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    Typically 69 kV all the way up to 1200 kV, these lines transfer power in bulk from generation stations to city centers.

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    Hydro One and First Nations To Partner And Develop Three Transmission Lines In Northeast And Eastern Ontario

    Oct. 25, 2023
    The Government of Ontario decision will help construct the transmission lines to meet the increased electricity demand and create future jobs in the regions.
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    Grid North Partners Identify 19 Transmission Project Upgrades To Reduce Congestion

    Oct. 16, 2023
    These projects, which span Minnesota and touch eastern South Dakota, will enable more low-cost renewable energy to be delivered from western Minnesota to customers.
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    Minnesota Electric Utilities Ensure Reliability With 345 kV Transmission Project

    Oct. 6, 2023
    The project comprising two segments will help reduce congestion, improve system reliability and add lower-cost renewable energy.
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    New Neo-Panamax cranes passing under the transmission line crossing.
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    A Tall Order: Duke Energy’s North Carolina State Ports Authority Project

    Oct. 5, 2023
    The expansion of the Panama Canal required upgrading critical transmission infrastructure.
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    New York Transco Energizes Electric Transmission Project in Orange County

    Oct. 4, 2023
    The RTS project involved a comprehensive overhaul of an aging 115-kV transmission line within an existing electric transmission corridor.

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    Canada And Manitoba Announce Investments Worth $344.10 Million To Deliver Clean Electricity To Manitobans

    Nov. 14, 2023
    About $227 million assigned for eight new hydroelectric turbines at the Pointe du Bois Generating Station and $116.95 million for a 230 kV transmission network in the Portage ...
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    Fingrid Selects Caverion For Three $9.07 Million Power Line Projects In Helsinki

    Nov. 13, 2023
    The projects will enable electricity transmission and security of supply in the Helsinki metropolitan area and contribute to achieving Espoo’s climate objectives.
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    FirstEnergy’s Mon Power To Upgrade Four Miles Of Transmission Line In Preston County, West Virginia

    Nov. 13, 2023
    Mon Power will replace existing wood structures with 29 new steel poles and wires to benefit 5,000 customers in the Kingwood area.
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    Brazil's Taesa Commissions Upgrade of HDVC Converter Station

    Nov. 9, 2023
    The Garabi converter station enables power exchange between Argentina and Brazil, which is normally not possible as Argentina's power system operates at 50 Hz, and Brazil's operates...