November 23, 2020
On November 19, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to approve a draft notice of proposed rulemaking to make the existing power lines more efficient.
November 20, 2020
GRID Alternatives—a non-profit organisation (NGO) based in Oakland—recently installed a vanadium flow battery (VFB) at a fire station run by Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians in Southern California.
November 19, 2020
Eversource Energy has recently put the USD61 million Greater Hartford Central Connecticut Reliability Project into service in Connecticut.
November 18, 2020
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved changes to the methodology on how PJM Interconnection (PJM) could calculate its energy and ancillary services offset.
November 17, 2020
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and regional electricity grid operator PJM Interconnection have announced the commencement of a State Agreement Approach (SAA) solicitation for offshore wind transmission solutions.
November 10, 2020
Work on the Greenwich substation and line project in Greenwich, Connecticut is nearing completion, by the developer – Eversource Energy.
November 10, 2020
New Jersey-based Eos Energy Storage LLC—an energy equipment and solution provider—signed an agreement with Hecate Energy—a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy (RE) projects and storage solutions in North America, to supply battery solutions to over 1 GWh of energy storage projects, for an estimated value of about USD250 million.
November 9, 2020
Citizens Energy Corporation, a non-profit energy company involved in constructing power generation and transmission systems in the US, in partnership with the state agency Imperial Irrigation District (IID) announced a USD40 million power line upgrade in California to help bring savings for California ratepayers.
November 6, 2020
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)—an engineer formation of the US Army involved in the management of military construction and civil works—has issued a federal environmental permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line project.
November 5, 2020
Three US states—Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia—have partnered to advance the development of offshore wind projects in the region, and promote the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic US as a hub for offshore wind energy.
November 5, 2020
Canadian Hydro One Inc., Ontario's largest electricity transmission and distribution company, has commenced online community engagement sessions to provide updates and gather their feedback on its planned 230 kV Chatham–Lakeshore transmission line project.
November 3, 2020
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has selected Transource Missouri—a subsidiary of Transource Energy (jointly owned by American Electric Power (AEP) and Evergy Inc.)—for developing its second competitive transmission project under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 1000.
November 3, 2020
FirstEnergy has reportedly formed a new transmission company—Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company—to serve parts of PJM Interconnection’s (PJM) Allegheny county (in Pennsylvania) power systems zone.
October 29, 2020
Canadian Hydro-Québec is planning to build a 262-km, 735 kV Micoua–Saguenay transmission line, between the Micoua substation in the Côte-Nord region and the Saguenay substation in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec, Canada.
October 28, 2020
In a technical conference regarding offshore wind integration in the network of regional transmission operators/independent system operators (RTOs/ISOs), convened on October 27, 2020, the latter and wind developers called for changes to be made to the transmission rules governing offshore wind integration.
October 28, 2020
Vineyard Wind—a 50-50 partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid Renewables (a subsidiary of Avangrid Inc.)—has secured a transmission agreement with the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) to deliver power to the system operator’s grid when the Vineyard Wind 1 project comes online.
October 27, 2020
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is seeking public input on the proposed transmission upgrades to provide power for the growing load demand in the Knox and Loudon counties in Tennessee.
October 26, 2020
The Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee has scheduled public hearings from November 16-19, 2020 on the application of Hashknife Energy Center LLC—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invenergy LLC, for Certificates of Environmental Compatibility (CECs) to authorise the Hashknife Energy Center Gen-Tie project.
October 23, 2020
The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has designated the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) USD1 billion Northern New York (NNY) transmission line as a high priority project for meeting the state’s renewable energy (RE) goals; while also adopting criteria for identifying other such ‘priority transmission projects (PTPs)’.