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New Power Line for the Booming Bowen Basin, Australia
The Bowen Basin’s rail network will be reinforced with a new high-voltage power line being built east of Nebo, Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson said today. ...
Northeast Utilities Presents Plan to Strengthen Region’s Power Grid
To improve electric reliability and strengthen the interstate transfer of electricity, Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) – companies of the Northeast Utilities System – presented a plan to local officials to upgrade transmission capabilities in western Massachusetts and north central Connecticut areas....
Completion of $26.5 Million Kearneys Spring Substation, Toowoomba
Toowoomba’s ongoing growth and development received a major boost today with news that the city’s $26.5 million electricity substation at Kearneys Spring is now operational....
New Cable Between Norway and Denmark Planned
Statnett in Norway and Energinett.dk in Denmark are now applying for permission from the authorities to expand the transmission capacity for electricity between the countries by applying for a concession for facilities for a new cable from Southern Norway to Jylland in Denmark. ...
Commissioning of First Superconductor Power Transmission Cable System Celebrated
American Superconductor Corp., Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) celebrated the commissioning of the world’s first high-temperature superconductor (HTS) power transmission cable system in a commercial power grid....
CL&P Investing $55 Million in Summer Preparations
The Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P) is in the final stages of a $55 million program to upgrade and strengthen its infrastructure across the state as the summer season – the time of greatest electricity consumption – approaches. ...
380,000-V Cable Goes Underground in the Randstad, The Netherlands
In the coming years TenneT will install more than a quarter of new 380-kV connections through the Randstad underground along an 80-km route. ...
ComEd Completes $350 Million West Loop Project
ComEd has announced the completion of its West Loop Project, the largest and most complex initiative of its kind ever undertaken by the company. ...
PECO Completes 80 Projects to Prepare for Peak Demand Season
As summer quickly approaches and the region braces for the season’s first heat wave, PECO said it has completed its critical infrastructure projects to ensure it meets peak electric demand during summertime. ...
National Grid Begins Second Phase of Croydon Cable Tunnel
National Grid UK has begun the second phase of a multi-million pound project to build a new tunnel for high-voltage underground electricity cables between its substations at Rowdown and Beddington...
Power Lines Removed from Norfolk, UK Coastline
Power lines are coming down in coastal areas of north Norfolk as part of a £2.9 million scheme managed by EDF Energy Networks in the East of England....
Service Improvements Under Way in Suffield, Connecticut
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve its electrical distribution system throughout Connecticut, The Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P) is upgrading the system in Suffield...
Strathalbyn Power Supply Upgrade to Meet Increasing Demand
ETSA Utilities, South Australia, is responding to growth in the Strathalbyn area, with a $1.3 million investment to upgrade the Strathalbyn substation...
PSE to Rebuild Electric Transmission Lines in Ebey Slough Basin
Puget Sound Energy has began preliminary construction work to replace 2.5 miles of two high-voltage electric transmission lines in Snohomish County’s Ebey Slough basin in Washington state. ...
AEP's ETA Transmission Venture Joins With Westar Energy To Build 765-kV Transmission in Kansas
Electric Transmission America (ETA), a joint venture of subsidiaries of American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., has formed a joint venture company with Westar Energy Inc. to build and own new electric transmission assets in Kansas...
Com Ed’s West Loop Project Entailed an Exacting Under-River Boring
Com Ed’s West Loop project had two main objectives: to add capacity and improve reliability by bringing 345-kV power underground into Chicago’s business district and to convert its transmission system to a network model...
Tampa Electric Upgrades Distribution System as Part of Storm Plan
As part of Tampa Electric’s storm plan, filed with the Florida Public Service Commission, Tampa Electric plans to convert four existing 4-kV distribution circuits that serve parts of the South Tampa area to the company’s standard 13-kV circuit configuration. ...
CL&P Service Improvements Under Way in Westport
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve its electrical distribution system throughout Connecticut, Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P) is upgrading the system in Westport....
NorNed, the Longest Electricity Cable in the World, is Operational
Tuesday, May 6, the longest high-voltage cable in the world was successfully put into operation: the NorNed cable between the Netherlands (Eemshaven) and Noorway (Feda), with a length of 580 km. ...
New York Commission Approves Wind Farm Transmission Line
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved the construction plans for a 5.6-mile 230 kV transmission line along with necessary infrastructure improvements needed for the construction of a 127-megawatt Noble Wethersfield wind farm project in Wyoming County...
PECO Completes New $22 Million Southwark Substation to Boost Energy Supply
PECO has energized the first of five new distribution circuits from its new $22 million electric distribution substation that will meet the needs of the former Navy Yard and serve parts of South Philadelphia. ...
TenneT Presents New Innovative Pylon Design
TenneT has developed a new concept for high-voltage lines with a magnetic field intensity that is significantly lower than that of existing lines...
500 kV Line Zarya-Barabinsk-Tavricheskaya Goes On Line
A ceremony was held to connect the new 500-kV transmission line "Zarya – Barabinsk – Tavricheskaya" to the Unified Energy System (UES) of Russia linking the Omsk and Novosibirsk Energy Systems. ...
Australian Community Benefits from Power Upgrade
Kings Meadows, Tasmania, Australia, residents will experience a greater level of power supply reliability from late May, with Aurora Energy commencing work to upgrade the system. ...
NorNed Cable Repairs Completed and Low Power Testing Underway
The repair operation of the NorNed cable has been completed and the NorNed cable is now ready for testing. ...
