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University of Pittsburgh receives $22 million for energy R&D

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:30 GMT

February 10,2012 --

The gift will accelerate the research and education efforts of the center, which is dedicated to improving energy technology development and sustainability

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Odebrecht to host DistribuTECH Brasil Planning Committee Meeting

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:50 GMT

February 9,2012 --

DistribuTECH Brasil will be co-located with an established PennWell sister show, HydroVision Brasil, at the Riocentro Exhibition & Convention Center

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Exelon names leaders for combined Exelon-Constellation

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:25:10 GMT

February 9,2012 --

The appointments reflect leaders who will assume senior leadership roles in the combined organization, effective upon closing

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Minnesota Power proposes new transmission for Canadian hydropower

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:20 GMT

February 9,2012 --

Minnesota Power on January 26 received Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approval for a long-term 250 MW purchase of hydropower from Manitoba Hydro beginning in 2020

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Texas co-op installs 3M ACCR to boost line capacity

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:40:30 GMT

February 8,2012 --

GVEC has deployed the lightweight, low-sag, high-capacity conductor on a transmission line linking the utility's Schertz and Parkway substations

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ABB wins substations order with Hydro One in Canada

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:30 GMT

February 7,2012 --

The new substations will replace an existing installation built in the 1950s and will serve Canada's largest city Toronto

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DistribuTECH draws record attendance in San Antonio

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:20:30 GMT

February 7,2012 --

Held January 24-26 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, DistribuTECH experienced substantial growth for the third consecutive year

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WIRES welcomes Sunflower Electric Power Corp. as new member

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:30 GMT

February 6,2012 --

Sunflower is a Hays, Kansas-based generation and transmission cooperative

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SPP approves $1.7 billion in transmission expansion projects

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:10 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The board also approved a 10-year transmission expansion plan, with projects estimated at about $1.5 billion of engineering and construction costs

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Route chosen for Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project, utilities say

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:21:00 GMT

January 31,2012 --

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

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MISO interpretation of transmission capacity sharing affirmed

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:40 GMT

January 30,2012 --

FERC's order reiterated its decision that the JOA allows for the sharing of available transmission capacity between MISO and SPP

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ABB to buy Thomas & Betts for $3.9 billion

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:40 GMT

January 30,2012 --

The transaction is subject to approval by Thomas & Betts shareholders as well as to customary regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by the middle of 2012

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DistribuTECH 2012: Breaking news direct from the convention floor

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:50 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Here are a few of the top news items that the utility industry first learned about on the DistribuTECH conference floor this year

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Texas Instruments unveils new Zigbee Smart Energy system at DistribuTECH

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:36:00 GMT

January 26,2012 --

SE2.0 SoC and 802.15.4g radio tailored for smart grid and remote sensor applications in demonstrations at DistribuTECH 2012

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DistribuTECH news: Vermont energy grid to get IBM network upgrade

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:10 GMT

January 26,2012 --

At the 2012 DistribuTECH conference, IBM and the Vermont Electric Power Co. announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the state of Vermont

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At DistribuTECH, G&W Electric, Survalent Technology show off new automation solution

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20:30 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Visit G&W booth #677 at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio to see a new automation solution from G&W Electric and Survalent Technology in action

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Alcatel-Lucent makes network management easier with solution released at DTECH

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The new Service Portal Express for Utilities was released at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio, and conference attendees learned about the technology on the conference floor January 24-26

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New rates approved for Duke Energy's South Carolina customers

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:30:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Duke Energy Carolinas will increase its customer rates in South Carolina by $92.8 million

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Equador's largest utility selects Cooper Power Systems

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:15:40 GMT

January 25,2012 --

Cooper will improve the utility's power system engineering analysis capabilities of their grounding system as well as all their substations and generation power plants

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Ambient Corp. enhances smart grid communications node

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The addition of Qualcomm MDM6600 chipset provides utilities with faster connectivity and flexibility; product receives Verizon Wireless certification

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OSIsoft joins Western Electricity Coordinating Council synchrophasor program

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:55:30 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The OSIsoft PI System will provide the data collection and management infrastructure required by WISP in several areas related to storing and visualizing data that has been collected for use by grid operators to monitor the Western Interconnect.......

