Beijing Expands Power Grid for Olympics
A 22.1 billion yuan investment has increased Beijing's power supply by 33% to 68.9 million kilo-voltage amperes (kVA) to meet peak demand during the Olympic Games in August. ...
Nebraska Utility Announces Final Route for Transmission Line
Sixty days after the conclusion of a series of public hearings, Nebraska Public Power District has presented the final route for a proposed transmission line between Columbus and Lincoln. ...
Wind Power in BPA Control Area Surpasses 1000 MW for First Time
The Northwest region has reached a major milestone in the effort to include more clean, emission-free energy in its power supply. ...
Dominion Encouraged by SCC Staff Report on Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun Transmission Line
Dominion Virginia Power is encouraged that consultants hired by the Virginia State Corporation Commission staff agree that a critical need exists for electric reliability improvements by 2011 in Northern Virginia and recommends the proposed route for a transmission line that would meet that need with least impact to the environment, cultural and historic resources. ...
APPA Study Refutes Claim of RTOs Promoting Renewables
A recent study conducted by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center finds that “there is no evidence that membership in an RTO promoted the development of renewables.” ...
Allegheny Energy Announces Proposed Transmission Line Settlement in West Virginia
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. has reached agreement with the Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia on certain issues raised in the company’s application to construct the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line, a new 500-kV transmission line....
Allegheny Energy Responds to Issues in Transmission Line Case
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. on Friday responded to issues raised by the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission and its consultants regarding TrAILCo’s application to build a new 500-kV transmission line...
FirstEnergy Companies File Application for Geauga County Transmission Line
American Transmission Systems Inc. and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) electric utility company have filed a complete construction application with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB)....
Egypt, PNA Sign Agreement to Finance Power Linkage Project
The Egyptian government has signed an agreement with the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to finance the Egypt-Gaza power linkage project, the official MENA news agency reported. ...
Wind Design Loads
I have to Get Something off My Chest. I've managed to work myself up over the issue of maximum wind loading for the design of transmission lines, and...
ATCO to Build Major 240-KV Transmission Line in Alberta
After extensive public consultation, ATCO Electric has received all regulatory approvals to proceed with construction of a new 226-km transmission line required to support increasing power needs in fast-growing northwest Alberta. ...
Private Company Plans to Build Community-Wind Power Line
Minnesota-based, Outland Renewable Energy, LLC plans to build a community-wind generator-owned power line focused on moving wind energy from the wind-belt of southwest Minnesota to the Twin Cities area...
ABB Wins US$440-Million Power Line Order in China
ABB has won orders worth US$440 million from the State Grid Corporation of China and other partners to provide new ultrahigh-voltage technology for the world’s longest power transmission link. ...
California ISO Board Approves New Transmission Planning Approach
The California Independent System Operator Corp. Board of Governors has approved filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a proposal that would give the California ISO the explicit authority to proactively identify and propose transmission projects to reduce congestion and provide economic benefits, ensuring the not-for-profit public-benefit corporation is compliant with FERC Order 890. ...
NYRI Petitions NY Commission for Clarification onTransportations Corporations Law
New York Regional Interconnect Inc. has petitioned the New York Public Service Commission for a declaratory ruling to clarify the applicability of state legislation on the authority of the PSC to site transmission line projects. ...
PA Governor Pleased Federal Energy Department Will Reconsider Transmission Corridor Designation
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell said he was pleased with the U.S. Department of Energy's decision to rehear the case against its decision to designate 52 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties as part of the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor...
SPP RTO Approves Critical Expansion
The Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Board of Directors approved ITC Great Plains' proposed 180-mile (290-km) transmission project, known as the Kansas V-plan...
First U.S. Installation of New ACSS Conductor
The strong industry-wide demand for transmission infrastructure with high-capacity lines is well documented, and has prompted manufacturers to develop...
SCE Pilots the Next Level of Grid Protection
Deregulation Created a Vibrant Marketplace for Generation Over the Past Decade, which has led to a proliferation of new participants in the electricity...
Alberta Board Concludes Hearing on Tonbridge Power's MATL Line
The Alberta Energy Utilities Board concluded its hearing regarding the Montana Alberta Tie Ltd transmission line project last week ...
NERC Will Collect Transmission Availability Data in 2008
On Oct. 23, 2007, the NERC Board of Trustees approved the collection of the Phase I Transmission Availability Data System (TADS) data beginning in calendar year 2008. ...
Utilities Collaborate to Address Impact of Declining Lake Levels on Electricity Supply
Edison Sault Electric Co. and Cloverland Electric Cooperative have been working with American Transmission Co. to address electricity supply issues caused by declining Lake Superior water levels....
Sho-Me Power Discovers a Better Way to Inspect Transmission Line Rights-of-Way
The primary objective of vegetation management is to keep trees and brush from interfering with the conductors and to provide linemen and equipment access to the structures...
California ISO Allocates 10-Year Transmission Rights per Energy Policy Act
The California Independent System Operator Corp. has posted the results of its allocation process for long-term transmission rights--making it the first grid operator to issue a ten-year financial hedge for transmission users...
Minnesota's Largest Wind Farm, Transmission Line Dedicated
Minnesota’s largest wind farm and the state’s largest transmission line built to carry wind power into the Twin Cities were dedicated yesterday and will soon become fully operational, subject to final approvals by the regional transmission operator...
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