ESCO Con Edison Solution Acquires Custom Energy
ConEdison Solutions, an energy service provider, has acquired Custom Energy Services, LLC, of Overland Park, Kansas, an energy services company serving a national portfolio of clients. ...
Caracus, Venezuela, Experiences Power Failure
A power outage left at least 40 percent of Venezuela without electricity on Tuesday, including much of Caracas...
New England Predicts Potential Record-Breaking Electricity Use
Despite the potential for record-breaking electricity use, power supplies should be sufficient to meet consumer demand in New England this summer, according to ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region's bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets...
New York Commission Approves Wind Farm Transmission Line
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved the construction plans for a 5.6-mile 230 kV transmission line along with necessary infrastructure improvements needed for the construction of a 127-megawatt Noble Wethersfield wind farm project in Wyoming County...
Coalition Pushes for Approval of Multistate Power Line
Quoting a variety of state and national studies, presenters at an energy forum in Charleston last week stated that West Virginia should gain significant economic benefits from enhancing the state’s electric transmission infrastructure....
California ISO Assessment: Conservation, Demand Response Will be Called On
California should have enough power to keep the lights on and air conditioners humming this summer although there will likely be days--especially in Southern California--when conservation and voluntary demand response programs will be called on to ease the strain on the power grid....
AESO Continues Consultation on Transmission Development in Southern Alberta
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has identified the potential for an increase in power generation projects throughout southern Alberta, including substantial wind power development...
Electric Linemen to Compete in Lineman's Rodeo in Georgia
Approximately 200 electric linemen throughout Georgia will display their unique skills during the 14th annual Georgia Lineman's Rodeo, on May 3 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. ...
NYPA Joins Climate Registry To Combat Global Warming
In celebration of Earth Day, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) today announced a series of initiatives that will protect the environment, conserve energy and raise public awareness throughout the state...
PECO Completes New $22 Million Southwark Substation to Boost Energy Supply
PECO has energized the first of five new distribution circuits from its new $22 million electric distribution substation that will meet the needs of the former Navy Yard and serve parts of South Philadelphia. ...
Endesa Signs IUA Agreement with European Utilities
Spanish utility ENDESA has signed the Innovation Utilities Alliance (IUA) agreement with Europe’s leading electric utilities. ...
Kentucky Legislative Report Spotlights EPRI-GTC Method for Studying High-voltage Power Line Locations
A Kentucky legislative committee released a report last week calling the EPRI-GTC Transmission Line Siting Methodology the “best known” approach to “systematically identify transmission routes that have the least impact on surrounding landscapes...
DOE Selects Projects for $50 Million of Federal Funding to Modernize Electricity Grid
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar have announced the Department’s plans to invest up to $50 million over five years (Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012), subject to appropriations from Congress, in nine demonstration projects competitively selected to increase efficiency in the nation’s electricity grid. ...
FERC Grants Partial Rate Incentive Requests for Transmission Projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week approved transmission incentive requests for two projects that will improve transmission incentive requests of the nation’s interstate transmission system: a 1,000-mile transmission line that will bring renewable energy from Canada to California and a project that will help relieve congestion in the Mid-Atlantic area. ...
Texas Blows by California to Lead in Wind Power
Once home to America's largest concentration of pump-jacks and oil derricks, Texas is now the best region in the country to install wind turbines. ...
Brattle Group Estimates $1.5 Trillion Needed in Utility Infrastructure Investment Through 2030
The Brattle Group has determined that growing demand for electric services will require investment on the order of $1.5 trillion between now and 2030. ...
Missouri Commission Approves Electric Service Reliability Rules
The Missouri Public Service Commission, on a vote of 3-1, has adopted final rules designed to increase electric service reliability for customers of the four investor-owned utilities in Missouri. ...
Study: British Columbia Powerline Would Atract Investment, Jobs
The Northwest Power Line Coalition has released preliminary findings of a study on the potential benefits of a power line along Highway 37 in northwest British Columbia. ...
FERC Proposes Reliability Standards, Adopts Penalty Notice Policy for Violations
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today further refined its electric reliability program by adopting administrative policy for FERC review of notices of penalty filed by the Commission-certified electric reliability organization (ERO), and by proposing to adopt six modified reliability standards from the ERO. ...
Australia Utility Invests $2.7 Million for Substation Upgrade
A $2.7 million upgrade to the Lowood substation in Somerset, Australia, region, and the surrounding power network has provided a major boost to energy supplies in the area. ...
Hydro-Quebec Upgrading HVDC Converter Station
Hydro-Québec, Canada, has contracted with ABB for an upgrade of a high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) converter station. ...
Allegheny Energy Announces Significant Developments for West Virginia Transmission Line
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. (TrAILCo) has announced today an agreement with the Consumer Advocate Division, Staff of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, and the West Virginia Energy Users Group regarding its planned 500-kV transmission line project....
FirstEnergy Employees Win Electric Industry Awards
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently named ten FirstEnergy Corp. employees as winners of its annual Technology Transfer awards...
PSE&G to Invest $1.6 Billion to Upgrade Transmission Lines
Public Service Electric & Gas plans to spend $1.6 billion over the next five to eight years to upgrade its transmission lines to replacing its aging energy delivery system and to maintain reliability of the power grid. ...
NYISO Wind Forecasts to Help Green the Grid
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) will incorporate a centralized wind forecasting system to better accommodate wind power in New York’s bulk electricity grid...
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