Overhead Transmission
Minnesota Power Proposes New Transmission Line
To bring renewable, carbon-free energy from Canada and upgrade the Upper Midwest’s electric system, Minnesota Power is proposing the construction of new transmission from Winnipeg to the Mesabi Iron Range and eventually into Duluth. Minnesota Power also is exploring other regional grid enhancements. ...
Southwest Power Pool Approves Over $1.7 Billion of Transmission Expansion Projects
In keeping with its 2010 Strategic Plan to build a robust transmission system and develop efficient energy markets, the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Board of Directors approved a near-term transmission expansion plan that will result in the construction of $251 million in new transmission projects needed to maintain reliable supplies of electricity across its nine-state region....
Chosen Route is Best for Susquehanna-Roseland Project, Utilities Say
The utilities' chosen route for the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project is the best alternative for the power line needed by millions of electric customers in the region, the companies building the project told the National Park Service in formal comments filed today....
TransGrid Completes Construction of a New Power Line in New South Wales
TransGrid has completed construction of a new power line between Manildra and Parkes in NSW Central West area. ...
NorthWestern and BPA Agree to Discuss Ways to Collaborate on MSTI Project
NorthWestern Energy and the Bonneville Power Administration have agreed to explore collaboration on the Mountain States Transmission Intertie project. ...
Utilities Will Offer to Expand, Enhance National Parks on Proposed Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line
Recognizing that the Susquehanna-Roseland power line would have impacts on federal lands, the utilities building the project will propose a mitigation package that would have significant benefits for the public, three National Park Service units, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other public land-managing agencies....
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. ...
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. ...
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....
Reconstruction of The Hague's High-Voltage Grid Nears Completion
TenneT has reached a new milestone in the major reconstruction of the high-voltage grid in and around The Hague, The Netherlands. ...
Balfour Beatty Secures Major Expansion to National Grid Transmission Network Agreement
Balfour Beatty secured a 5-year extension to its existing contract with National Grid to maintain and upgrade the UK’s electricity transmission network in an agreement worth up to £750 million....
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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....
TVA Crews Replace Original Wood Poles
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has gone to great lengths to keep the power on in the small communities of Sherwood and Anderson, Tennessee. With just...
Zoning Out
I love to travel, but when you start looking like your passport photo, it's time to go home. There are other signals that you have been on the road way...
Put Foundations to the Test
The science of soil mechanics and foundation engineering is relatively new. It began in the 1930s with the work performed and published by Karl Terzaghi....
Southern Cross Transmission Project Receives FERC Approvals
Pattern Energy Group's Southern Cross transmission project has obtained two key regulatory orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)....
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