PECO Performs Switchgear Changeout in Record Time
An increase in generating facilities by independent power producers (IPP) has translated into increased capacity on local utility transmission systems...
Mexico: ABB Wins Order to Secure Power Supply in Mexico
The Comisin Federal de Electricidad (CFE), the Mexican state-owned utility, awarded ABB a turnkey contract worth US$43 million to install Flexible Alternating...
Green Power Leader Chooses SVC Light
chosen ABB's SVC Light for a key substation in Austin, Texas. Zero environmental impact imperceptible, inaudible was the customer's demand for this US$...
United States: Southern California Public Power Authority Awards ABB Order for GIS Substation Project
Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA; Pasadena, California, U.S.) has placed an order worth US$4.1 million with ABB Inc. for a 69-kV gas-insulated...
Designer - Substations - WI
American Transmission Company, the country’s first multi-state electric transmission company, is focused on providing excellent service and a solid return...
ALSTOM Undertakes One of the Largest Substation Projects in Australia
ALSTOM has won two contracts from SPI PowerNet totalling more than Euro 20 million for two turnkey substations to boost power supplies near the Australian...
Temporary Power Plant Quickly Installed to Help Ontario Secure Peak Power Supply, Recover from Blackout
A fast-track installation of 115 MW of temporary electric generating equipment last summer helped secure the province of Ontario's power supply against...
United States: Construction Begins on Silicon Valley Power Plant
Silicon Valley Power (Santa Clara, California) recently began construction on the Donald Von Raesfeld (DVR) Power Plant. Named in honor of former Santa...
United States: New York Electric Plant Passes First Major Test
KeySpan Corp.'s (New York, New York) new 250-MW electric-generating plant at its Ravenswood facility in Long Island City, Queens, New York, was synchronized...
Italy/Spain: Siemens HIS Now Available for Voltage Levels up to 420 kV; First installations in Spain and Italy
Previously, the highly integrated switchgear (HIS) from Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD; Erlangen, Germany) covered the voltage range...
PD Monitoring A Critical Tool For Condition-Based Assessments
The United Kingdom's electricity supply industry will face a new set of challenges over the next decade as it strives to improve and maintain supply standards...
Compact Station Rebuild
Gulf Power Co., like many utilities, used herbicides for vegetation control decades ago. Some of the chemicals were later determined to be hazardous....
India: VA TECH T&D Wins GIS Contract for Kudankulam Power Plant in India
VA TECH Transmission & Distribution (VA TECH T&D), a supplier of high-voltage transmission and distribution systems, has won the Euro 25 million contract...
Republic of Kazakhstan: Siemens PTD Equips Kazakhstan Substations with Digital Control and Protection Equipment
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD; Erlangen, Germany) has received from the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operation Co. (KEGOC) an order...
Tools Diagnose the Condition of Oil Circuit Breakers
Historically, monitoring substation equipment has been based on routine maintenance, which was performed at preset intervals every three to seven years....
Wind Power
The issues surrounding wind generation are not simple. While it's true that wind technology is cutting-edge, wind generation still faces significant hurdles....
Siemens Equips Substations in the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid with Digital Control and Protection Equipment
Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operation Co. (KEGOC; Republic of Kazakhstan) has awarded Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD; Erlangen, Germany)...
Algeria: ALSTOM to Build 300-MW Power Plant in Algeria
Sonelgaz S.p.A. has awarded ALSTOM a Euro 123 million order to build a 300-MW turnkey power plant, which will be located in F'Kirina, some 323 miles (520...
AMSC D-VAR System to Ensure Transmission of Reliable Power for Illinois Wind Farm
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC; Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S.) announced that wind farm developer Mendota Hills LLC will use its D-VAR (Dynamic...
Imaginary Power, Anyone?
I've been reviewing several technologies Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is presently investigating for use on its transmission system. Having personally...
Major League Integration For a Little League Price
When Sterling Electric Light Department went shopping for substation integration, the utility thought the new microprocessor-based protective relays it...
B&V Increases Capacity of PG&E's Metcalf Substation
Black & Veatch (B Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.) has completed the engineering, procurement and construction of four single-phase 500/230-kV autotransformers...
Harnessing the Wind in the Desert Southwest
Drive along rural highways and you will see the ubiquitous skeletons of windmills along the skyline. Many of them are still used to provide power to charge...
United Arab Emirates: ALSTOM Wins Second Dubai Substation Contract
ALSTOM has won a Euro 60 million contract to build one of the largest high-voltage substations in the Persian Gulf region. The 400-kV turnkey gas-insulated...
New Large Wind Power Additions Planned for Oklahoma and Oregon
The use of wind power is continuing to grow in the United States, as new wind power projects in Oklahoma and Oregon will add another 92 mW of generating...
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