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Northeast Grid Upgrade Clears a Major Hurdle
by
Rick Laezman
| November 2012
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  • Systems

The need to upgrade the nation’s aging grid infrastructure has become more apparent. Fortunately, utilities and public officials are up to the task.

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Wireless Technology Takes Grid Monitoring Underground
by
Rick Laezman
| October 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Much of the smart grid’s strength lies in its use of wireless technology to improve monitoring, information flow and efficiency. As powerful as that combination may be, a couple of California utilities have taken it to a new low. That is to say they have taken it underground.

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‘Termineter’ Tests Smart Meter Security
by
Rick Laezman
| October 2012
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  • Systems

While complaints about inaccuracy and the invasion of privacy may be unfounded with smart meters, security worries may be more legitimate.

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Gulf Coast Dodges Hurricane Isaac Bullet
by
Timothy Johnson
| October 2012
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  • Your Business

On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast residents watched as Category 1 Hurricane Isaac bore down on the New Orleans region, evoking memories of the costliest U.S. hurricane disaster on record. On Aug.

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Siemens Secures Order to Electrify Hawaii’s First Rail Transit System
September 2012
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  • Systems

Siemens announced it has received a multimillion dollar order from Ansaldo Honolulu, a joint venture, to electrify the track for the new Honolulu rail transit system. A first for the state, it is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

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Storm, Power Outages and Heat Wave Torment Midwest and Mid-Atlantic States
by
Timothy Johnson
| August 2012
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  • Your Business

As U.S. utilities made projections for the summer months and predicted there would be enough capacity to meet demand with no outages, Mother Nature seemed to have other plans.

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Regional Grid Upgrade Project Gets Lucky
August 2012
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  • Systems

The Lucky Corridor, approximately 93 miles of planned new electrical transmission, consisting of double-circuit 230-kilovolt (kV) line in New Mexico, cleared a hurdle with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Western Area Power Administration, a power marketing administration in the U.S.

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2012 Profile of the Electrical Contractor
by
Joseph M. Kelly
| July 2012
| under
  • Residential

For the past 50 years, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR has surveyed its readers every other year to get a snapshot of the industry and pinpoint emerging trends, opportunities and other changing dynamics.

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Support for Oil and Gas Rebounds, Dips for Renewables
by
Rick Laezman
| May 2012
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  • Systems

In this age of energy transformation, the role of public opinion is clear. Although it does not make or break a particular energy source itself, it can serve as a reliable barometer for the future.

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Grid Modernization: Benefits and Challenges Abound
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
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  • Systems

As we transform into a high-tech, renewable-powered society, so must the grid we rely on to deliver our energy. Concurrent with those changes, the smart grid has emerged as the power delivery system for a new age.

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PPL Electric Utilities Plans $664 million in Improvements to Electric Delivery System
April 2012
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  • Systems

PPL Electric Utilities, serving central and eastern Pennsylvania, plans $664 million in capital improvements in 2012 to its electricity delivery system.

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Number of Retired Coal-Fired Plants Reaches a Milestone
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
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  • Systems

In the long-running battle for the nation’s energy soul between green power and fossil fuels, victories are taken in measure. Despite their emergent success in recent years, renewables still have a long way to go to become the predominant power source.

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Boulder’s SmartGridCity Recognized as a Model City of the Future
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
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  • Systems

As the global population grows and its energy use expands, consumers, policy-makers and utilities look to city leadership for models of effective program planning, design and implementation that help tackle the challenges that accompany expansion.

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Transmission Lines to Be Replaced at Grand Coulee Dam
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
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  • Systems

The nation’s largest hydroelectric facility is about to get an upgrade. As its 75th anniversary approaches, aging transmission lines at Washington’s Grand Coulee Dam will be removed and replaced with safer, more reliable lines.

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Transmission Expansion Projects Unanimously Approved
January 2012
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  • Systems

MISO, a regional transmission organization, approved its Transmission Expansion Plan 2011 (MTEP11), a comprehensive, long-term regional plan for the electric grid that will bring more than $2 billion in annual benefits for decades to come for energy consumers throughout the Midwest.

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Better Smart Grid and Vehicle-Electrification Standards
by
Mike Breslin
| October 2011
| under
  • Green Building

In the first quarter of next year, SAE International plans to establish a standard, integrated coupler that would allow electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to be charged from either a conventional, 15-amp alternating current (AC) wall outlet or a direct current (DC) connector of

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Midwestern and Eastern Utilities Keep up With Record Temperatures and Demand
by
Timothy Johnson
| September 2011
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  • Systems

In late July, utilities across the country issued notices to their customers, pleading with them to minimize energy use during the projected heat wave—a prolonged period in which every state in the country broke heat records.

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The Smart Grid Keystone
by
Darlene Bremer
| September 2011
| under
  • Systems

Infiniti Research Limited’s report, “Global Smart Energy Meter Market 2010–2014,” forecasts that market will reach $19.5 billion in 2014. Key factors contributing to market growth are initiatives from regulatory authorities and home area networking connectivity technology.

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Program Finds ComEd Customers Could Save $2.8 Billion, Experience Fewer Outages With Smart Grid
September 2011
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  • Systems

Black & Veatch, a consultancy company, evaluated a one-year smart meter pilot program for ComEd, the Chicago-area utility. They found customers of the utility could save $2.8 billion on their electric bills over the 20-year life of a smart meter.

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TVA Transmission Lines Back in Service
by
Mike Breslin
| September 2011
| under
  • Systems

In mid-July, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) placed the last two transmission lines, both from Widows Creek Fossil Plant, back in service 74 days after sustaining unprecedented damage due to severe storms and tornadoes in April on its power transmission system.

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