ITC Great Plains to Build the North Half of X Plan Transmission Grid in Kansas
ITC Great Plains LLC has advised Southwest Power Pool, Inc. of its commitment to construct, own, operate and maintain the northern portion of SPP's "X Plan." ...
California Environmental Group Announces Statewide Effort to Support Sunrise Powerlink
Highlighting the importance of new electric transmission to the state of California, leaders of Californians for Clean and Reliable Energy (Cal-CARE) today announced their support of the Sunrise Powerlink, a 150-mile transmission line that would deliver reliable and renewable power from the Imperial Valley to San Diego and help avoid more than one million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. ...
East African Power Utilities Agree on Sharing Project
The East African power utilities have agreed to form and quickly implement a regional electricity interconnection project to help member states share electricity in the region efficiently, reliably and affordably. ...
ATC Gets Approval to Construct Electric Transmission Line near Waunakee, WI
Following a year-long regulatory review, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has given American Transmission Co. its final approval for construction of a new electric transmission line from Vienna to Westport, known as the North Madison-Huiskamp project. ...
Illinois Grants Approval for Transmission Corridor Linking Prairie State Generating Station to the Region's Electric Grid
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved development of nearly 38 miles of transmission lines that will connect the planned Prairie State Generating Station in Southern Illinois to the transmission grid in the region...
SPP Issues EHV Overlay Report on Long-Range Transmission Expansion Planning
Southwest Power Pool has issued a report on its EHV Overlay Project, which provides innovative blueprints for the future of the transmission grid for SPP and its neighboring regions....
Pennsylvania Governor Continues Opposition to Mid-Atlantic Corridor Designation
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has filed final comments with the U.S. Department of Energy in opposition to the proposed Mid-Atlantic Area National Corridor. ...
SCE Proposes Final Leg of California's Largest Renewable Transmission Project
Southern California Edison has applied to the California Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Forest Service for authorization to construct Segments 4 through 11 of the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project, a series of new and upgraded high-voltage electric transmission lines to deliver electricity from proposed new wind farms in the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area to SCE customers and the California transmission grid....
Avista Closes In on 230-kV System Upgrade
Avista Utilities is wrapping up a five-year project to increase capacity and reliability of its 230-kV transmission system. Avista (Spokane, Washington,...
A New Dimension of HVDC Technology: Siemens Constructs HVDC Link in China, Taking Power Capacity to New Heights
China Southern Power Grid Co. (Guangzhou, China) has awarded Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD; Erlangen, Germany) an 300 million euro...
Regulatory Review Begins on New Wisconsin Project
American Transmission Co.’s application seeking approval to construct a new 345 kV electric transmission line in south central Wisconsin was declared complete last week by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. ...
China Company Orders ACCC Conductor for Electrical Grid
Far East Composite Technology Company has ordered 235 kilometers (146 miles) of ACCC conductor for China's electrical grid. ...
PJM Authorizes Construction of $2.9 Billion in Transmission Additions and Upgrades
The PJM Interconnection Board has authorized $2.9 billion in electric transmission upgrades and additions, including two major new transmission lines. ...
New Transmission System Dedicated in India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has dedicated a 1200 km East-North Tala power transmission system to the nation of India ...
Alberta, Canada, Utility to Build $210 Million Transmission Line
Canada's ATCO Electric has applied to the Alberta Energy & Utilities Board (AEUB) for approval to build and operate a new 240-kV electric transmission line in northwest Alberta, following assignment by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO). ...
SDG&E Reaffirms Importance of Sunrise Powerlink
SDG&E has submitted official testimony to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reaffirming the need for the Sunrise Powerlink and countering alternatives proposed by project opponents that the utility said do not adequately address the long-term energy needs of the region or the state’s energy policy initiatives....
Pennsylvania Governor Voices Concerns over Proposed Electric Tranmission Corridor
If the U.S. Department of Energy is allowed to designate a large area of Pennsylvania and the Northeast United States for transmission lines, a Rendell administration official said such a move would possibly supplant states’ rights and could lead to the construction of unnecessary power lines...
Detroit Edison Honored by National Arbor Day Foundation
Detroit Edison has been named a Tree Line USA Utility by the National Arbor Day Foundation - the 12th straight year the company has been honored for its tree-trimming practices...
China to Construct High-Voltage Transmission System Between Yunnan, Guangdong
China Southern Power Grid Company, Guangzhou, has contracted Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) to construct a high-voltage DC transmission (HVDC) system between the province of Yunnan in the southwest corner of China and the province of Guangdong on the south coast of the country together with Chinese partners. ...
PSE&G Endorses New Transmission Lines To Improve Long-term Electric Reliability in New Jersey
Public Service Electric and Gas Company has endorsed construction of several new 500-kV transmission lines that will significantly improve the long-term reliability of the electric system that serves New Jersey customers...
NorthWestern Energy Announces Proposed Mountain States Intertie 500-kV Transmission Line Project
NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy proposes to build and operate a 500-kV electric transmission line between southwestern Montana and southeastern Idaho. ...
Monthly Aerial Patrols Promote Reliability
While effective vegetation management is fundamental to maintaining a reliable transmission system, it is not just as simple as that. Great River Energy...
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Selects Burns & McDonnell as Owner's Engineer for Eastern Plains Transmission Project
The Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Westminster, Colorado, U.S.) has contracted Burns & McDonnell (Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., www.burnsmcd.com)...
Rebuilding Our Aging Grid
In recent years, our industry has seen a significant increase in investment dollars. Load growth, anticipation of mandatory, more stringent reliability...
Is There a Substitute for More Wire in the Air?
Aluminum replaced copper as the material of choice for the transmission line conductor at the turn of the 20th century. The transmission line's physical...
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