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ERCOT Breaks Record For Electricity Demand Again

Jul 15, 2009, ERCOT

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), the electric grid operator for most of the state, again set a new electricity usage record Monday....

New England Electricity Consumption Dropped in Cold, Damp June

Jul 15, 2009, ISO New England

New England residents kept their air conditioners off during June’s unusually cold and wet weather and that held electricity consumption well below typical June numbers, according to ISO New England Inc...

Brazil Utility Energizes ACCR to Upgrade Transmission Line Without Disrupting Community

Jul 15, 2009, 3M

CPFL Energia’s power distribution unit, CPFL Piratininga, has installed and energized the 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced as part of an upgrade on a key transmission line serving a densely populated area in São Paulo state,...

IEEE Awards Carson Taylor its Herman Halperin Electric Transission and Distribution Award

Jul 14, 2009, IEEE

Carson W. Taylor, an expert in blackout investigations and advanced research in power system performance, is being honored by the IEEE with the 2009 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award. ...

ITC Great Plains Secures Siting Approval For Transmission Project

Jul 14, 2009, ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Great Plains LLC has received siting approval from the Kansas Corporate Commission to build the first phase of its 345-kV Kansas Electric Transmission Authority project. ...

Report: 8 Million Smart Meters Deployed in U.S.; Millions More to Come

Jul 14, 2009, Parks Associates

With more than eight million smart meters already deployed in the United States, the market for residential energy management has taken the first significant steps in deploying Smart Grid technologies and advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) on a broad scale, according to Parks Associates. ...

Baltimore Gas & Electric Unveils Plans for Advanced Smart Grid Initiative

Jul 13, 2009, Business Wire

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has filed with the Maryland Public Service Commission a comprehensive and advanced Smart Grid initiative, including the planned installation of 2 million residential and commercial smart meters, that could potentially save BGE electric and gas customers in excess of $2.6 billion over the life of the project. ...

GE to Transform U.S. Military Base into Smart Grid Model

Jul 9, 2009, Business Wire

With the goals of increasing energy security, energy efficiency, and promoting cleaner, alternative energy at U.S. military bases, GE has been awarded $2 million in federal stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for a smart microgrid demonstration project at Twentynine Palms Base, California. ...

ITC Signs First Green Power Express Agreement With MDU Resources

Jul 8, 2009, ITC Holdings Corp

In the first of several anticipated strategic alliances, ITC Holdings Corp. announced it has entered into an agreement with MDU Resources Group, Inc. to participate in ITC's Green Power Express transmission project....

Unemployment Rate for Electrical Engineers Soars to New Record

Jul 8, 2009, IEEE-USA

The unemployment rate for U.S. electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) hit a new record in the second quarter, while the rate for all engineers increased for a second straight quarter, according to data released last week by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). ...

E.ON Welcomes Further Liberalization of Russian Power Market

Jul 8, 2009, E.ON AG

E.ON welcomes the Russian government’s announcement that it will systematically continue the envisaged liberalization of the Russian electricity market...

Energy Consultants Develop Master Electricity Plan for New York City

Jul 8, 2009, Business Wire

CRA International, Inc. has announced its role in developing a master electrical transmission plan for New York City...

American Transmission Co. Identifies Power Line Options to Help Midwestern States Meet Renewable Energy Goals

Jul 8, 2009, Business Wire

American Transmission Co. has identified various new high-voltage transmission line projects that can help deliver renewable energy while also addressing reliability issues in the Midwest....

New Report Cites Renewable Energy Development as Key for Growing Missouri's Rural Economy

Jul 7, 2009, Natural Resources Defense Council

Wind power, biomass, and other sources of renewable energy will bring economic investment, new tax revenues, and job creation to Missouri’s struggling rural communities, according to a report written by Martin Cohen and released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). ...

SCE&G Linemen Rescue Screech Owl Eggs, Birds Released 4 Months Later

Jul 7, 2009, SCANA Corp.

During a routine pole change out in Barnwell, South Carolina, Everette Livingston, Tommy Elkins, Britt Chrisco and Nick Owens, noticed a small nest in a woodpecker cavity in one SCE&G’s distributions poles they were about to replace....

NV Energy Seeks Approval of One Nevada Transmission Line, Renewable Projects and Conservation Efforts

Jul 2, 2009, Business Wire

NV Energy will file with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) its Integrated Resource Plan for the company’s southern territory. In the filing, the company seeks approval of a number of key initiatives to be implemented over the next three years in the areas of renewable energy, transmission, and energy efficiency and conservation. ...