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Questions linger over need for new power line

Feb 3 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Chris Hubbuch La Crosse Tribune, Wis. - The Wisconsin Public Service Commission continues to question the need for a proposed high-voltage power line between Alma and Holmen, but the utilities behind the project say demand is there for more energy -- and the project creates a backup that doesn't rely on oil-burning generators on French Island. More...

Oklahoma in line for about $382 million in transmission projects

Feb 04 - The Daily Oklahoman - Construction could begin later this year on more than $300 million in new power lines to bolster Oklahoma's electrical grid. More...

Plymouth fights power-line plan

Feb 5 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tom Meersman Star Tribune, Minneapolis - With a new, higher-voltage power line planned for his Plymouth neighborhood, Manny Day says the smaller existing line is enough to give him goosebumps. More...

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PPL to move ahead with Bucks power line project

Feb 2 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sam Kennedy The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. - PPL Electric Utilities said it will start building a controversial high-voltage transmission line even though Springfield Township in upper Bucks County is asking the state Supreme Court to block the project. More...

North American Utility Selects ViryaNet Mobile Workforce Management Solution

ViryaNet - ViryaNet Limited (OTCQB: VRYAF), a leading provider of software solutions that optimize the planning, execution, and monitoring of service processes for mobile workforces, announced today that a North American utility has selected ViryaNet's mobile workforce management solution. more...

Chosen Route is Best for Susquehanna-Roseland Project, Utilities Say

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The utilities' chosen route for the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project is the best alternative for the power line needed by millions of electric customers in the region, the companies building the project told the National Park Service in formal comments filed today. More...

CapX2020 plan draws crowd in Holmen

Jan 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Betsy Bloom La Crosse Tribune, Wis. - The latest meeting on the proposed CapX2020 transmission line was nearing its end when a woman shouted from the back of the room. More...

Cuomo: Sell upstate power downstate

Jan 30 - Lockport Union-Sun & Journal - Antiquated power lines and towers that are more than 35 years old are keeping upstate power from downstate customers, according to state leaders. More...

Neighbors of proposed power line want it buried

Jan 30 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Thomas Content Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Pressure is building on a Pewaukee power line company to place a new 138,000-volt power line in western Milwaukee County underground. More...

SAIC Provides Smart Grid as a Service Offering to Four Alaskan Villages

SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] was awarded a contract by Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) for smart grid infrastructure solutions for four Alaskan villages. more...

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Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering? – Part 4

Blogger Photo By Jay Cappy - By Jay Cappy, Verizon Business PS Utility Practice Lead – IT Advisory Services   This is part four of the more...

SMART GRID: EEFECTIVE REACTIVE POWER CONTROLLER

Blogger Photo By Shehu Khaleel - Utilities today devote considerable attention to managing voltage levels and reactive power (VAR) throughout the power transmission and distribution systems. more...

The Utility MACT: It's Now a Fact

Blogger Photo By Peter Spinney - As stated in my recent CSAPR post, the New Year has been a tumultuous period for power generators, with respect more...

POST FUKUSHIMA DISASTER; THE FATE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

Blogger Photo By Shehu Khaleel - Why the heated attack between the pro-nuclear and pro-renewable energy experts intensifies after the Fukushima incidence? The two groups had more...

SOLAR & Wind Fish FARM DENIED

Blogger Photo By David Pressler - DeSoto County Florida denied DRD Enterprises from developing a solar / wind powered fish farm violating the Right to Farm more...
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