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    Underwater Sled: JCP&L Replaces Transmission Line with New Trenching Method

    Aug. 4, 2021
    Special underwater trenching sled used for the first time to help bury the new transmission line.
    Cable works underway in Shetland.
    HVDC

    Shetland HVDC Link Project Onshore Cable Installation Now Underway

    July 21, 2021
    Work to install 10 km of underground cable marks a milestone for the 600-MW Shetland HVDC project.
    Picture Of Tunnel Extension
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    Nontraditional Undergrounding: WEC Energy Group's Zoo Interchange Project

    June 30, 2021
    The Wisconsin Department of Transportation began a multiyear effort to increase capacity and improve the safety of the interchange. As a result, two of the electric transmission...
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    Penelec to Rejuvenate Underground Cable to Help Enhance Service Reliability

    May 17, 2021
    Injection process will extend life of older underground electric lines in Erie neighborhood.
    2012 Tdw 22 Strategic Signage
    Intelligent Undergrounding

    A Model for Reducing Storm Recovery Time

    Dec. 4, 2020
    Dominion Energy uses total length of restoration to determine which tap lines to move as part of its strategic underground program.
    Photo courtesy of Air2
    Stepping off a hovering helicopter to perform construction tasks is not the traditional method of building transmission lines, but it is proving to be highly cost effective and efficient.
    Transmission

    Aeronautics Is a Game Changer

    March 27, 2017
    Utilities are using aerial applications to help improve their bottom line.
    Colleen Murach, a Con Edison technical associate, removes an infrared camera from its packaging for an underground crew working on a Brooklyn street.
    Smart Grid

    Applying Infrared to the Underground System

    Dec. 21, 2016
    Con Edison uses infrared technology to enhance cable inspections, which result in a safer and more reliable network.
    NV Energy is deploying smart grid sensors on remote distribution feeders to obtain accurate, real-time system information.
    Distribution

    Situational Awareness Offers Grid Benefits

    Dec. 20, 2016
    NV Energy uses line sensors to improve distribution service reliability.
    Tdworld 4835 Standalonecorebarrel Prm
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    Stand Alone Core Barrel

    Dec. 19, 2016
    Terex Utilities has announced a new auger tool for digger derricks--the Terex Stand Alone Core Barrel.