history, eclipsing the single-week U.S. record for power demand for the second time in just three weeks, according to the Edison Electric Institute's Weekly Electric Output, a survey of electricity demand. ...
Alberta's Power Producers Respond to Report on July 24 Outage
The Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta in Canada welcomed a report on the July 24 power outage, which confirmed that the restructuring of Alberta's electricity market was not a factor in the event. ...
Investments In Global Electric Transmission Are Increasing, Report Says
Investment in electric transmission assets is on the rise globally, and these new outlays could have implications for credit quality, according to a report published by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services titled "Capital Spending On Electric Transmission Is On The Upswing Around The World." ...
Long Island Power Authority Reviews Energy Strategy
Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard M. Kessel announced that as a result of last week’s record use of electricity during a multi-day heat wave, he has directed LIPA’s Power Markets Division to review a three-pronged strategy that includes: the possible repowering of at least one major on-island power plant; adding an additional 500 MW of resources either through a new cable and/or a new base-load generation plant; and saving up to 500 MW of demand through the creation of a massive energy efficiency program. ...
DOE Marks First Anniversary of EPAct & Releases National Electric Transmission Congestion Study
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman marked the one-year anniversary of President Bush’s signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), highlighting its progress in delivering clean energy alternatives and spurring investment in renewable and nuclear energy. ...
ITC New Subsidiary to Focus on Transmission Improvements in Kansas, Great Plains Region
ITC Holdings Corp. has announced the formation of two new subsidiaries....
South Africa Turns to Private Sector to Resolve Power Shortage
The South African Government is well on its way to introducing private sector participation in the country’s power sector with the recent launch of the request for proposals for two new open-cycle gas turbine power plants....
Former ERCOT Manager Sentenced
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) welcomed the jury decision sentencing a former ERCOT manager to 12 years in prison and ordering a fine of $10,000....
Sunrise Powerlink Wins Approval From State Power Grid Agency
The agency responsible for managing California's electricity system said the Sunrise Powerlink transmission line, proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric, is needed to keep the lights on in Southern California...
50,000 Hydro One Customers Remain Without Power
Hydro One confirms it has now restored power to 100,000 customers since Wednesday evening. ...
Con Edison Issues Initial Report on Northwest Queens Outages
Con Edison has issued its initial report on the outages affecting northwest Queens two weeks ago and said more analysis into the causes of the equipment failures will be done in the weeks ahead. ...
PPL Electric Utilities Proposes Process for Transition to Competitive Markets
A proposal made by PPL Electric Utilities will help smooth a transition to competitive electricity markets that is scheduled to begin in 2010 for PPL customers. ...
Midwest ISO, PJM Set New Records for Energy Use
The Midwest ISO and PJM Interconnection both set new peak demand records this week....
Edison Electric Institute Pledges Support of National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
Edison Electric Institute President Tom Kuhn has affirmed his industry’s strong support for the goals and recommendations of an important new initiative to save electricity and natural gas, declaring that the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency will help invigorate efforts to conserve and use energy more wisely. ...
Professor: Transmission Congestion Threatens to Clog Nation's Power Grid
Inadequate investment in the power grid transmission network remains the Achilles heel of the nation’s electric system, an engineer who specializes in utility policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says. ...
West Africa Power Pool Adopts New Governance Structure
The West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) has officially been launched as an independent body with the signing of the Articles of Agreement by the executive directors of the member utilities....
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