Archive | December 8, 2009

Clearion Software Becomes Sponsor of Online E-Newsletter Energy Dimensions

Denver, CO.  — Energy Dimensions is proud to announce that Clearion Software, LLC, Atlanta, GA, has signed on as sponsor of www.energydimensions.net. Clearion Software develops GIS software for infrastructure and land management organizations to improve information management and decision making for mobile workforces. The software, built on ESRI ArcGIS™ technology, features quality geographic displays, powerful [...]

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New Report Maps Path Forward for Colorado’s Electricity, Carbon Goals

The Renewable Energy Development Infrastructure (REDI) study outlines need for transmission,  utility-scale renewable energy, efficiency and natural gas investments Gov. Bill Ritter released a new report mapping out how Colorado’s electricity sector can reduce carbon dioxide emissions 20 percent over the next decade by significantly expanding investments in new high-voltage transmission and utility-scale renewable energy, [...]

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U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs over 1,600 MW in Third Quarter – Manufacturing Still Lags

Washington, DC – The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported in its third quarter (Q3) market report that the U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the third quarter—an amount higher than either the 2nd quarter of 2009 or the 3rd quarter of 2008—bringing the total capacity added [...]

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NV Energy and Western Area Power Administration Sign M.O.U. to Study Nevada to California/Southwest Transmission Projects

LAS VEGAS, NV -  NV Energy, Inc. and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the parties intend to explore the potential development of 500-kilovolt transmission lines and associated facilities to access renewable energy resources and deliver those resources to electricity users in Nevada, California, Arizona and other [...]

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American Transmission Co. sponsors study of transmission options to move renewable energy across Upper Midwest

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 [...]

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ATC completes 104-mile transmission line project in central Wisconsin

DE PERE, Wis. – The last portion of a project that substantially improves the reliability of the high-voltage electric system in central and northeast Wisconsin was placed into service recently. “Energizing the final leg of the Morgan-Werner West 345-kilovolt line completes a five-year effort to expand capacity and improve reliability in the area,” said Stan [...]

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From Here to There: Tying Renewable Energy to the Grid

The planets are aligning for the renewable energy industry. For the first time in North  America, the powerful spheres of political will, public consensus, and government funding are lined up to reduce CO2 emissions and dependency on fossil fuels and foreign sources by incorporating renewable energy sources into the electric grid. Renewable energy sources are [...]

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A Rural Electric Utility’s GIS Asset Inventory: Using a Team Approach

East Central Energy combines teamwork and rugged data collection hardware in project By Robert Wick December, 2009 –Like many large utilities, East Central Energy (ECE), a member-owned electric cooperative serving more than 57,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural east central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, is an amalgam of merged distribution cooperatives. In recent years, [...]

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