Transmission & Distribution: Page 124
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Grid operators wary of coming winter
Despite predictions of a warmer winter, the specter of last year's Polar Vortex has officials worried.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 15, 2014 -
PG&E, FPL ink mutual-aid pact for natural disaster assistance
The two utilities have each committed more than 100 employees to help restore power in the event of a natural disaster.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineTop 5 Stories from Utility Dive
The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.
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PJM, Sierra Club tussle over gas conversion at NJ power plant
Sierra Club says the gas retrofit threatens reliability, PJM says the Club doesn’t understand.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 14, 2014 -
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Deep DiveIdaho Power's vital Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line wrestles with permitting
Boardman-to-Hemingway will tie High Plains renewables to Pacific Coast markets.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Unplanned outages lead to transmission emergencies in Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued two transmission emergencies in the Rio Grande Valley last week.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 14, 2014 -
SPP: EPA timeline for emissions cuts too short
Moving too fast to cut GHGs could cause overloads and outages, the RTO says.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Is SunZia ready to deliver New Mexico wind to Phoenix and Los Angeles?
After years of fighting for permits, SunZia is about to get a green light—or a lawsuit.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 9, 2014 -
from PPL (used with permission)
Deep DiveHow to build high voltage transmission in America
It just takes biblical patience and the power to fly.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2014 -
NextEra floats $1 billion proposal to bury transmission lines in seabed
The company is seeking approval for a 68-mile undersea transmission line.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Maine welcomes larger customers into efficiency programs
The state anticipates saving 44,400 MWh annually.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
New York's energy future: What do utilities want?
First responses to the Reforming the Energy Vision straw proposal are a mixed bag, with many trying to secure their place in a changing energy landscape.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2014 -
DOE issues final approval on Quebec-to-Queens transmission line
Canadian authorities must still decide if they want to develop hydro for U.S. consumption.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2014 -
California real-time market opens to outside systems
The new market will help cut costs and integrate renewable resources
By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2014 -
NERC finds grid performed reasonably well during polar vortex
Communication and demand response helped the grid through record cold last winter, but improvements are needed, the report said.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Duke Florida under increasing pressure from lawmakers in crucial week
Florida legislators want to make Duke refund $54 million to consumers, investigate its ties with PSC
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Herman K. Trabish
Texas PUC says CenterPoint must share Houston Import Project
The decision effectively calls the transmission initiative six different “projects.”
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2014 -
NiSource splits utility, gas businesses
The spinoff will result in two companies, NiSource and Columbia Pipeline Partners LP.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How this New York utility plans to own and operate microgrids
Central Hudson Gas & Electric has broadly outlined a proposal to build, own and operate microgrids for customers.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2014 -
EnerNOC: FERC Order 745 ruling won't kill demand response
It is too late for a court decision to stem the value of distributed resources, according to the president of EnerNOC.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Buffett's Berkshire, CenterPoint and NextEra weigh bids for Oncor
A bidding war may soon erupt over Energy Future Holdings' prized asset.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 25, 2014 -
HECO completes first phase of smart grid roll-out
Installation in Oahu marks an important step in the utility's energy vision.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 25, 2014 -
SoCal Edison unveils largest battery storage system in U.S.
The 32 megawatt-hour system will teach utilities lessons about storage and variable renewables.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Duke Energy, partners propose groundbreaking $8B wind-storage-transmission project
Wyoming wind would be stored in Utah for dispatch to California.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Dominion plans to bury 4,000 miles of power lines
The ambitious project would target the most outage-prone power lines.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2014 -
MISO: Midwest states to save $3B per year if they work together on EPA compliance
MISO found that states cooperating at the regional level could save $3 billion annually.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2014
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