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BOEM Publishes Notice On New York, New Jersey Offshore Wind Transmission
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a request for competitive interest for the development of a...
Rocky Mountain Power Breaks Ground On Major Wind, Transmission Initiative
Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp and part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has begun construction efforts for its Energy Vision 2020 wind power...
Missouri PSC Approves Invenergy’s Acquisition Of Grain Belt Express
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has unanimously approved a request by Invenergy to acquire Clean Line Energy Partners’ Grain Belt Express transmission project.
In...
Iowa Governor To Lead Midwestern Governors Association With Focus On Transmission
The Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) has announced its 2019 leadership: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have been named chair and...
Anbaric Center To Serve Offshore Wind Industry At Former Coal Plant
In support of the emerging offshore wind industry, Anbaric and Commercial Development Company Inc. (CDC)'s Brayton Point LLC have announced an agreement to launch...
PNM Acquiring Transmission Project To Support New Mexico Wind
PNM, a wholly owned New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, has announced an agreement with an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group 2 LP...
Clean Energy Groups Throw Weight Behind Wisconsin Transmission Line
On Friday, direct testimony was filed with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) in the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line case (Case # 5-CE-146).
A...
TransWest Express Transmission Project Wins Wyoming Approval
The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, part of the state's Department of Environmental Quality, has unanimously approved the TransWest Express (TWE) Transmission Project, which will...
Joint Industry Project Collaborates On Floating Offshore Wind Cables
The Carbon Trust has announced the five winners of its dynamic export cable competition as a part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project...
N.Y. Seeks To Improve Integration Of Renewables Onto Grid
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced up to $30 million in funding for projects that aim to improve the resiliency, flexibility and integration...
FERC Seeks Input On Improvements To Transmission Incentives Policy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking comments on possible improvements to its electric transmission incentives policy.
FERC says the goal is to ensure...
Missouri Regulators Approve Grain Belt Express Clean Line
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has OK'd the Grain Belt Express Clean Line, a transmission project that would deliver wind energy from western...
Anbaric Appoints Leader Of N.J. Offshore Wind Transmission
Transmission developer Anbaric has appointed Janice Fuller its president of the New Jersey OceanGrid. In her role, Fuller will lead the development of an...
Rail Transmission Project Would Deliver Renewables Between PJM, MISO
Direct Connect Development Co. (DC DevCo) has announced the SOO Green Renewable Rail project, a proposed transmission line that would transport wind and solar...
GE Researchers Work On Expanding Big Cities’ Access To Renewable Power
GE Research has been awarded $5.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) for a...
Study: How Fine-Tuning Wind, Solar Could Help Texas With Grid Reliability
The timing and placement of wind and solar power facilities are critical factors for Texas electricity providers that juggle their output with other resources...
Distributed Energy And Grid Management: A High-Tech Opportunity
The Wake-up Call
On Aug. 14, 2003, just after 4:10 p.m., large parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S. and parts of Canada suffered one...
Report: Outdated Electricity Market Rules Hinder Wind, Solar Deployment
Although record-low costs and consumer demand are driving growth in U.S. wind and solar energy, outdated wholesale market rules are preventing the two technologies...
Invenergy To Acquire Clean Line’s Grain Belt Express
Invenergy has announced plans to acquire all the development assets of Clean Line Energy Partners' Grain Belt Express transmission project.
According to Invenergy, new transmission infrastructure...
Large-Scale Substation Projects To Support Wyoming Wind
PacifiCorp has selected a joint venture between Burns & McDonnell and Hitachi T&D Solutions - a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. - to build...