Western Energizes First Segment of Transmission Line Along Colorado River in Arizona
The Western Area Power Administration has energized the first 20-mile segment of an 80-mile transmission line upgrade underway in Arizona and Nevada with 3M’s metal matrix, high-capacity Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR). ...
Kentucky Commission Approves New Transmission Line
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. to construct an electric transmission line in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties....
AEP, ITC Complete Extra-High Voltage Transmission Study
American Electric Power and ITC Holdings Corp. have released the results of their joint technical study evaluating the feasibility of extending AEP's existing 765-kV transmission infrastructure through Michigan to enhance reliability and support a more efficient generation marketplace. ...
OG&E to Build Major Transmission Tie to Kansas
OG&E Electric Services plans to construct the Oklahoma portion of a new 345-kV transmission line from north-central Oklahoma to a substation near Wichita, Kansas, as part of the expanded Regional Planning Process under the direction of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). ...
Southeastern Transmission Owners Announce Inter-Regional Transmission Planning Process
In response to recent initiatives by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand regional coordination of electric transmission systems, several Southeastern transmission owners today proposed a plan to expand the existing processes for regional transmission planning. ...
BPA Hosts Open House to Discuss Northern Idaho Transmission Line Upgrades
The Bonneville Power Administration held an informational open house Aug. 16 to inform the public about the transmission line upgrade project in northern Idaho. ...
Hearings Underway in Pennsylvania on Allegheny Energy's Proposed Transmission Line
Allegheny Energy, Inc. and its Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company subsidiary continue to work toward obtaining Pennsylvania regulators' authorization to build a new 500-kV transmission line and related 138 kV lines....
Building on Progress
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) new order 890 is a welcomed step forward to improving the nation's electric transmission grid. Since...
Rebuilding Transmission In the Pascagoula Marsh
In the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina arrived in full force. One of the most devastating storms in the history of the United States, she...
China's West-East Power Transmission Hit by Grid Problems
China's nationwide program to deliver electricity produced in western regions to the east coast is suffering because of inadequate grid infrastructure, according to a report by the official Economic Daily....
DOE Official Touts Bush Administration’s Efforts to Modernize Nation’s Electric Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy’s newly confirmed Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin M. Kolevar today highlighted the Bush Administration’s efforts to increase the use of advanced technologies in the nation’s power delivery system equipment...
New York Commission Authorizes Transmission Line Construction
The New York State Public Service Commission has decided to grant a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, subject to certain provisions and conditions, to Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. for the construction and operation of an underground 345-kV electric transmission facility known as M-29. ...
PHI's Proposed Interstate Transmission Line Backed
Pepco Holdings Inc.'s proposal to build a 230-mile interstate power line to enhance electric reliability in one of the most transmission-congested regions of the country was recommended for construction today by the staff of PJM Interconnection, the independent operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid...
AEP and Allegheny Formalize Joint Venture To Build Transmission Line
American Electric Power has finalized its transmission joint venture with Allegheny Energy....
Northern U.S. Utilities Seek Approval for 3 Major Transmission Lines
A group of regional utilities has asked Minnesota regulators to approve construction of three major transmission lines to ensure customers continue to enjoy reliable access to low-cost electricity and to increase access to renewable energy sources. ...
BPA Seeks Comment on Draft Plan to Rebuild Libby-Troy Transmission Line
The Bonneville Power Administration wants to hear what people think about a proposed transmission line rebuild project in western Montana...
Virginia Public Hearings Important Step in Approval Process for New Transmission Line
Allegheny Energy and its Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company subsidiary continue to work toward obtaining state regulatory authorization to build a new 500-kV transmission line....
Iraq's Power Grid is Nearing Collapse
Iraq's power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging local power stations from the national grid, according to an AP report...
Interstate Power and Light Co. Completes Rebuild of 345-kV Transmission Line
Interstate Power and Light Co. concluded rebuild work and re-energized a 20-mile stretch of 345-kV transmission line in Poweshiek County, Iowa, last week...
BPA Crews to Conduct Field Surveys for Transmission Line Improvements in Central Washington
Bonneville Power Administration crews will be surveying near neighborhoods in Kittitas County, Washington, this summer to identify and catalog environmental and cultural resources that could be affected by a proposed transmission line improvement project...
PJM Interconnection Approves AEP and Allegheny 765-kV Transmission Project
The PJM Interconnection (PJM; Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.) approved American Electric Power's (AEP) 765-kV joint transmission-line proposal with Allegheny...
We Energies Brings Science to Pole Removal
Overhead transmission line work is physically strenuous and exposes workers to an increased risk of musculoskeletal and other injuries. Pole removal is...
Northern Virginia Business Leaders Support Dominion Transmission Line
Several small business owners told a Virginia State Corporation Commission hearing examiner Thursday that Northern Virginia needs a new 500,000-V transmission line proposed by Dominion Virginia Power to improve reliability and meet their business growth needs. ...
American Transmission Upgrading Transmission Line
American Transmission Co., Wisconsin, will soon begin work on the existing transmission line that runs alongside US Hwy. 41 between the Sunset Point Substation, located in the town of Oshkosh, and the Ellinwood Substation, located in the City of Oshkosh. ...
Power Outage Hits Albania
All of Albania experienced a blackout Tuesday because of a defective transmission line...
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