Sweco to Connect Lithuania to the European Grid
Sweco has been given a key role in the development of the largest transmission line in Lithuania....
PATH Agrees to Extend Procedural Schedule for Power Line in West Virginia
Allegheny Energy and American Electric Power have announced that their affiliates have filed a response to a motion by the Staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to dismiss an application to build the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline ...
Transmission, Renewables Integration Top List of Issues in Ten-Year Electric Reliability Outlook
Key issues such as transmission siting, cyber security, integration of renewables, climate policy, and the smart grid will require changes to policy, planning, and operations over the next ten years, announced the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) in its 2009 Long-Term Reliability Assessment today. ...
NV Energy and WAPA Sign MOU. to Study Nevada to California/Southwest Transmission Projects
NV Energy, Inc. and the Western Area Power Administration have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the parties intend to explore the potential development of 500-kV transmission lines and associated facilities to access renewable energy resources and deliver those resources to electricity users in Nevada, California, Arizona and other markets in the Southwest U.S. ...
Linemen Thrive in Their Element
The 2009 International Lineman's Rodeo celebrates all that is good in a lineman's work....
Nine Federal Agencies Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
Nine federal departments and agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to make it faster and simpler to build transmission lines on Federal lands....
SPP Priority Transmission Expansion Projects Endorsed, Pending Further Study
The Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) Board of Directors has approved a package of transmission expansion “Priority Projects” for further analysis and review by regional stakeholders with oversight from the Strategic Planning Committee and in coordination with the Markets and Operations Policy Committee....
Midwest ISO Leads Association of Twelve Largest International Power Grid Operators
The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (Midwest ISO) this week hosted the Very Large Power Grid Operators (VLPGO), an association of the 12 largest international power grid operators representing more than 60 percent of the world's transmission grids, in Washington, D.C. ...
Georgia Transmission Corp. Completes Thomson-to-Warthen 500-kV Transmission Line
Georgia Transmission Corp. has completed a 39-mile 500-kV transmission power line connecting substations in Thomson, Georgia, and Warthen, Georgia. ...
British Wind Association Reports Wind Farm Planning Approvals by Local Councils Slump to Record Low
Figures revealed yesterday at the British wind industry's annual conference in Liverpool show that local council approvals of wind farm applications have fallen to a shocking new low of just 25%. ...
Wind Farm Deal Announced for South Dakota
Basin Electric Power Cooperative and NextEra Energy announced last month that they will partner in a 66-turbine wind farm in northeastern South Dakota that will eventually provide electricity for rural electric systems....
LCRA Transmission Company Gets PUC Approval for Time to Study Line Routes
LCRA Transmission Services Corp. now has more time to study additional possible transmission line routes it plans to build in West Texas and the Hill Country. ...
Severe Storm Triggers Transmission Emergency in California
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (ISO) declared a transmission emergency yesterday after an early storm system battering California with heavy rain and strong wind gusts knocked a high-voltage line to the ground near Moss Landing....
Hydro One to Kick-start Major Transmission Projects
In a move to build a green energy economy, Ontario is asking Hydro One to immediately proceed with planning and implementing major transmission projects across Ontario...
NACEL Energy Passes Milestone for Connecting Blue Creek Texas Wind Project to Grid
NACEL Energy Corp.has announced its application for the interconnection of the first phase of the Blue Creek wind power generation project to the electric grid has now been reviewed and approved by Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy....
ATC Completes 104-Mile Transmission Line Project in Central Wisconsin
The last portion of a project that substantially improves the reliability of the high-voltage electric system in central and northeast Wisconsin was placed into service recently. ...
Experts Look to Improve Western North America's Grid
A team of power industry experts recently submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy to perform system-wide transmission analysis and planning...
On-Line Monitoring Averts Imminent Bushing Failure
ITC HOLDINGS CORP. INVESTS IN ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS as a means to improve electric reliability, reduce grid congestion...
Big Cats in the Mountains
IN SEPTEMBER 1993, H. BRIAN WHITE STOOD ON KILDALA PASS, NEAR KITIMAT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, looking south. On that glorious blue-sky day, he could...
Europe Strives for Energy Efficiency
THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS SET AMBITIOUS GOALS REGARDING BOTH ITS ENERGY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, which will require a very strong contribution from...
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