California ISO Maps Out New Long-Term Strategy
-The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) is revealing a modernized approach to power grid operations with the release of its new five-year strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases dramatically. Advancements in technology including distributed generation such as storage as well as smart grid developments are also reshaping grid and market operations. ...
Smart Grid Implementation Rises 25 Percent in the Past Year
The Microsoft/OSIsoft Worldwide Utility Industry Survey 2012 shows a 25 percent increase over last year in the number of utilities companies that have implemented smart-grid technology. ...
OG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Project
OG&E has completed the Crossroads wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma. ...
Consumer Interest in Plug-in Electric Vehicles Declines to 40%
However, as public awareness of electric vehicles continues to build with the increase in model launch activity, a new survey from Pike Research finds that consumer interest in purchasing PEVs has gradually declined over the past two years....
MISO Says It Delivers Billions in Benefits to Region
MISO has announced its annual Value Proposition study, which details between $2.2 and $2.7 billion in quantitative benefits that MISO provided for the region in 2011. ...
ETSI Approves Open Smart Grid Protocol for Grid Technologies
ETSI has recently published two specifications for smart grid that will help drive the development and deployment of open, interoperable smart grid technologies internationally. ...
SDG&E to Expand Local Solar Market, Increase Customer Access
San Diego Gas & Electric has filed with the California Public Utilities Commission for approval of its new solar proposal called "connected.....to the sun."...
ERCOT Board Endorses Cross Valley 345 kV Line Project
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. and the Brownsville Public Utilities Board have announced that the Board of Directors for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has endorsed the Cross Valley 345 kV Line Project by a unanimous vote. ...
BPA and PGE Continue Discussing Potential Collaboration on Transmission Project
The Bonneville Power Administration and Portland General Electric have identified terms and conditions to be addressed in connection with their discussions concerning joint development of PGE’s proposed Cascade Crossing Transmission Project....
PG&E Completes Stadium Electrical Improvements, Testing to Ensure Candlestick Park Ready for Playoff Game
The city of San Francisco and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. successfully completed the last of several tests conducted over the past month to prevent another interruption of power when Candlestick Park Stadium hosts the National Football League's NFC Playoff Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints this Saturday....
China's First Demand Response Project to be Launched Under U.S.-China Smart Grid Cooperative
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, along with Honeywell, is implementing China's first Smart Grid Demand Response project. ...
California Commission to Hold Public Hearings on SoCal Power Outages
The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a Public Participation Hearing regarding Southern California Edison's response to power outages that began Nov. 30, 2011, after a severe windstorm. Some SCE customers were still without service on December 7, 2011, a week after the windstorm....
ComEd Files 10-year Plan With ICC for Implementing New Grid Modernization Program
ComEd has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) its 10-year, $2.6 billion Infrastructure Investment Plan. ...
New Coalition to Design National Model for EV Deployment
A new coalition of executives from blue chip companies in the transportation and utility industries has come together to design a large-scale electric vehicle (EV) demonstration project that will help create a comprehensive national model for EV deployment....
Testimony Supports Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States' Membership in MISO
MISO has filed testimony with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to support Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana's decision to join MISO. ...
Department of Energy Launches Initiative with Industry to Better Protect the Nation’s Electric Grid from Cyber Threats
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced an initiative to further protect the electrical grid from cyber attacks....
FERC, NARUC Launch Forum on Reliability, Environment
Federal and state energy regulators will launch a Forum to explore reliability issues stemming from new and pending environmental rules for the power sector. ...
Construction to Begin on Grand Coulee Line Replacement
Construction of six new 500-kV overhead transmission lines at Grand Coulee Dam will begin in February 2012. ...
China’s State Grid Launches Large Battery Energy Storage Station
BYD and the State Grid Corporation of China have finished construction on what may be the world’s largest battery energy storage station. ...
Microgrid Market is Shifting from Pilot Programs to Commercial Projects
One of the most significant changes in the nascent microgrid market in 2011 was the beginning of a shift away from pilot projects and toward full-scale commercial microgrids....
Massachusetts Court Upholds Cape Wind Contract with National Grid
In a major legal victory for Cape Wind, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in two decisions unanimously upheld the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Cape Wind and National Grid. ...
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. Successfully Integrated Into PJM
At midnight Eastern Time, Jan. 1, PJM Interconnection successfully assumed operational control of the transmission systems of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc., both subsidiaries of Duke Energy Corp., and began administering open, competitive wholesale electricity markets in those areas. ...
Ameren Illinois Takes Initial Action in Implementation of Electric Grid Modernization Action Plan
Ameren Illinois has taken initial action in the implementation of its Modernization Action Plan (MAP) that will provide customers with an improved, more reliable and modernized electric distribution system....
CapX2020 Transmission Line Between Monticello and St. Cloud Energized and In Service
The CapX2020 Monticello-St. Cloud 345-kilovolt transmission line was energized on Dec. 21....
DOI Secretary Salazar Approves Renewable Energy Projects in California, Oregon
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced the approval of two renewable energy projects that further advance President Obama’s initiative for a rapid and responsible move to utility-scale production of renewable energy....
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