Idaho-to-Vegas power line moving ahead
LS Power announced that it and the DOE's Western Area Power Administration are moving forward on an "evaluation and consideration of a potential partnership" to develop the Southwest Intertie Project, which would travel 500 miles.
LS Power says it plans to start construction later this year and could deliver up to two gigawatts of renewable energy to the grid.
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The Phillipines wants nuclear power to be included in the country's energy mix as the demand for electricity is expected to rise.
MANILA - Phillipines Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi made the proposal during last Monday's Cabinet meeting in Malacaaang. "Secretary Cusi likewise sought the approval of the issuance of a proposed executive order for the inclusion of nuclear power in the country's energy mix as the Philippines is expected to the rapid growth in electricity and electricity demand, in which, 24/7 power is essential and necessary," Panelo said in a statement.
Panelo said Duterte would study the energy chief's proposal. In the 1960s until the mid 80s, the late president Ferdinand Marcos adopted a nuclear energy program and…
