The Bulk Power Grid Seeks Intelligent Operation
Much of the developed world's transmission grid is approaching the end of its design life and is subject to headline-grabbing failures. ...
ITC, AEP Study Transmission Grid in Michigan
ITCTransmission, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings, has signed a memorandum of understanding with American Electric Power (AEP) to jointly commence a study...
Invest in Infrastructure
The core business of Electrica Sa consists of electricity distribution and supply based on licenses granted by Romania's National Energy Regulatory Authority...
From Paper to Pixels
Technology has impacted everything we do every day. One of the more overlooked impacts of technology in the T&D industry is how transmission lines are...
HECO's Mile-Long Cable Pull
In the early morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the clear, quiet blue Hawaiian sky was pierced by the thunderous roar of hundreds of Japanese warplanes crossing...
The Future is Phasors
Only an electrical engineer is likely to see the future of system reliability in a bunch of imaginary numbers. If everything were simple, there would...
Korea's First 765-kV Double-Circuit Line
transmission system in 2004 was 51,264 MW, and the average annual increase in demand is about 8% per annum. The long-term load...
Open House Communications
Energy demand in Southwest Connecticut is growing rapidly. This 54-town region is the state economy's engine. It is served by a transmission grid that...
Standardized Process Developed for Siting Transmission Lines
Georgia Transmission Corp. (GTC; Tucker, Georgia, U.S.) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI; Palo Alto, California, U.S.) have released a...
Spain Expands EHV Networks
Spain's electricity regulation, The 54/1997 Act and the Royal Decree 1955/2000, establishes the premise on which its extra-high-voltage (EHV) transmission...
Aesthetic Line Comes to Helsinki
The main transmission connections from Helsinki Energy's (HE's) power plants are connected to the national grid via two 110-kV transmission lines that...
Welcome to My Backyard
I live in a typical suburban neighborhood in Eastern Kansas. The schools are good, the traffic is light and the taxes are low. The amenities here aren't...
Should We Consider Non-Wires Solutions?
WRITING THIS IS A STRETCH FOR A GUY WHOSE LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON UTILITIES HANGING WIRE IN THE AIR. But building more lines is not always the optimal solution....
Colorado-Wyoming Transmission Development Inquiry Gains Momentum
THE WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION (Western; Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.) published a solicitation in the November 15 Federal Register requesting statements...
