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Designing Energy Services for Commercial and Industrial Customers

Over the past year, technology advances and high energy prices have stimulated interest in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Discussions are wide-ranging. Some focus globally: Australian and Canadian “smart metering”, new European Union requirements, the results of time-of-use pilots that arose in the wake of California’s deregulation debacle.

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York Region Finishes Tasks Faster

We all know that data integration improves productivity and York Region is living proof. Using AutoCAD® Map 3D, York saved time and money by relying on its AutoCAD-trained staff to quickly implement a new system that incorporates both CAD and GIS.

Save Time with CAD and GIS Integration

Read how the Public Works Department of the City of Tacoma (Tacoma), Washington, uses its geospatial data to do everything from issuing building permits and managing waste water to maintaining streetlights

NxtPhase Offers Flexible Optical Current Sensor 

NxtPhase T&D Corporation has announced the NXCT-F3 flexible optical current sensor...

Battery Analyzer Uses Electrochemical Measurements 

The Interrogator 4210 hand-held battery analyzer cuts the cost and risk of battery ownership by 20% to 40% by detecting low-performing batteries in a single test...

JDSU Photonic Power Certified for Use in Chinese Electric Power Market 

Many utility providers are selecting digital rather than analog measurement techniques to monitor delivered electrical current levels...

Megger Hosts Relay Conference in Texas 

Megger will be hosting the 2006 Relay Conference on June 11-14 at the Hilton Hotel in Arlington, Texas. The conference provides attendees with an opportunity to improve their testing knowledge and efficiency in relay test hardware and software....

Three-Phase Power Monitoring Instrument Comes Equipped with Eight Channels 

The PowerGuide 4400 from Dranetz-BMI is a monitoring instrument that incorporates a color touch screen into its lightweight design....

Signal Conditioner Monitors Temperature in Transformers 

FISO Technologies, a subsidiary of Roctest Ltd. and a manufacturer of fiber-optic sensors and measurement systems for challenging applications, introduces the Nortech TT. This simplified and cost-effective solution is now accessible for hot-spot monitoring of lower rating transformers....

GE Energy Announces Release 6.0 Of System 1 Software 

GE Energy (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.) has released version 6.0 of its System 1 software, a condition monitoring, optimization and diagnostics platform. Initially released in 2000, the software is now in use by more than 2000 sites globally....

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Offers Recloser Control Course 

The SEL-351R Recloser Control course offered by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories explores the traditional recloser control functions and complete distribution system protection capabilities of the SEL-351R. ...

North Delhi Power Opts for TAPCON Voltage Regulator 

North Delhi Power Ltd. (NDPL) is responsible for power delivery in northern Delhi, India, which is the capital of India. While trying to recondition its substations, NDPL opted for the TAPCON 260 LTC-Control (voltage regulator) from Reinhausen....

Flexible Ripple Control Command Unit Based on Industrial PC 

The Siema ripple control command unit from Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) is based on a Simatic industrial PC acting as a Linux server....

Instrument Dedicated to Vibration Measurements on HV Circuit Breakers 

Zensol has introduced a new instrument, the CBV-8, totally dedicated to vibration measurements on HV circuit breakers...

Temperature Controller Designed for Real-Time Control for Transformers Down to 25 MVA. 

Luxtron has released its ThermAsset2 temperature controller, designed for direct, real-time control for power transformers down to 25 MVA...

Neoptix Adds Standard Features to Fiber Optic Power Transformer Windings Temperature Monitoring System 

Neoptix Fiber-Optic Sensors has introduced its T/Guard Direct Windings Monitoring System standard with large backlighted LCD and MODBUS RTU communication...

Test Set Performs Current Transformer Saturation Test 

The EZCT-S2 from Vanguard Instruments is a second-generation, microprocessor-based, current transformer set....

Three Winding Temperatures Added to the Transformer Advantage Line 

Weschler's line of transformer and LTC temperature monitors has been further enhanced with the introduction of new three-winding capability...

S&C Electric to Display Fault Interrupters, Restoration System, Dropout Recloser at IEEE Show 

S&C Electric Company is exhibiting a variety of products at the 2006 IEEE/PES T&D Exposition, including a breakthrough in overhead line protection, an advanced automatic circuit restoration system, an overhead lateral circuit protection device, and a new power quality product for wind farm applications...

Resarch Group Conducting Protective Relay Equipment Study 

Newton-Evans Research Company has announced that it will be conducting its bi-annual study of the world market for protective relay equipment as used in electric utilities. ...

Power Monitoring Instrument Equipped With Eight Independent Channels 

Dranetz-BMI has introduced the PowerGuide 4400, an advanced monitoring instrument that incorporates a color touch screen into its lightweight design...

Florida Utility Selects Specialized Software To Improve Joint-Use Operations 

Florida-based Gulf Power has purchased the FastGate Manager for Joint Use software package developed for the utility market by Osmose Utilities Services, Inc...

Relays Offers High-Performance Fault Clearance in Electrical Power Line, Cable Protection 

AREVA Transmission & Distribution has just launched a cost-efficient and user-friendly family of advanced numerical distance and differential protection relays in its MiCOM range...

DOE, FERC Task ERO to Establish Transmission Monitoring System 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directed the Department of Energy and FERC to study and report to Congress on the steps that must be taken to establish a system to make available to all transmission owners and regional transmission organizations within the Eastern and Western Interconnections real-time information on the functional status of all transmission lines within each interconnection. ...

Beacon Power to Be Featured in Massachusetts Pavilion at Hannover Fair 2006 

Beacon Power Corporation will be one of six companies featured in the Massachusetts Pavilion at the Hannover Fair 2006...

Escalation in Raw Material Costs Drives Price Increase 

Cooper Power Systems announces that it is increasing base prices of various products ...

Pad-Mounted Gear Inspection Program Helps Utility Manage Aging Assets 

Expanding upon an existing program to externally inspect the condition of their pad-mounted switchgear, a large investor-owned electric utility in the southeastern United States outsourced the comprehensive internal and external inspection of its entire installed base of 1800 pad-mounted gear units to S&C...

Doble Engineering Hosts Collaborative Study on Corrosive Sulfur 

More than 25 companies have joined a collaborative research program to investigate corrosive sulfur. ...

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Hurricane Ike Coverage
On September 12th, Hurricane Ike tore through the Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc on lives and property. Transmission & Distribution World’s Rick Bush is headed to the region to provide a first-hand account of the damage including an insider view of utility emergency-response efforts. His reports and subsequent feature coverage will highlight how utilities, contractors and suppliers work as a team to restore power as quickly as possible.
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At the Briefing Room you will be able to stay up-to-date on the latest technology announcements where we will provide daily postings from our industry sources.

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ACSS and HS285 Extend Grid Capacity

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Transmission & Distribution World presents Superconductor Cable Systems, A Part of the Increasing Bulk Power Transfer Series.

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Evolution of Next Generation Wireless Communications in Power Delivery

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Evolution of Next Generation Wireless Communications in Power Delivery - seeing wireless communications solutions emerge to enable more efficient operations.

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