Energy Dimensions

PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co., along with American Electric Power, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co, Exelon Corp., NorthWestern Energy, and MidAmerican Energy Co., a subsidiary of MEHC, is sponsoring a comprehensive study of the transmission infrastructure needed in the Upper Midwest to support renewable energy development and transport that energy to consumers in markets to [...]

CLEVELAND, OHIO and BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA -  Solar Trust of America, LLC, a newly formed integrated industrial solar solutions company, announced that it has entered into contractual arrangements with its business partners Solar Millennium and MAN Ferrostaal to provide the U.S. market with a complete turnkey solution in connection with the development, construction and financing of [...]

The Imperial Irrigation District has initiated an open season for the transmission of renewable energy from the resource-rich Imperial Valley to the California Independent System Operator. From Aug. 17 through Oct. 1, 2009, eligible customers interested in accessing scarce transmission capacity via Path 42 – the main path for the delivery of renewable recourses to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio,  – Electric Transmission America (ETA), a transmission joint venture of American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, has joined with American Transmission Company, Exelon Corporation, NorthWestern Energy and MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, to sponsor a comprehensive study of the transmission needed in the Upper Midwest to [...]

Washington, DC., – As part of an innovative partnership aimed at increasing economic development while setting our nation on the path to energy independence, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced a program to award $2.3 billion in tax credits for manufacturers of advanced energy equipment. Authorized by [...]

San Francisco, CA., – Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations firm, and Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, a research and polling consultancy, released the results of the 2009 Green Power Progress Survey: A Study of Consumer Demand for Green Power Infrastructure, Renewable Energy & Technologies. Chief among the findings is that while there is concern [...]

Utility becomes sole owner of planned wind facility, significantly expanding its commitment to clean, renewable energy production in Washington DAYTON, Wash., – In a sign of its continued commitment to wind power, Puget Sound Energy, the nation’s second-largest utility owner of wind energy, has purchased full ownership rights to develop the Lower Snake River Wind [...]

National Grid, the nation’s second-largest utility, has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy for $200 million in stimulus funding to develop an “end-to-end” smart grid deployment that will include approximately 200,000 customers in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Through its smart grid program, National Grid is partnering with the three states to help [...]

ATLANTA, GA. – Southern Company announced it has applied for $362 million in federal infrastructure funds to advance the company’s ‘Smart Grid’ initiatives across its four-state service territory. Southern Company submitted its applications to the U.S. Department of Energy, which has allocated $4.5 billion to award grants to advanced infrastructure projects nationwide as part of [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV – NV Energy announced that it has applied for a $138 million grant in stimulus funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) to support the company’s Advanced Service Delivery (ASD) Project, which will help build a modern Smart Grid infrastructure for the state of Nevada. NV Energy’s ASD project is a Smart [...]