Intergraph provides NorthWestern Energy with outage, workforce management tools

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:45:10 GMT

January 25,2012 --

NorthWestern Energy will deploy 35 dispatch seats and 360 mobile seats across the multi-state territory

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GarrettCom becomes a Belden brand

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:30 GMT

January 24,2012 --

As an associated product brand of Belden, GarrettCom becomes fully integrated into Belden's global organization with access to their signal transmission portfolio

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C3, SAIC expand alliance to deliver integrated energy solutions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:26:00 GMT

January 24,2012 --

Under the agreement, SAIC will sell, install, and support C3 software as an integrated component of its energy services offerings

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POWERGRID International magazine names Projects of the Year Award winners at DistribuTECH 2012

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:10:10 GMT

January 24,2012 --

The awards were given out today during the keynote presentation at the DistribuTECH 2012 conference in San Antonio

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Current selected by Pepco for distribution grid modernization project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:05:30 GMT

January 23,2012 --

The project is part of a series of initiatives that Pepco plans to use to modernize its distribution grid

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City of Rutland, Green Mountain Power agree on merger

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:25:20 GMT

January 20,2012 --

The MOU settles the city's intervention in the state's review of the sale and merger proposal, and explicitly states the city's support for the merger

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PJM nets nearly $200 million in savings

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:30:40 GMT

January 19,2012 --

PJM has set aggressive goals each year to reach perfect dispatch, where generation scheduled equals the amount needed

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3-GIS to release Transmission Inspection and Maintenance System 5.1

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:20:10 GMT

January 19,2012 --

In the field, TIMS's structure rendering allows an inspector to note precisely where on a structure an issue is located

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PECO invests more than $60 million in new Philadelphia substation

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:50:10 GMT

January 18,2012 --

Its completion also allows for the retirement of the Schuylkill substation, which has been in operation since 1906

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FWT, LLC expands into Ohio

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:40:20 GMT

January 18,2012 --

This new facility will allow FWT to be able to serve its existing and new customers in this facility with over 320,000 square feet on about 94 acres

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Russian utility installs 3M ACCR to upgrade key transmission line

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:35:20 GMT

January 18,2012 --

MOESK Co. is Russia's largest interregional distribution grid company, serving a 18,147-square-mile area with a population of about 17 million

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NYISO forms working group on electric, gas coordination

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:15:40 GMT

January 18,2012 --

In addition, the group will work to identify and resolve issues associated with outages, upgrades, scheduling and planning for the delivery of natural gas, with particular focus on the impact on supplies to electric generation facilities

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ABB sets power cable record in New York Harbor

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:10:40 GMT

January 18,2012 --

Extruded in a single continuous length without factory joints, the new cable system brings 512 MW of power generation capacity to the critical wholesale power market in New York City

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ERCOT endorses Cross Valley 345 kV line project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:50:10 GMT

January 17,2012 --

As endorsed by ERCOT, the Cross Valley project will require the construction of a new double circuit 345 kV transmission line

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MISO delivers billions in benefits

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:25:40 GMT

January 17,2012 --

The regional transmission organization provides these benefits through its ongoing grid reliability and efficiency measures

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ERCOT plans $8.7 billion in transmission projects in next five years

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:40:10 GMT

January 17,2012 --

The planned projects are expected to improve or add nearly 7,000 circuit miles of transmission lines and more than 17,000 megavolt amperes of autotransformer capacity to the grid

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BPA, PGE discuss collaboration on transmission project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:36:00 GMT

January 13,2012 --

PGE has proposed Cascade Crossing, a 500-kV transmission line running from Boardman to the Salem area, to help meet Oregon's growing energy needs

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Siemens, PJM Interconnection commission advanced grid management systems

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:45:20 GMT

January 12,2012 --

The control centers at each site are fully functional and capable of running the grid either independently or jointly as a single virtual control center

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Ahead of 49ers, Saints game, PG&E tests Candlestick Park reliability

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:50:30 GMT

January 12,2012 --

The city of San Francisco and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. successfully completed the last of several tests conducted over the past month to prevent another interruption of power

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Vattenfall completes sale of distribution businesses in Finland

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:31:00 GMT

January 11,2012 --

Vattenfall legally completed its sale of the electricity distribution network and heat businesses in Finland to the Lakeside Network Investments consortium

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Efacec delivers U.S.-made shell power transformers

