Is High-Voltage DC the Best Way to Modernize the Grid and Reduce Emissions? Recently released study finds a mix of renewables and new transmission can do the job. Wind and solar power coursing across a national system of high-voltage direct current transmission lines could significantly cut power sector carbon dioxide emissions without increasing the cost … Continue reading Is High-Voltage DC the Best Way to Modernize the Grid and Reduce Emissions?→
FERC Orders Investigation into New England Transmission Rates The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has instituted a section 206 proceeding (Docket No. EL16-19-000) to determine why New England ratepayers are paying more for transmission than energy customers in other parts of the country. Sections 205 and 206 of Federal Power Act deal with the authority … Continue reading FERC Orders Investigation into New England Transmission Rates→
PJM Board Approves $490 Million In Transmission Investment VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The PJM Interconnection Board today authorized new regional transmission projects to strengthen the high-voltage electricity infrastructure at a net increase of $490 million. These changes resolve reliability violations and offer market efficiencies. With these plan changes, PJM has authorized … Continue reading PJM Board Approves $490 Million In Transmission Investment→
LP&L upgrading transmission lines in preparation for 2019 Lubbock Power & Light is about to begin rebuilding transmission lines across the city, which was part of the reason for the gradual increase in base rates the past few years. The Electric Utility Board approved the first phase of upgrades — a $3 million contract to … Continue reading #LPL upgrading transmission lines in preparation for 2019→
Next-gen Engineering Algorithms Help Protect Evolving Smart Grid The physical infrastructure of the U.S. electric grid is aging, overburdened and vulnerable to natural hazards. That’s not the bad news. The bad news is that efforts to solve these issues have opened the door to new vulnerabilities. New approaches that transform how energy is produced, delivered … Continue reading Next-gen Engineering Algorithms Help Protect Evolving Smart Grid→
How utilities are getting in on the transmission building boom Expansion of renewable resources and new gas generation under the Clean Power Plan is expected to require thousands of miles of new transmission infrastructure in the coming years, and increasingly utilities are getting in on the race to build it. The first wave of competitive … Continue reading How utilities are getting in on the transmission building boom→
DOE Final Environmental Review Puts NE Clean Power Link on Track for Presidential Permit The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for TDI New England’s (TDI-NE) proposed New England Clean Power Link, bringing the transmission line project closer to receiving a presidential permit. DOE said in the FEIS … Continue reading DOE Final Environmental Review Puts NE Clean Power Link on Track for Presidential Permit→
SPP, MISO and Joint Parties Reach Transmission Usage Agreement A settlement agreement has been filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) around capacity usage and associated compensation to be paid for use of as-available, non-firm transmission capacity on neighboring transmission systems among MISO, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP), and the Joint Parties, which includes … Continue reading SPP, MISO and Joint Parties Reach Transmission Usage Agreement→
Transmission Business Is An Important Growth Driver For Some Electric Utilities If you had to invest equity capital in a long lived asset and have its return regulated by the government, would you prefer to earn 9.73% annually or earn 10.74%, and possibly earn 11.74% if you were an independent company? This basic question is … Continue reading Transmission Business Is An Important Growth Driver For Some #Electric_Utilities→
Can ISIS Hack the Electric Grid? hile black-clad ISIS terrorists may seem far away, security experts here at home are sounding warning bells that ISIS-sponsored hackers are probing the nation’s electric grid. FBI experts say the attempts haven’t had much success, but Congress is concerned enough to hold hearings on the topic this morning in … Continue reading Can #ISIS Hack the Electric Grid?→
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