CHICAGO –Illinois officially became a national leader in the fight for clean energy on Wednesday, as the state’s landmark climate bill was passed. “Our goal from the start was to adopt reliable, renewable and affordable energy policies that create thousands of jobs in a burgeoning green energy economy and put Illinois at the forefront...
Read MoreTransmission lines extend towards the horizon in May 2017 as they carry electricity from the Laramie River Station coal-fired power plant outside of Wheatland. The terrorist attacks of September 11 have raised concerns about the security of the country’s energy infrastructure. Dossier Alan Rogers, Star-Tribune Energy infrastructure underpins just about everything. An overhead network...
Read MoreIn an update Wednesday morning, Entergy announced that 646,000 customers have been fully recovered. This represents 70 percent of the total 948,000 customers who were without power after Hurricane Ida. Breakdown information from 6.30 a.m. on Wednesday September 8: Entergy Entergy says its plan has focused on restoring service to critical customers first and...
Read MoreSeptember 4 (Reuters) – 150 mph winds from Hurricane Ida crippled a Louisiana power grid already vulnerable to aging transmission lines, power bottlenecks and $ 2 billion in damage from three hurricanes that hit last year. Ida’s landing on Sunday left a trail of destruction and suffering. More than a million customers were without...
Read MoreNEW ORLEANS – Entergy said on Wednesday it would slowly turn the lights back on in New Orleans after the first powerhouse and transmission lines in the city were restored late the day before. Deanna Rodriguez, CEO of Entergy New Orleans Deanna Rodriguez, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, said the New Orleans power plant...
Read MoreCleco explains how power is restored after a storm, as Hurricane Ida is expected to cause extensive and prolonged power outages due to its strength and size. “Safety is a priority in everything we do, so once conditions are safe we will start patrolling our transmission and distribution systems to determine the extent of...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Power (Swab) last month released detailed guidelines for the reform-based results-based power distribution program over the next five years. The program aims to reduce overall technical and commercial (AT&C) losses across India to 12-15% and improve the quality and reliability of consumers’ power supply through a financially and operationally efficient distribution...
Read MoreChevron has selected Australian engineering firm Worley to provide engineering and construction management services to the US giant’s recently sanctioned Jansz-Io Compression (J-IC) project off Western Australia. Worely did not disclose the value of the contract, but the contractor said he would provide detailed engineering, design and construction management services for the power transmission...
Read MoreFlooding, power outages and school delays are just a few of the problems caused by a bout or two of wet weather that swept through Polk County last week. The combination of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred and a heavy rainstorm dumped several inches of water over the local area in just over...
Read MoreAssess the Scope: Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution Market, 2020-28The Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution Market Assessment Report offers a comprehensive assessment of the core areas that contribute huge share to the enterprise share in the same way as gives an assessment of the latest models and market drivers that expect a...
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