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:36:00 GMT

January 9,2012 --

Shell transformers have been made overseas since a key manufacturer shut down over two decades ago

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Electric Light & Power magazine names CEO of the Year

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:01:00 GMT

January 9,2012 --

Electric Light & Power magazine, the voice of the electric utility industry since 1922, has named two Utility CEOs of the Year

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Pepco to make reliability upgrades at Buzzard Point

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:56:00 GMT

January 9,2012 --

Pepco plans to increase the capacity of two underground transmission circuits between the Buzzard Point Station in Southwest, Washington, D.C. and Pepco's Ritchie Substation in Seat Pleasant, Maryland

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DOE launches cybersecurity initiative with electric industry

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:50:40 GMT

January 6,2012 --

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced an initiative to further protect the electrical grid from cyber attacks

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S&C solution protects NASA facility from power outages

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:15:10 GMT

January 4,2012 --

In the event of a power disturbance, it transfers electrical load to the back-up system in a fraction of a second

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Ameren Illinois implementing Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:25:30 GMT

January 4,2012 --

The filing made with the Illinois Commerce Commission uses the performance-based formula rate-setting method

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Penelec reaches four-year labor agreement with electric union

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:00:50 GMT

December 29,2011 --

IBEW Local 459 represents more than 500 Penelec linemen, substation electricians, meter readers and support personnel in an 18,000 square-mile service territory in 31 Pennsylvania counties

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Blue Ridge Mountain EMC selects OSI technology for distribution SCADA

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:56:00 GMT

December 28,2011 --

BRMEMC owns and maintains over 5,800 miles of electric distribution lines and more than 32 miles of transmission lines

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PG&E and San Francisco investigate power outages at Candlestick Park

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:20:10 GMT

December 20,2011 --

PG&E is working closely with the city and county of San Francisco, owner and operator of Candlestick Park, to determine the cause of the power outages

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Melanie Dressel named to Puget Sound Energy, Puget Energy boards

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:15:20 GMT

December 19,2011 --

Melanie J. Dressel, president and CEO of Tacoma-based Columbia Bank and its parent company, Columbia Banking System, Inc., has been appointed as a director on the boards of Puget Sound Energy and its parent company, Puget Energy

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Two EPRI executives named IEEE fellows

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:10:50 GMT

December 19,2011 --

Mark McGranaghan, vice president of Power Delivery & Utilization for EPRI and Ram Adapa, technical leader for transmission systems, have been recognized for their contributions to IEEE fields of interest

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Princeton Power Systems unveils high-voltage DC transformer

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:15:30 GMT

December 19,2011 --

The DC transformer, scheduled to be installed in early 2012, allows for economical transmission of power over DC power lines

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Duke Energy transmission project to deliver wind power to California, Southwest

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:40 GMT

December 19,2011 --

DATC, a joint venture of Duke Energy and American Transmission Co., acquired the Zephyr Power Transmission Project from a unit of Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy LLC

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Pattern Southern Cross transmission project wins key FERC approvals

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT

December 19,2011 --

Pattern is developing the Southern Cross project to add a high voltage direct current transmission tie of up to 3,000 MW between ERCOT in Texas and the transmission grid deep in the southeastern U.S. by 2016

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Nevada utility moves closer to joining California ISO grid

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:45:20 GMT

December 16,2011 --

The FERC approval is an important step toward VEA joining the ISO, effective January 1, 2013

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NorthWestern Energy submits Montana electric supply plan

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:15:30 GMT

December 16,2011 --

Changing conditions and future uncertainty have caused NorthWestern to review earlier planning assumptions and work in each of its long-term planning cycles that are updated every two years

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Exelon, Constellation announce leadership team for combined business

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:25:20 GMT

December 14,2011 --

Exelon and Constellation announced the executive team that will run the Constellation business unit following the closing of the companies' planned merger

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Ameren Illinois restructures to implement grid modernization action plan

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:10:40 GMT

December 13,2011 --

To lead this effort, Ameren Illinois has named Michael L. Moehn, senior vice president of customer operations

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AEP reorganizes transmission organization

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:00:30 GMT

December 13,2011 --

American Electric Power is making several organizational and leadership changes, effective January 1, 2012

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Pike to be subcontractor to Fluor for Clean Line Energy 800-mile transmission line

