Massachusetts DPU Hosts Eight Public Meetings About Utility Response to Tropical Storm Irene
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) today announced it will conduct a series of eight public meetings to gather public comments on storm preparation and power restoration efforts by two of the state’s investor-owned electric utilities in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, which made landfall on August 28, 2011....
Mitsubishi Electric Begins Full-scale Testing of Smart Grid in Japan
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has begun full-scale tests of smart grid and related smart-community technologies at the company’s production sites in Japan....
Tucson Electric Power's Solar Program Honored for Utility Innovation
The Solar Electric Power Association has honored Tucson Electric Power with a Solar Business Achievement Award for its innovative Bright Tucson Community Solar Program, which allows customers to purchase solar energy directly from their utility....
Americans Satisfied with Local Electric Providers' Restoration of Power After Storms
Despite recent events, overall people are pretty happy with their electric providers....
Coalition Urges Congress to Review 'Deficiencies' in FERC Order 1000
The Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy today told the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power that costs of new transmission projects driven by economic needs or public policy requirements must be allocated to customers in a manner proportional to the measurable benefits that customers receive from those projects....
CL&P to Upgrade Lines in Manchester, Connecticut
Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P), part of Northeast Utilities, broke ground today, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, on a 2.7-mile transmission line upgrade on an existing utility right-of-way between West Center Street and Burnham Street in Manchester....
Global Electricity Transformers Market to Reach US$53.6 Billion, 9.7 Million Units by 2017
GIA has released a comprehensive global report on transformers markets. ...
Atlantic City Electric Cancels Plans for Vineland-Area Line
JM Interconnection, the region’s electric grid operator, recently completed an analysis of the Atlantic City Electric transmission system and has determined that construction of the proposed Minotola-to-Lincoln 138 kilovolt transmission line is no longer needed to maintain the reliability of the system.As a result Atlantic City Electric is cancelling plans for the line. ...
Mississippi's First Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project to Support Region's Grid
With Mississippi looking to produce more domestic energy from renewable resources, government officials, utility and GE representatives gathered at the Golden Triangle Regional Landfill in northeastern Mississippi to mark the commercial start-up of the state's first landfill gas-to-electricity (LFGTE) project that will support the regional grid....
DOE and FERC Issue Joint Public Statement on Back Stop Siting
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced his decision that the Department of Energy will work more closely with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in reviewing proposed electric transmission projects under section 216 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as an alternative to delegating additional authority to FERC. ...
Mexico Smart Grid Market to Reach $8.3 Billion by 2020
Northeast Group, LLC has released its Mexico Smart Grid Market Forecast (2011-2020), which projects the total smart grid market will reach a cumulative $8.3 billion by 2020. ...
PPL Electric Utilities Chooses Route for New Power Line
PPL Electric Utilities has chosen a route for a new power line as part of a project to improve electric service for homes and businesses in northeast Pennsylvania and the Poconos....
First Superconductor Cable Energized in Korea’s Power Grid
Korea Electric Power Corp. has announced that the world’s longest distribution-voltage superconductor cable system has been energized at the I’cheon substation located near the city of Seoul. ...
BPA Replacing Copper Wire with Less Valuable Substitute to Deter Substation Break-ins
The Bonneville Power Administration is replacing solid copper wire used to ground substation equipment with copper-coated steel wire that is much more difficult to cut and virtually worthless compared to solid copper wire. ...
Grid, Storage, and Electric Vehicle M&A Hits $2.4 Billion in 1H 2011
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals – just in the first six months of 2011 – have already totaled twice those made during all of 2010, and many more cash-starved smart grid, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) start-ups are due for the auction block, according to a new report from Lux Research....
Feds to Accelerate Transmission Line Permitting
The Obama Administration today announced it would accelerate the permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines. ...
ATC Releases 2011 Transmission Planning Assessment
American Transmission Co. today released its 10-Year Transmission System Assessment, calling for $3.8 to $4.4 billion in new and upgraded lines and facilities through 2020....
FERC Conditionally Authorizes Duke Energy-Progress Energy Merger
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has conditionally authorized the proposed merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy, subject to the agency's approval of mitigation measures to address its finding that the combined company could have an adverse effect on competition in Carolinas power markets...
Western Electricity Coordinating Council Affirms MSTI Transmission Line's Path Rating
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council has notified NorthWestern Energy that the Mountain States Transmission Intertie has been approved to carry up to 1,500 MW of electricity north-to-south and up to 1,100 MW south-to-north. ...
India Steel Company Orders $71 Million in Substations
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL has ordered a $71 million substation package for its Bhilai Steel Plant located in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh....
Illinois Business Leaders Urge General Assembly to Override Smart Grid Veto
Illinois business leaders gathered today at S&C Electric Co. to voice their continued support for the Illinois Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (Senate Bill 1652) and called on the General Assembly to override the Governor's veto of the legislation this fall. ...
MISO to Re-File Entergy Cost Allocation Proposal According to FERC Guidance
In June 2011, MISO asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to waive, during a transition period, tariff provisions related to the cost allocation of network upgrades associated with Multi-Value Projects in order to establish a smooth and fair transition for integrating Entergy operating companies into MISO. ...
Ohio Public Utility Commission Study Confirms Echelon Smart Meters are More Accurate than Those Replaced
A recent study, requested by the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Ohio and conducted by MetaVu, confirms the precision measurement of Echelon's smart meters in Ohio....
Electric Vehicle Penetration Rates to be Highest in Smaller States
Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, D.C., and Delaware will all be among the top states for PEV penetration....
Jersey Central Power & Light Holds Hurricane Irene Emergency Response Summits with Elected Officials and Emergency Responders
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, Jersey Central Power & Light and members of the New Jersey League of Municipalities held Emergency Response Summit meetings in Morristown and Tinton Falls to discuss steps that could be taken to enhance communications between the company, elected officials and emergency responders if another large-scale weather event affects the state. ...
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