Substations
IEEE Approves Amendment to Standard for Performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations
IEEE has approved work to begin on an amendment to its guide for performing arc flash hazard calculations. ...
DOE to Invest up to $24 Million for Breakthrough Solar Energy Products
The DOE will invest up to $24 million in Fiscal Year 2008 and beyond—subject to the availability of funds—to develop solar energy products to significantly accelerate penetration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States...
Switzerland Utility Orders Substations, Auxiliary Power Equipment
ABB has won an order worth $31 million from Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) to supply two turnkey substations and auxiliary power equipment for a hydro storage power plant facility at the Tierfehd hydro power plant in Switzerland. ...
Palo Alto Signs Up Large Solar Installation
A research-based company in Palo Alto, California, U.S., has applied for the largest solar power system ever to be installed within city limits. Developed...
Dominion Unlocks Substation Performance
Three Major Areas Affect the Information Coming from Substations: supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), data integration architecture at the...
Oncor Advances its Smart Grid Strategy with Installation of PulseCloser
Oncor installed the first S&C IntelliRupter PulseCloser in the United States at a location in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area. This new, groundbreaking...
Solar Electric Power Association Ranks Top 10 Utilities Providing Solar Electricity
Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has ranked the top 10 utilities in the United States that had the most solar electricity integrated into their...
Students' Device Aims to Protect Electric Utility Workers
Engineering students at Johns Hopkins have invented a tool that would allow utility workers to disconnect power lines from residential transformers at a safe distance, beyond the range of dangerous electrical arcs. ...
Nation's Most Solar Integrated Utilities Revealed
Solar Electric Power Association has announced Top Ten rankings that reveal which utilities in the United States had the most solar electricity integrated into their energy mix as of the end of 2007. ...
Palo Alto, California, Signs Up Its Largest Solar Power Installation
The city of Palo Alto's Utilities Department has announced that Roche Palo Alto has applied for the largest solar power system ever to be installed within city limits. ...
Tennessee Valley Authority's 500 kV Bradley Substation Now in Service
On April 28, the automation and protection world took a giant step forward when Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) inaugurated its Bradley Substation...
PSE Wind Facilities Each Reach Million MWh Milestone
Puget Sound Energy's Hopkins Ridge and Wild Horse wind facilities have both reached a milestone, with each facility now having produced more than 1 million MWh of clean, renewable electricity since entering service in 2005 and 2006 respectively...
SDG&E Launches Largest Solar Power Initiative in San Diego
Joined by state officials and local community leaders, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced plans for the largest solar power installation in San Diego. ...
New Mexico's Four Major Utilities Partner on Solar Project
New Mexico’s four largest electricity providers have partnered to bring the first large-scale, commercial solar generating plant to the state....
Himalayas Challenge 400-kV Installation
The Power System in India has a Huge Shortage of Energy. The margin between demand and supply is increasing as the annual growth in demand continues to...
Substation Rebuild From the Ground Up
A level 3 tornado wiped out the only substation in Dumas, Arkansas. The disaster severely tested Entergy's construction division capabilities and presented...
Entergy Stabilizes Voltage with D-VAR
Located on a Bluff Overlooking One of the Widest Bends of the Mississippi River, Natchez is one of Mississippi's oldest cities. With its bustling tourism,...
China's State Grid Commissions Equipment Contract for New Power Link
State Grid Corp. of China has awarded ABB a $70-million order for power equipment for a new power link in northeastern China that will help the development of industry in the region...
Severe Midwest Weather Impacts Alliant Energy Operations
Alliant Energy Corp. has begun the process of rebuilding, even as the effects of the extreme flooding, tornados and storms in Iowa and Wisconsin continue to be felt....
Study: Solar Could Provide 10% of U.S. Electricity Generation By 2025
A new study makes the case that solar power is emerging as a cost-effective hedge against fossil fuels and is likely to reach cost parity with retail-electricity rates in most regions of the U.S. in less than a decade. ...
New Braunfels Utilities' Selects Concrete Buildings for Substation Projects
New Braunfels Utilities (NBU; New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.) recently took delivery of the first of two Easi-Set precast concrete buildings purchased from...
What Does 3-D Mean for Utilities?
The Global Construction Industry, Whose Annual Spending is about US$2.3 Trillion, is facing serious challenges including global climate change, aging...
Dominion Elevates Substation Design
Sometimes Utilities Get to Design on a Flat Blank Slate. Sometimes they have to work with what they are given. And that can make for interesting work....
Linemen Protection for Substation Work
Linemen for New York Power Authority (NYPA; White Plains, New York) routinely work on substations in a partially energized condition. NYPA is the nation's...
U.S. Continues to Lead the World in Wind Power Growth
The U.S. Department of Energy has released the 2007 edition of its Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends, which provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the rapidly evolving U.S. wind power market. ...
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