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:50:00 GMT

December 13,2011 --

After the project has received all permits and regulatory and financial approvals, Fluor and Pike will provide the full EPC services for the transmission line project

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MISO transmission expansion projects unanimously approved

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:10:50 GMT

December 8,2011 --

The plan was developed during an 18-month process that included dozens of meetings with stakeholders to ensure the reliable and low-cost delivery of energy now and in the future

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AEP, Duke Energy transmission project in Indiana moving forward

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:05:20 GMT

December 8,2011 --

Pioneer Transmission's Greentown-New Reynolds project was designated as one of 17 Multi-Value Projects included in the Midwest ISO Transmission Expansion Plan

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ABB announces executive personnel changes

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:50:10 GMT

December 7,2011 --

Brice Koch appointed head of ABB’s Power Systems and Greg Scheu will join the Executive Committee as head of Marketing and Customer Solutions

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Entergy to merge transmission business into ITC Holdings

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:11:00 GMT

December 5,2011 --

Entergy customers and other stakeholders to benefit from fully divested, independent transmission company

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Thomas W. Elward appointed Dynegy board chairman

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:10:30 GMT

December 2,2011 --

Harrison and Elward both joined the Dynegy board in March 2011

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Mitsubishi enters offshore undersea transmission operation business

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:45:50 GMT

December 2,2011 --

Mitsubishi Corp. has acquired a 50 percent share of the Walney 1 offshore transmission assets

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High winds knock out power in PG&E territory

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:16:00 GMT

December 2,2011 --

PG&E said customers should be cautious of live power lines that might be knocked down from strong gusts of wind as high as 70 mph

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GeoDigital buys Powel, Inc.

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:15:50 GMT

December 1,2011 --

Norway's Powel AS sold the assets of its U.S. subsidiary Powel, Inc., to digital mapping, imaging and data acquisition services firm GeoDigital International Inc.

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MISO asks FERC to direct RTOs to optimize energy transfers between regions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:10:10 GMT

December 1,2011 --

Moeller said the new regulations will require simultaneous generator outages that may jeopardize electric reliability in the Midwest

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Entergy Arkansas files to join MISO

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:40:40 GMT

November 28,2011 --

The company's request is part of the larger plan to join a regional transmission organization, the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator

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Ohio regulators OK new electric security plan for Duke Energy Ohio

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:35:20 GMT

November 28,2011 --

In its ruling, the PUCO also approved the process that Duke Energy Ohio will use to set customer rates from Jan. 1, 2012, through May 31, 2015

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BPA, California ISO enhance coordination with faster response

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:20 GMT

November 28,2011 --

A new intra-hour scheduling pilot created by a partnership between the Bonneville Power Administration and the California Independent System Operator Corporation will reduce operational issues and expand opportunities for wind power developers

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Ohio PUC approves AES purchase of DP&L

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:45:30 GMT

November 23,2011 --

The transaction is expected to close as early as November 28, 2011

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Snohomish County PUD rolls out Intergraph GIS

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:05:10 GMT

November 23,2011 --

Intergraph's G/Technology family is a multidimensional solution that provides tools to support the facilities/asset management needs of utilities and communications companies

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Silver Spring Networks solution delivers smart grid-based outage restoration

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:10:30 GMT

November 17,2011 --

The offering leverages data from the smart grid network to deliver reliable and actionable information to existing outage management systems

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SCE selects Quanta for construction of Devers-Palo Verde 2 transmission project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:30:30 GMT

November 16,2011 --

Quanta's scope of services for the project consists of the construction of a new, 153-mile, 500 kV electric transmission line in an existing corridor

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Alstom to upgrade distribution management at Snohomish PUD

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:15:20 GMT

November 15,2011 --

The first phase of this project is scheduled to be operational in 2012

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B&W names Anthony Colatrella senior VP, CFO

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:10:40 GMT

November 15,2011 --

Colatrella replaces Michael S. Taff, who resigned from his position as chief financial officer

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MISO welcomes Entergy New Orleans' planned MISO membership

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:01:00 GMT

November 15,2011 --

'Today's filing by Entergy New Orleans is another important step forward in making sure the company's customers receive the benefits of joining the MISO market.'

