December 23, 2020
The high voltage direct current (HVDC) Grain Belt Express transmission line project, owned by Invenergy LLC, is expected to seek regulatory approval in Illinois in 2021.
December 21, 2020
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has recently adopted new regulations to ensure that the state's largest utilities meet the energy storage benchmarks outlined in the state’s clean energy legislation.
December 18, 2020
PSEG Long Island—a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG)—is planning to undertake necessary upgrades to the transmission infrastructure that connects substations on the eastern end of Long Island, to accommodate the growing demand in the area.
December 17, 2020
US-based Ormat Technologies Inc. recently announced the acquisition of a shovel-ready (about to begin construction soon) energy storage asset in Upton County, Texas, from Con Edison Development—engaged in the development of renewable and energy infrastructure assets throughout the US.
December 17, 2020
The Netherlands-headquartered Ventolines has got on board as the offshore wind expertise partner for the Mayflower Wind Project in Massachusetts, USA.
December 16, 2020
In light of New Jersey seeking to award about 1,200-2,400 MW of offshore wind energy projects as part of its second solicitation, Atlantic Shore Offshore Wind—a 50-50 joint venture between EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies US LLC—has submitted its proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to supply the state with up to 2,300 MW of offshore wind energy.
December 15, 2020
174 Power Global, a California-based solar energy company, and Con Edison, an investor-owned utility (IOU), have announced the signing of a seven-year dispatch rights agreement for the development of a 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS)—the East River Energy Storage System—in Astoria, Queens.
December 14, 2020
New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) board of trustees approved a ten-year strategic plan—VISION2030—for decarbonising New York State’s energy infrastructure.
December 11, 2020
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is seeking public input on upgrades to its transmission system, which involves the construction of a 34-mile (55-km), 161 kV power line to meet the growing power demand and increase power reliability in the Macon, Scooba, and DeKalb areas in Mississippi.
December 10, 2020
FirstEnergy Corporation and its subsidiaries are nearing the completion of work to rebuild and modernise an existing 138 kV power line, which is expected to enhance service reliability for Ohio Edison’s customers in Portage and Trumbull counties.
December 9, 2020
Canadian Hydro-Québec has launched EVLO Energy Storage Inc.—a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energy storage systems.
December 8, 2020
A six-month delay in bringing the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project online would cost Central Maine Power (CMP) an additional USD31 million, while a one-year delay would raise this figure to USD37 million.
December 4, 2020
The US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has launched a Request for Information (RFI) process regarding the research needs for integration of large-scale offshore wind energy generation into the transmission grid.
December 4, 2020
Rocky Mountain Power—a subsidiary of PacifiCorp—has recently announced that it has completed the construction of a key segment of its Gateway West transmission line project.
December 3, 2020
Transmission line rebuild work is underway in central New York to reduce outages in National Grid’s service territory—an electric transmission and distribution (T&D) and nature gas supply utility in New York.
December 2, 2020
Central Maine Power Company (CMP), a subsidiary of Avangrid Networks Inc., has recently announced the delay of its USD1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line project by several weeks, in the wake of establishing the project special purpose vehicle (SPV)—NECEC LLC—which will own and operate the project.
November 27, 2020
A preliminary analysis conducted by the Norwegian DNV GL—an international accredited registrar and classification society—has revealed that a mesh and backbone network design would prove to be the most appropriate for integrating offshore wind into the New York grid, despite its higher costs than a business-as-usual (BAU) radial approach.
November 26, 2020
On November 2, 2020, some of New York’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), jointly filed a report on transmission and distribution (T&D) investment in New York.
November 25, 2020
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has recently completed work on the first 21-mile (34-km) section of the first phase of the Moses–Adirondack Smart Path Reliability Project.
November 24, 2020
The Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) is proposing a pilot study in entire New England for its ‘Transmission Planning for Clean Energy Transition’ effort, which would test grid performance assumptions under scenarios of high renewable energy (RE) penetration and quantify trade-offs between transmission investment and less system flexibility.