Independent Transmission Company Becomes Newest Member of California ISO Grid
The California Independent System Operator Corp. Board of Governors gave approval, Dec. 15, 2011, for Citizens Sunrise Transmission, LLC to become an ISO participating transmission owner....
U.S. Department of Justice Clears the Way for Exelon-Constellation Merger
The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared the way for the merger of Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy, in connection with its review of the transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act....
Eastern Interconnection Grid Planning Completes First Phase of Study
The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative has completed the first phase of study of “resource expansion futures” defined by stakeholders as part of an electric system transmission planning effort funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)....
Energy Department Awards Nearly $7 Million for Research to Reduce Costs of Electric Vehicle Chargers
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday announced awards totaling nearly $7 million in research and development funding that will help to reduce the current costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50 percent over the next three years. ...
BPU Report Calls for New Jersey Utilities to Improve Storm Response Plans
the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has released a preliminary report on major storm event planning and emergency response by the four regulated Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs)....
Southern Cross Transmission Project Receives Key FERC Approvals
Pattern Energy Group's Southern Cross transmission project has obtained two key regulatory orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission....
PG&E Supports Giving Customers Who Opt-Out of SmartMeters The Choice of Using Analog, Mechanical Meters
To provide customers who have concerns about wireless SmartMeter technology with alternative options for recording their energy use, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to give customers a choice to use traditional analog, mechanical meters. This request offers another customer option in addition to the utility's proposal last March to turn off the radios in its opt-out customers' SmartMeters....
PG&E and the City and County of San Francisco Investigate Power Outages at Candlestick Park
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement from Geisha Williams, executive vice president of electric operations, about the power outages that impacted Candlestick Park yesterday evening:...
Bahrain Explores Creation of Green Energy Agency
Spurred by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) initiatives, Bahrain is evaluating a plan to establish an energy agency dedicated to renewable energy and conservation. ...
North American Electric Transmission Investments Could Top $160 Billion Between 2012 and 2020
Going into 2012, ITC Holdings plans more than $24.1 billion in transmission investments, including more than 8,686 miles of new and upgraded lines, according to analytics by The C Three Group, LLC and the North American Electric Transmission Project Database. ...
Duke Energy, American Transmission Co. Project to Deliver Wyoming Wind Power to California and Southwest
Duke-American Transmission Co. has acquired the Zephyr Power Transmission Project and will continue the design and development of the proposed 950-mile transmission line that would deliver wind energy generated in eastern Wyoming to California and the southwestern United States. ...
FERC Rejects Market Power Mitigation Proposal in Duke-Progress Merger
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy, Inc.’s proposed mitigation plan to remedy their merger’s harmful effects on competition, saying it cannot unconditionally approve the merger until the applicants remedy the harmful effects on competition previously identified by FERC. ...
LIPA Launches Mobile Texting Initiative
The Long Island Power Authority has announced a new outage communications tool that will allow customers to report electrical outages at their home or business via texting from their mobile device....
ABB to Invest $400 Million on Expansion of Cable Production Capacity in Sweden
ABB will invest over $400 million to double the capacity of its high-voltage cables manufacturing facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, to meet growing demand for subsea cables. ...
Kansas Commission Approves Grain Belt Express Transmission
Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC has received unanimous approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission to conduct business as a public utility....
DOI Approves Transmission for Solar Thermal ‘Power Tower’ Project in Southern California
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved a transmission line, access road and substation on public lands that will connect a 150-MW solar energy project to the power grid in California. ...
Georgia Transmission Issues First Reward for Information Leading to Copper Theft Conviction
Georgia Transmission Corporation recently paid its first US$3,000 reward to citizens whose report led to the conviction of copper thieves in Soperton, Georgia. ...
AEP, Duke Energy Transmission Project in Indiana Moving Forward
Pioneer Transmission, a joint venture formed by American Electric Power and Duke Energy in 2008, will begin engineering, permitting and siting activities in 2012 on a 66-mile, 765-kV electric transmission line in Indiana between the existing Greentown substation (approximately 15 miles east of Kokomo) and a new substation called New Reynolds (about 20 miles north of Lafayette). ...
California Commission Investigates Prolonged Outages in Edison Territory
The California Public Utilities Commission is conducting an investigation into prolonged power outages in the service area of Southern California Edison following a recent windstorm....
Ameren Transmission Co. Projects Receive MISO Approval
Ameren Transmission Co. will begin work on expansion plans to invest an estimated $1.3 billion over 10 years. ...
Winter Reliability Outlook Good, NERC Assessment Finds
The outlook for reliability of the bulk power system this winter appears good, reports the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) annual Winter Reliability Assessment....
SCE Crews Near Completion in Restoring Service to San Gabriel Valley Affected by Hurricane-Force Winds
Southern California Edison is near completion in restoring power to customers in the Greater San Gabriel Valley who have been without service since hurricane-force winds hit last week. ...
25 Emerging Market Countries will be $27 to $49 Billion Smart Grid Opportunity Over The Next Decade
A new study has identified 25 emerging market countries that are positioned for the next wave of smart grid activity over the coming decade....
Entergy to Divest and Merge Electric Transmission Business Into ITC Holdings
Entergy Corp. and ITC Holdings Corp. have announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which Entergy will divest and then merge its electric transmission business into ITC. ...
Independent Analysis of Connecticut's Storm Restoration Released
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Witt Associates Vice President Charles Fisher to discuss his firm’s report on how Connecticut’s public utility companies and the state handled power restoration following the October Nor’easter. ...
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