State and federal regulators outlined a list of criteria for the Department of Energy to consider when it starts providing grant and other funding for Smart Grid projects under the 2009 stimulus bill. The regulators, members of the Smart Grid Collaborative jointly sponsored by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the Federal [...]
CALGARY, Alberta – TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) announced it was the successful bidder on a contract to build, own and operate a US$320 million pipeline in Mexico. The project is supported by a 25-year contract for its entire capacity with Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico’s state-owned electric company. The proposed Guadalajara Pipeline [...]
Calgary, Alberta – Alberta has grown at an exceptional rate and the transmission system needs to catch up – to bring new generation on the grid, to connect people and business to power and to bring economic opportunities to our province. On March 10, 2009, AltaLink received approval to build and operate the Southwest 240 [...]
President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law on February 17, 2009, to jumpstart the U.S. economy, create or save millions of jobs, spur technological advances in energy, and invest in long-term infrastructure. An initial survey of the early impact of the ARRA reveals thousands of infrastructure and [...]
By Stephen R. Cieslewicz President, CN Utility Consulting I just read (and thoroughly enjoyed) Randy Miller’s article, “Best Management Practice for Integrated Vegetation Management,” in the April 22 issue of EnergyDimensions.net covering the International Society of Arboriculture’s Best Management Practice (BMP) for Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) for electric utility rights-of-way. I believe that the publication [...]
