Incongruous India
Surprisingly, the traffic in India didn't scare me, but maybe that's because I'm such a bad driver (my mind wanders). Still, I noticed the rules drivers...
Saudi Electricity Co. Orders Capacitor Banks for Eastern Province
Saudi Electricity Co. has placed a $39 million order to improve the efficiency of power transmission and distribution in the country’s Eastern Province. ...
IEEE Approves Standard for Liquid-Immersed Power Transformers
The IEEE has approved a new standard and begun several new standards projects related to power transformers....
Electric Utilities in Georgia Increase Reward for Identification of Copper Thieves
In the wake of increased copper thefts, Georgia's electric utilities are offering up to $3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in the theft of copper and other metals from their property. ...
Running Into the Wind
Over the years, I have written my share of editorials and articles that were expected to generate debate. Usually, I have a pretty good idea of what to...
Tres Amigas Awards Engineering Services Contract to POWER Engineers
Tres Amigas, LLC has awarded POWER Engineers a contract to perform engineering services for the Tres Amigas SuperStation. POWER Engineers will serve as...
Phasors Point the Way
Phasor measurement technology garnered the attention of electric utilities following a significant disruption on the Western U.S. power grid in August...
Northeastern Thailand Utility Upgrades Protection for Critical Load
The Provincial Electric Authority (PEA) in the Phimai district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Northeastern Thailand needed to upgrade protection for...
DOE Completes $17 Million Loan Guarantee for New York Energy Storage System with Recovery Act Funds
Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a $17.1 million loan guarantee has been finalized for the AES Westover facility. ...
PPL Electric Utilities Plans New Substation to Serve East-Central York County
PPL Electric Utilities will build a new substation and distribution line in Lower Windsor Township, York County, in 2011 to improve reliability for customers on the west side of the Susquehanna River. ...
Western Massachusetts Electric Starts Construction on the Greater Springfield Reliability Project
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. has broken ground for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project, a $795 million transmission upgrade designed to strengthen the region’s power grid, meet mandatory reliability standards, and allow power to move more freely around the greater Springfield and north-central Connecticut area. ...
BPA Selects SEL-487E PMU for WISP Program
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has selected Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories' SEL-487E Station phasor measurement unit (PMU) for its PMU installation...
Greece Orders $20 Million Substation from ABB
Public Power Corporation, Greece's national power utility, has awarded ABB a US$20 million to build a 150/20-kV substation in Athens. The Ampelokipi indoor...
Dissolved Gas Analysis: Continuous or Annual?
The ability to monitor dissolved gases in transformers in near real time has been around for years and is proving its worth. Utilities not continuously...
Brazil's Eletronorte Commissions Static Var Compensation Unit
Brazil’s Eletronorte has ordered an SVC (Static Var Compensation) solution that will help to enhance the capacity and reliability of power supplies in the Maranhão-region of North East Brazil....
India's Powergrid to Construct Two Transmission Substations
Powergrid Corp. of India Ltd. will construct two transmission substations, to be located in the cities of Gwalior and Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh....
Dominion Virginia Power Ready to Take Next Step in Solar Power Station Project
Dominion Virginia Power is ready to take the next step in developing a solar power facility in Halifax County with the approval of a $5 million grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission. ...
Edison Mission Energy Begins Construction of 10th Wind Farm in Minnesota
Edison Mission Energy has begun construction of its 10th wind project in Minnesota, the 30-MW Community Wind North project in the southwestern part of the state....
RuggedCom to Acquire Substation Automation Business of Bow Networks
RuggedCom, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged communications networking solutions for mission critical applications in harsh environments,...
Breaker Maintenance Is More Than a Tool
In 2009, the Consolidated Edison Company of New York saved approximately US$3 million using the circuit breaker maintenance ranking tool of the Electric...
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