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Quanta selected by AEP to rebuild 900 miles of transmission infrastructure

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:30:10 GMT

November 15,2011 --

Under agreements with AEP Ohio Transmission Co. and AEP Oklahoma Transmission Co., Quanta will rebuild or replace existing transmission infrastructure

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India's Power Grid Corp. to deploy robotics technology

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:55:20 GMT

November 14,2011 --

Power Grid Corp. operates and maintains over 87,000 circuit kilometers of extra high voltage transmission lines

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Siemens deploys giant circuit breakers in India

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:50:30 GMT

November 14,2011 --

The 1,200 kV circuit breaker jointly developed by Siemens' engineers from India and Germany with support from Power Grid Corp. of India, would help transmit over 6,000 MW power

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Endeavour Energy picks ClickSoftware for mobile workforce management

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:20:50 GMT

November 10,2011 --

The Workforce Management Platform will play a strategic role in helping Endeavour Energy improve productivity, customer service, visibility of field operations and compliance to Service Level Agreements

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PJM advances power grid with advanced control systems

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:05:20 GMT

November 9,2011 --

The $200 million- program was realized through more than five years of design, development and testing

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MISO board endorses $6.5 billion transmission expansion plan

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT

November 9,2011 --

MTEP11 recommends 215 new projects, including 16 Multi-Value Projects that provide broad regional benefits commensurate with costs and support state and federal energy policy objectives approved in the MISO region

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GIS tool maps assets for renewable energy development

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:10:50 GMT

November 8,2011 --

The resource, which is available online through NRDC's website, provides GIS data that is largely missing from the current renewable energy siting process

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ABB to deliver direct current data center module

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:45:20 GMT

November 3,2011 --

The rapid growth of data storage, combined with global networking, has resulted in a massive increase in data center capacity worldwide

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Met-Ed brings power back to 90 percent of customers affected by snowstorm

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:15:10 GMT

November 2,2011 --

Downed trees and branches and impassable roads have hampered restoration efforts

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JCP&L restores service to two-thirds of customers after damaging nor'easter

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:10:10 GMT

November 2,2011 --

To date, the company has restored 249,000 customers — two-thirds of all customers who lost power during the storm

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Dominion workers restoring power in Connecticut after snowstorm

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:05:40 GMT

November 2,2011 --

More than 60 linemen, tree-trimming workers and supervisors reported to Hartford and are prepared to remain until the restoration is complete

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IBM, ABB scientists collaborate to improve transmission science

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:21:00 GMT

November 2,2011 --

An improved insulator has the potential to transform the power grid by reducing energy loss and outages caused by material deterioration when exposed to weather

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Rates reduced for PJM Interconnection members

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:10:20 GMT

November 2,2011 --

PJM reduced the composite rate to 29 cents per MWh from the 30 cents per MWh rate that took effect at the beginning of 2011

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Power restored to 442,000 customers following early season snowstorm

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:30:40 GMT

October 31,2011 --

Company crews from Ohio and western Pennsylvania were positioned in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey before the storm began and have been assisting crews throughout the outage event

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Entergy's Louisiana utilities file with public service commission to join MISO

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:45:30 GMT

October 31,2011 --

The companies' joint application seeks to transfer functional control of their transmission facilities to MISO by December 2013

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PHI offers blackout help to neighboring utilities following nor'easter

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:40:30 GMT

October 31,2011 --

PHI field personnel from Pepco, Delmarva Electric and Atlantic City Electric will work with other utilities to restore power to their customers as quickly and safely as possible

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Met-Ed restoration efforts continue following nor'easter snowstorm

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:05:30 GMT

October 31,2011 --

As of 10 a.m. October 31, the company has restored service to more than 175,000 customers, with 87,000 still without power

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Post-storm power recovery may take a week or more, says CL&P president

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:55:50 GMT

October 31,2011 --

All of the 149 cities and towns served by Connecticut Light & Power were affected by the storm

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Worst October storm in PECO history blacks out more than 250,000 customers

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:50:50 GMT

October 31,2011 --

During the first 12 hours of response — while stormy conditions continued to cause power outages — PECO crews have restored service to more than 100,000 customers

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Additional resources aid JCP&L's efforts to restore service to 250,000 N.J. customers

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:45:40 GMT

October 31,2011 --

The affected counties include Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. FirstEnergy crews from Ohio also are assisting with the restoration process

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