California Establishes Transmission Project Initiative for Renewable Power Sources
The California Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (CRETI) is a statewide nitiative to help identify the transmission projects needed to accommodate renewable energy goals, support future energy policy, and facilitate transmission corridor designation and transmission and generation siting and permitting....
Northeast Utilities Project Hits Safety Milestone
Burns & McDonnell announces that one of the most ambitious transmission line upgrades ever attempted has reached an astounding safety milestone. The Middletown-Norwalk Transmission Line Project in southwest Connecticut has surpassed 1 million safe work hours and progress continues without an OSHA recordable accident....
Pepco Holdings Proposed 500-kV Interstate Transmission Line Backed by PJM Staff
Pepco Holdings Inc.’s (PHI) 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. The companies announced plans April 18 to create the joint venture to build a 290-mile, high-voltage transmission line from West Virginia into Maryland....
ETSA Utilities Invests $2.7M in Cowell Power Upgrade
ETSA Utilities, Keswick, South Australia, has invested $2.7 million to upgrade electricity supplies to the township of Cowell, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. The work on ETSA Utilities' network will provide greater quality and consistency of electricity supply to Cowell residents and businesses. ...
United Illuminating Trumbull Substation Underway
The Trumbull Substation project, a 115/13.8 kV, open air-insulated 58 MVA substation is the first in a series of upgrade projects undertaken by The United Illuminating Co. During the past 10 years residential use of electricity in the Trumbull, CT area has increased by 38%. ...
Western Area Power Administration Approves Wind Farm Interconnection
White Wind Farm, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navitas Energy, Inc., has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (Western), to interconnect its proposed White Wind Farm Project to Western’s transmission system at the existing White Substation...
Utilities Seek Approval of Three Major Transmission Lines
A group of regional utilities today 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...
Idaho Power to Complete 138-kV Project by Fall 2007
Idaho Power has under construction a 138-kV transmission line upgrade from 69-kV between Council, Idaho to McCall, Idaho and on to Lake Fork, Idaho as part of an overall 138-kV project to serve increasing electric demand in the Cambridge, Council, New Meadows and McCall areas. ...
BPA Crews Conduct Field Surveys for Transmission Line Improvements in Central Washington
Bonneville Power Administration crews are surveying near neighborhoods in Kittitas County, Wash., this summer to identify and catalog environmental and cultural resources that could be impacted by a proposed transmission line improvement project. ...
Entergy Texas Upgrades Service for Wildwood Customers
A project to improve voltage levels for Entergy Texas customers in Wildwood, Texas is nearing completion with the installation of new transformers that are rated for a higher voltage than those currently in use. ...
RAO UES of Russia T&D Investment Program Report June-July 2007
RAO "UES of Russia" has released a progress report on the implementation of the T&D Investment Program by the RAO UES companies in June-July 2007. On 9 June, the Central branch of OAO "UES FGC" completed the construction of the 500-kV Voronezhskaya substation. ...
Midwest Stand-Alone Transmission Co.’s, Wolverine File Regional Cost Sharing Proposal
The Midwest stand-alone transmission (MSAT) companies, including American Transmission Co. (ATC), ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC), joined by Wolverine Electric Power Cooperative, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a new regional cost allocation proposal for new transmission facilities at or above 345 kV...
Interstate Power and Light Company Successfully Completes Rebuild of 345 kV Transmission Line
Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), Cedar rapids, Iowa, an Alliant Energy company, concluded rebuild work and re-energized a 20 mile stretch of 345 kV transmission line in Poweshiek County. The transmission line, which serves IPL customers throughout the company's service area, was severely damaged at 10:30 am on February 24, 2007 during a major Midwest winter storm....
ATC Unveils Final Dane County Route Options for Electric Transmission Line Project
American Transmission Co. announced the final route options for a proposed 345-kV electric transmission line through Dane County, Wis. between the towns of Middleton and Christiana....
Tacoma Narrows Crossing Completed
BPA and Tacoma Public Utilities recently celebrated completion of Tacoma Power’s Tacoma Narrows transmission line. Rebuilding the line, which was originally built 81 years ago, was a challenging project. One of the longest crossings in the world, the 6,240 foot long line extends the length of the Tacoma Narrows. ...
SDG&E Energizes First High-Voltage Underground Line in San Diego History
State and local elected officials joined San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) on July 20 to dedicate the first major high-voltage underground electric transmission line in San Diego’s history. ...
ITC Great Plains to Build the North Half of X Plan Transmission Grid in Kansas
ITC Great Plains LLC, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., has advised Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) of its commitment to construct, own, operate and maintain the northern portion of SPP's "X Plan." ...
Russian Grid to Expand for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
In a statement commenting on Sochi winning the winter Olympic bid, RAO UES Management Board Chairman Anatoly Chubais said, “The programs developed by RAO UES of Russia will help accommodate the increased electricity consumption expected in ...
Rock Creek Substation
Windtricity Ventures Inc. and White Creek LLC have submitted generation interconnection requests to interconnect up to 150 MW of power from the Goodnoe Hills wind project and up to 200 MW of power from the White Creek wind project into the Federal Columbia River Transmission System...
LIPA/Neptune Activate New Cable Bringing Lower-Cost Energy Directly to Long Island from New Jersey for the First Time
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and Neptune Regional Transmission System, LLC today announced that the Neptune electric transmission cable between New Jersey and Long Island has completed testing and has ...
AEP and Allegheny 765-kV Transmission Project Approved by PJM
American Electric Power's 765-kV joint transmission line proposal with Allegheny Energy Inc. was approved by PJM Interconnection (PJM)....
Otter Tail Power Co. Begins Construction for Transmission Line Upgrade
Otter Tail Power Co. has begun work to upgrade the Appleton-Canby transmission line to operate at 115 kV. In March the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the company's application for the 42-mile project...
