Investment in U.S. High-Voltage Transmission to Top $41 Billion Over the Next Decade
Investment in high-voltage transmission (greater than 345 kV) in the United States is expected to top $41 billion over the next 10 years with more than 40 percent of it being made in just the first three years, according to a major new IHS Emerging Energy Research study....
Record Level of Electricity Transmission Congestions on the Border Between Finland and Sweden This Year
There has not been sufficient electricity transmission capacity on the border between Finland and Sweden this year....
Ausgrid Report Outlines Progress
Ausgrid has released a new report on its five-year capital works program detailing more than 50 major projects completed in the past two years and more than 80 major projects currently in construction. ...
Northeast Utilities Increases Post-storm Fund
Northeast Utilities Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Charles W. Shivery announced the company has increased the post-storm fund established on Nov. 9 up to $30 million. ...
AES Finalizes Acquisition of DPL Inc
The AES Corp. has announced that its acquisition of DPL Inc. has closed, effective Monday, having received all necessary regulatory approvals and consents....
Ofgem Approves £57 million for Projects Paving the Way for Smarter Grids
Britain energy regulator Ofgem has announced that six projects are to share £57 million of funding to help local power networks become smarter....
DTE Energy Introduces a New Android App to Get Outage Information
DTE Energy has introduced a new interactive mobile Android application (app) for customers to access a variety of up-to-the-minute information, including outage information from their smartphones. ...
MISO Files Entergy Transmission Cost Allocation Plan with FERC
Yesterday MISO, alongside a group of its current transmission owners, and Entergy Arkansas took steps to provide greater reliability and lower costs for Entergy customers. ...
BPA and California ISO Enhance Regional Coordination With Faster Response in Energy Scheduling
Northwest wind energy producers can now balance the variable output of their resource by scheduling their electricity into California every thirty minutes instead of only once an hour. ...
Lhasa, Tibet, Bids Farewell to Power Shortages as Major Power Line Readies
Lhasa, capital of Tibet autonomous region, will no longer feel the bite of rolling blackouts in winter after a massive power line begins operating by the end of 2011. ...
NEMA Publishes 2012 Edition of Siting Transmission Corridors
In an effort to maintain attention on the difficulty of gaining government approvals for electrical power transmission projects, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published the 2012 Edition of Siting Transmission Corridors—A Real Life Game of Chutes and Ladders. ...
Consumer Electronics Association Forms Smart Grid Interface Standards Committee
The Consumer Electronics Association has formed a new committee to advance the standardization of the Modular Communications Interface specification....
Central Maine Power Prepared for Winter Storm
Central Maine Power Co. is getting ready for a winter storm due to reach Maine on Wednesday. ...
Nearly 100,000 Vehicles to Be Enabled with Vehicle to Grid Technologies by 2017
By 2017, according to a new report from Pike Research, approximately 90,000 light-duty vehicles and an additional 1,500 medium/heavy duty trucks will be enabled with V2G technologies, creating a strong foundation for V2G-based demand response, vehicle to building, frequency regulation, and other ancillary service applications. ...
President of Connecticut Light & Power Resigns After Storm-Caused Power Outages
Northeast Utilities’ Chairman Charles W. Shivery last week announced changes in senior leadership and in the emergency preparedness organization of its Connecticut Light & Power operating company. ...
Satisfaction with Electric Suppliers in the UK Has Declined
Overall satisfaction with electric suppliers in the UK has declined from 2010 as customers react to widespread price increases implemented by utility companies, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 UK Electricity and Gas Supplier Customer Satisfaction Study. ...
PUC Approves Four PPL Electric Utilities Power Line Projects
Four PPL Electric Utilities transmission line improvement projects — two of them in Lancaster County — were approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in October...
Cornerstone Laid in the EstLink 2 Project at Püssi in Estonia
The cornerstone of the EstLink 2 transmission project was laid November 16, 2011 in Estonia, when the time capsule of the project was enclosed in the structures of the Püssi direct current substation. ...
North American Utilities Recognized for Excellence in Reliability and Customer Service
PA Consulting Group has announced the recipients of its annual ReliabilityOne and ServiceOne Awards - widely respected....
Global Energy Storage Capacity to Multiply 100-Fold by 2021
According to a recent report from Pike Research, total energy storage capacity worldwide will increase from 121 MW in 2011 to 12,353 MW in 2021 – multiplying 100-fold over a 10-year period. ...
KCP&L Begins Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program
KCP&L, an investor-owned utility headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is using Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network to access essential electric vehicle charging station data collected for a three-year pilot program in and around the Kansas City region....
Entergy New Orleans Files Formal Request to Join MISO
With an eye on meeting the future energy needs of its customers, Entergy New Orleans, Inc. filed a formal change of control request with the New Orleans City Council to join a regional transmission organization, the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator or MISO. ...
California Commission Orders Edison to Stop Transmission Line Work in Chino Hills and to Submit Options
The California Public Utilities Commission on Friday ordered Southern California Edison to stop construction work in Chino Hills on the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project and, separately, the CPUC's president ordered SCE to prepare alternatives to the current design and route. ...
Nearly 2,700 Utility Crews Continue to Restore Remaining CL&P Customers
Nearly 2,700 utility crews continue their efforts to restore power to approximately 9,000, or less than one percent, of Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) customers still affected by the October snowstorm. ...
China May Live with Power Shortages this Winter
Some parts of central and south China are facing power cuts and electricity rationing as soaring coal prices discourage power plants from producing at full capacity, heightening concerns that the country has to live with power shortages over the next few months. ...
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