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| | | | | BROUGHT TO YOU BY – Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems This presentation will explore the challenges of designing aerial systems in harsh weather environments, and how covered conductor systems, both Spacer Cable as well as Tree Wire, may provide solutions, where other options are either less reliable, more costly, or both. | | Register today! |
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| MISO approves 2000 miles of new electric transmission after its ‘largest and most complex’ study |
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| Transmission bottlenecks have stymied renewable energy development in the past few years and the situation is only getting worse. However, yesterday MISO approved the first of four tranches of new transmission projects. The 18 new lines that received the green light should relieve congestion and allow for the interconnection of up to 53 GW of new generation capacity that will be built in MISOs footprint representing its rapidly changing resource mix. Bravo MISO. |
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| | | | | The new line should help increase renewable energy development and delivery in Arizona and California because it traverses a region with some of the highest potential for utility-scale solar photovoltaic energy development in the nation, according to BLM. | | Read more |
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| | | | | A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California's biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. | | Read more |
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| | | Xcel Energy has started gathering public input on its plan to build one of Minnesota's largest transmission line projects in recent years. | | Read more |
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| | | A new report issued by the American Public Power Association (APPA) analyzes trends in electrification and identifies hurdles that need to be overcome to realize wider adoption of electrification. | | Read more |
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| | | School districts can use Nuvve’s V2G technology and services to participate in SDG&E’s new Emergency Load Reduction Program. | | Read more |
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UPCOMING EVENTS | 2023 Powered by Diversity Award and Luncheon DISTRIBUTECH International®, in partnership with S&C Electric Company, is pleased to announce the first-ever Powered by Diversity Award for utilities around the world that best demonstrate achievement in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion within the workplace. Submit your applications by August 15, 2022, to be considered. The winner will be announced during the Powered by Diversity Luncheon on February 8, 2023. READ MORE |
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| | | The tie line will utilize SCADA to convey real-time information on current voltage and electric conditions to distribution system operators. |
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| | | On July 20, the United States announced a “change of scope” of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs). Under the adjustment, at least 50% of the new NGDVs will be BEVs. |
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| | | Speaking at a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset Massachusetts, U.S. President Biden on July 20 said he will be releasing $2.3B in funding through the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program (BRIC) for the fiscal year 2022. |
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