February 20, 2024
Via: Utility DiveThe U.S. Department of Energy’s latest National Transmission Needs study, released in October, says the United States needs about 47,000 GW-miles of new high-voltage transmission capacity by 2035 under a moderate load-growth, high clean-energy scenario. That represents a 57% increase […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
May 2, 2023
Via: Utility DiveIndiana’s incumbent utilities will have a right of first refusal to build transmission lines approved by a regional transmission organization under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Eric Holcomb, R. The bill effectively freezes out competitive transmission companies such as […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
September 2, 2021
Via: PowerMagMoving quickly after devastating winds from Hurricane Ida on Aug. 29 took out eight critical high-voltage lines and blacked out New Orleans, Jefferson, and two other Louisiana parishes, Entergy hashed out two options. One—the “preferred solution”—was to restore some of […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
September 22, 2017
Via: Utility DiveA sale price on VEA’s transmission system was not revealed, but officials at the association say members netted far in excess of what it cost to build. In a statement, VEA Chief Executive Officer Thomas Husted said the cooperative took […]
July 25, 2024
July 2, 2024