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A 2008 report by The Brattle Group predicted that the U.S. electric power industry would need to invest $298 billion in the transmission system between 2010 and 2030. This section will point you to the best reports, recommendations, white papers, and related resources.
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Texas has quite a lot more wind power than it can use, and a San Francisco-based transmission line developer wants to build a 400-mile transmission line to send some of it to states that aren't so fortunate. |
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Grid-scale storage may not be widespread enough today to defer new transmission, but KEMA storage expert Rick Fioravanti argues it’s an angle worth exploring. As new technologies emerge, it may be closer than you think. |
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Global spending on new transmission and distribution equipment and services will reach $107 billion this year, according to a recently released market report. |
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A group of designers thinks the way to combat NIMBY attitudes about transmission towers is to make them look like giant people. And Crayola commemorates a solar plant behind its headquarters with a new shade of — what else could it be? — green to add some color to the occasion. |
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ABB enters the record books with the completion of the first ultrahigh-voltage direct current transmission line to operate commercially. The line, located in southeastern China, spans 1,240 miles between Xiangjiaba and Shanghai, making it the longest and most powerful transmission link in the world. |
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Wind energy projects have been stalled or derailed by a lack of transmission capacity, but a new report says it's not always necessary to build new transmission lines. Instead, existing technologies can increase capacity with little or no change to existing transmission systems. |
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High-voltage electricity transmission systems all over the world are getting a massive infusion of cash. After years of neglect, transmission infrastructure investment is expected to top $600 billion over the next 10 years, according to Pike Research. |
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Broadband over powerline (BPL) has died a dozen deaths in the Smart Grid space, yet continues to dig itself out of each grave. In this article, former AEP executive and early BPL advocate Bruce Renz argues that its rightful role is in the transmission system. Click inside to see if you agree with him – and then vote in our Quick Poll regarding BPL prospects. |
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Electric Power Research Institute researchers have come up with a prototype for a wire crawling robot that can keep tabs on dangerous conditions that could affect electricity transmission lines. Click inside; you've got to see this. |
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The transmission sector has its share of woes — regulatory, jurisdictional and financing to name a few — but a new Edison Electric Institute report highlighting its member companies' projects says those utilities are continuing to increase their investments in transmission infrastructure.
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Leading power and automation technology company ABB will build a new U.S. factory to manufacture high-voltage transmission cables. |
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The New York Independent System Operator has reached an agreement with DOE to receive $37.8 million for Smart Grid technology deployments in New York's electric grid. |
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Regional transmission operator PJM Interconnection is moving ahead with a program to beef up the digital intelligence of the country's largest electric transmission system by installing more advanced monitoring equipment. A $14 million DOE stimulus grant is covering half the cost of the synchrophasor deployment project. |
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A new DOE transmission congestion study identified two areas in the country where congestion is a critical issue and two others that are areas of concern. The most transmission congestion problems are in a large swath of the east coast and the urban areas of southern California. |
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The Electric Power Research Institute has launched a collaborative of utilities and transmission system operators to gather and analyze performance data from transmission lines, substations and grid operations to establish the cost, benefit and technical requirements for improving transmission efficiency. |
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The objective of this short paper is to demonstrate the benefits of the Potomac-Appalachian transmission highline (PATH) project for improving transmission system efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. The paper includes tasks, approach, and savings from the new line design. |
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Public opposition to overhead power lines is a given. But some companies are working in the other direction: under water. A number of underwater transmission projects are underway with more waiting in the wings. |
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given an initial green light to a plan to link the country's three power grids, but stopped short of giving Tres Amigas superstation developers everything they wanted. |
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The trade association for public power has joined with several consumer and customer groups to argue that RTOs need to publicly disclose metrics to allow people to see how they are doing. |
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A new utility industry group has formed to push for fair, transparent regional Smart Grid transmission planning. Can't argue with the mission; we'll take a wait-and-see on how they go about it. |
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The Tres Amigas SuperStation, the first attempt to link America's three power grids and open up the market for renewable energy, is catching flak from opponents who say it will wind up costing consumers more. |
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This paper puts forth the argument that growth of large central station wind and solar farms, a national priority, will be stymied until existing transmission capacity is increased using new technology (FACTS, optimized transmission dispatch, high capacity conductors, advanced storage, etc.) along with the addition of new high capacity high voltage direct current (HVDC)—800 kV—and high voltage alternating current (HVAC)—765 kV lines. Bottom line: while it is true that today’s transmission is more advanced than distribution, the transition to a smart grid requires much more transmission capability and now is the time to make the required investment.
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Good news ahead for the Smart Grid market, says one of its top experts. Chuck Newton is one of the industry's most experienced and respected market researchers. One reason: He goes right to the source for his predictions. He interviews utilities around the world about their buying plans, then cross-correlates their responses with economic news and energy statistics. When we heard his latest survey was about to come out, we asked him to write up a quick summary of the high points, exclusive to SGN readers. Overall, it is good news, even though the market has a ways to go to overcome the slump of 2009. |
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PJM Interconnection, a regional grid operator, has dropped back to take a second look at a proposed high-voltage transmission project after refiguring its forecast for future energy use. It's looking at when new lines would need to be built, if ever, and other options. |
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The original electric power grid has been called “the most complex machine on earth,” and the Smart Grid is even more advanced. Yet it is quite manageable if you take it one piece at a time, which is exactly the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. Check out this brief overview of the infrastructure that transports electricity from where it is made – coal plants or hydroelectric dams, for instance – to the homes, businesses and industries where it’s consumed. Maybe you know this stuff, but chances are you know someone who doesn't. Feel free to pass it along. |
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