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PECO Investing $3 Million on Underground Cable Improvements
PECO will invest approximately $3.2 million this year to replace and perform preventative maintenance on about 19 miles of underground cable that delivers electricity to thousands of residential customers across the region. ...
CL&P Upgrade Improves Electric Power Reliability for Greenwich, Connecticut
A $29 million distribution system upgrade project for Greenwich, Connecticut, by Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) provides redundant electric service to the North Greenwich distribution substation, thereby improving reliability to the customers it serves....
Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line Takes Major Step Forward
The National Park Service selection of the route preferred by Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) and PPL Electric Utilities Corp. – a route already approved by utility regulators – is a major step forward for the Susquehanna-Roseland project, a regional power line that will have significant benefits for millions of electricity users....
New Transmission Line Placed in Service in Door County, Wisconsin
A new 7.7-mile transmission line between the Canal Substation in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and the Dunn Road Substation in the Town of Sevastopol has been placed in service ahead of schedule and under budget by American Transmission Co. (ATC), boosting area reliability of electric supply....
Jersey Central Power & Light to Invest Nearly $200 Million in 2012 to Enhance Customers' Service Reliability
Jersey Central Power & Light plans to invest nearly $200 million this year on projects designed to improve service reliability and help meet the increasing demand for electricity in northern and central New Jersey....
Siemens to Increase Power Transmission Capacity between England and Scotland
In a consortium with the Milan-based cable company Prysmian, Siemens Energy is to build a submarine DC interconnector in the Irish Sea. ...
Reliability, Congestion Relief Focus of Proposed Nebraska Transmission Line
A proposed 345-kV transmission line covering 260 mi, which will enhance reliability and relieve congestion on Nebraska Public Power District’s electrical grid system, is now a possibility. ...
Utilities Will Offer to Expand, Enhance National Parks on Proposed Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line
Recognizing that the Susquehanna-Roseland power line would have impacts on federal lands, the utilities building the project will propose a mitigation package that would have significant benefits for the public, three National Park Service units, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other public land-managing agencies....
MISO Board Approves 215 New Transmission Projects
MISO’s Board of Directors today unanimously approved MISO’s Transmission Expansion Plan 2011 (MTEP11), a comprehensive long-term regional plan for the electric grid that will bring more than $2 billion in annual benefits for decades to come for energy consumers throughout the Midwest. ...
Fenno-Skan 2 Cable Link Completed for Use by the Electricity Market
Fenno-Skan 2, the high-voltage direct current electricity transmission connection between Finland and Sweden, is now ready. ...
Canadian First Nations to Develop New Power Line to Replace Diesels
Numerous First Nation Communities of Canada are working to bring transmission line connectivity and green energy development to remote First Nation communities currently operating on expensive diesel generators in Northwestern Ontario....
Landmark Sydney, Australia Building with Substation and Commercial Tower
A new landmark building in the Sydney CBD will house a major electrical substation with an integrated commercial tower development, after architects Fitzpatrick and Partners won a competition to design the building....
Work to Start on New $15.3 Million ENERGEX Electricity Substation
Almost 6000 homes and businesses, including the new Gold Coast University Hospital, will directly or indirectly benefit from a new $15.3 million electricity substation to be built by ENERGEX at Parkwood, Queensland, Australia....
First Superconductor Cable Energized in Korea’s Power Grid
Korea Electric Power Corp. has announced that the world’s longest distribution-voltage superconductor cable system has been energized at the I’cheon substation located near the city of Seoul. ...
Western, Utilities Commit to Arizona Renewable Transmission Project
Western Area Power Administration’s Transmission Infrastructure Program and a group of electricity providers in Arizona committed to build a large-scale transmission project in Arizona’s Maricopa and Pinal counties. ...
Construction on Hydro One's New Bruce to Milton Transmission Line Reaches Mid-Point
Hydro One announced that the Bruce to Milton Transmission Reinforcement Project has passed the mid-point of construction....
PPL Electric Utilities T&D System Ready for Summer Demand
With summer officially arriving this week, PPL Electric Utilities said it is ready for the increasing power demands pushed by heat and high humidity. ...
Transmission Reconstruction Continues Well After Arkansas Skies Have Cleared
The lights have been back on for a couple of weeks, but storm restoration work in Arkansas is far from over. ...
WMECo Energizes New Transmission Upgrade
Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) energized a 2.5-mi transmission line separation project between Agawam and West Springfield, Massachusetts, on April 28, 2011, ahead of schedule. ...
Duke Energy and American Transmission Co. Form Joint Venture to Build Transmission in North America
Duke Energy and American Transmission Co. announced the creation of Duke-American Transmission Co., a joint venture that will build, own and operate new electric transmission infrastructure in North America. ...
Glen Innes-to-Inverell Power Line Project Nearing Completion
TransGrid, New South Wales, Australia, has commenced the final phase of construction on a new $25 million high voltage power line connecting Glen Innes and Inverell. ...
AEP Seeks To Withdraw Applications For PATH Project
American Electric Power announced it will file, along with FirstEnergy Corp., to withdraw the applications for state regulatory approval of the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) project following an announcement by regional grid operator PJM Interconnection that the project has been suspended....
Alliant Rebuilding Flood-Damaged Substations
Interstate Power and Light Co. has announced that nearly all details related to the rebuild of the downtown Cedar Rapids electric system are now in place....
Million Dollar-Plus Power Upgrade for the Northern Sunshine Coast, Australia
ENERGEX is investing more than $13 million in the local electricity network and upgrading the company’s Noosaville Substation. ...
MYR Group and Quanta Services Selected as Construction Alliance Partners for CapX2020 Transmission Projects
CapX2020 announced it selected MYR Group and Quanta Services, Inc. to provide construction services for the CapX2020 Group 1 transmission line projects. ...
