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Gulf Coast Dodges Hurricane Isaac Bullet
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Timothy Johnson
| October 2012
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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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Transmission Expansion Projects Unanimously Approved
January 2012
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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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Pulseclosing Technology Allowsfor Smarter Power Distribution
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Mike Breslin
| July 2010
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As the electric grid develops to incorporate renewable generation, more robust transmission and smart meters, utilities are beginning to work on the final segment of delivery by automating their distribution networks.

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Smart Grid Experiencing Growing Pains
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Mike Breslin
| July 2010
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Smart Grid pilot and demonstration programs are underway in 33 states, according to a new report, “Smart Grid Growing Pains” from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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New Power LIne De-icing System Developed
March 2009
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Dartmouth engineering professor and entrepreneur Victor Petrenko—along with his colleagues at Dartmouth and at Ice Engineering, LLC in Lebanon, N.H.—have invented a way to cheaply and effectively keep ice off power lines.

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