Electricity News 2013
January 2013 News Story Index
- Hydro-Quebec gets candid about outage management
- IESO to integrate energy storage into power grid
- BC Hydro: New transmission line energized
- Duke Energy completes solar farm in North Carolina
- FERC approves revised definition of bulk electric system
- Fortis BC awards incentive for reducing energy consumption
- Hydro One to launch an online asset analytics tool
- NS Power receives regulatory approval on 2013, 2014 rates
- NYISO Issues 2013 to 2017 Strategic Plan
- Cenovus and SaskPower's reach captured CO2 deal
- Ontario aims to strengthen feed-in tariff program
- Telvent is now Schneider Electric
February 2013 News Story Index
- FERC proposes reforms for small generator interconnections
- LIPA to explore options to pay off dept
- SCADA devices to pass $1.5 Billion by 2020
- Alberta Energy rejects call to force consumers to switch to fixed-rate contracts
- New partnership to drive electric vehicle research
- Fortis and Central Hudson file settlement agreement
- Georgia Power outlines plan to meet electricity needs
- FERC approves settlement on NERC audit
- Ontario getting out of coal-fired generation
- Quebecers most likely to buy EVs than other Canadians
- Consumers remain unfamiliar with Smart Grid
- Super Bowl outage traced to relay device
March 2013 News Story Index
- Alberta cancels carbon capture funding agreement
- Alberta seeks input on new energy regulator
- Circuit Breaker Sales acquires Federal Pacific Equipment
- Investigation into cyber-security incident continues
- Ontario's IESO releases 18-month outlook
- Devices to possibly help reduce outage response time
- PJM plans billions in transmission improvements
- PLC revenue to surpasses $418 million annually by 2020
- PSC orders utilities to improve reliability infrastructure
- Hydro-Québec starts cooperation on transmission research
- Utilities responsiveness more effective than federal government during Sandy
- Smart Grid market to total $494 billion from 2012 to 2020
April 2013 News Story Index
- Research estimates OPV market worth $630 million by 2022
- California ISO aims for 33 percent of green power by 2020
- 13 First Nations and Goldcorp form new power company
- Met-Ed spends millions to expand infrastructure
- Minnesota Power completes new transmission line
- Norfolk Power sold to Hydro One
- Smart Grid consumer engagement leads to satisfaction
- Panel approves Smart Grid IEEE 1901 standard
- Industrial control systems face funding challenges
- SCC to initiate Smart Grid Roadmap implementation
- Smart Grid Summit arrives in summer
- Wind power and public health
May 2013 News Story Index
- AEP receives FERC approval to transfer generating assets
- AESO announces initiative to improve Alberta's transmission system
- EIPC completes transmission analyses
- Abengoa plans transmission line upgrade in California
- New energy projects announced in Canada's North
- Duke Energy upgrades substation security
- New Electricity Act introduced in New Brunswick
- Florida Power & Light announces 3-year plan to strengthen grid
- Manitoba Hydro rebuilding Winnipeg's underground infrastructure
- Ontario government strengthens energy planning
- SaskPower retires 50-year-old boundary dam
- West Penn Power spend $110 Million to enhance electric system
June 2013 News Story Index
- CAISO helps advance green energy in California
- MISO expands reliability coordination services
- MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company to acquire NV Energy
- PJM integrates Kentucky electric coop into operations
- Con Edison announces plan to storm-proof distribution systems
- New Ontario government strengthens energy planning
- Hudson transmission project goes online ahead of schedule
- Abengoa to develop transmission line project in Kenya
- Demand response to have impact on Ontario power grid
- SaskPower and UK announce new carbon capture and storage program
- Texas PUC approves construction of new transmission line
- Construction begins on Toronto's new transformer station
July 2013 News Story Index
- FERC approves implementation for ISO-PacifiCorp energy imbalance market
- LIPA selects vendor for Smart Grid project on Fire Island
- PJM seeks sources to restart electric system
- Distribution automation revenue to surpass $11 billion by 2020
- CODA Energy takes the next step in grid storage
- Toshiba acquires cyberGRID for demand response deployment
- ENMAX restores power to customers in Calgary
- FirstEnergy to deactivate two coal-fired power plants
- Hydro One transmission service in Toronto stabilized
- New study concludes nuclear is best investment for Ontario
August 2013 News Story Index
- ISO declares FERC-ordered settlement with JPMorgan vindication for California ratepayers
- Alberta government tells utilities to prove fair costs
- AEP receives approval to transfer Amos Plant ownership to Appalachian Power
- BC Hydro upgrades system to help prepare for natural disasters
- Bechtel completes major power transmission project
- Bruce Power launches vision for 2040
- Charging stations on main roads in Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Duke Energy invests $400 million in pollution control
- Edison International acquires Distributed Solar Company
- ETT energizes new transmission line in West Texas
- Ontario seeks applications for Smart Grid projects
- Xcel Energy improves eastern Texas Panhandle transmission
September 2013 News Story Index
- AESO reports delays in Southern Alberta transmission project
- Capital Power to sell 3 American plants, focus on Alberta
- ENMAX flips the switch on solar installation
- IESO improvements help transition to more sustainable supply mix
- NRCan highlights benefits of energy market diversification in Ontario
- Ontario gains momentum on electricity grid investments
- Pennsylvania utility places new transmission line in service
- Kansas transmission line project takes next step
- Mississauga utility reaches electrical safety milestone
- Hydro One invests millions to build new transformer station
- Illinois Commerce Commission approves new transmission project
- Smart meters to reach 100-million milestone in 2014
October 2013 News Story Index
- Montana-Alberta tie line now fully operational
- American Transmission Co. releases annual 10-year plan
- Ontario seeks developers to create energy apps
- Duke Energy to begin steam station demolition
- Manitoba Hydro to reduce costs by closing offices
- New electricity business rules published in New Brunswick
- NB Power now a single, integrated utility
- NS Power reducing capital spending plans for 2013
- PJM Board Approves $1.2B in transmission improvements
- SaskPower begins $514 million expansion to power plant
- Siemens teams up with university for Smart Grid research
- Toledo Edison on schedule to complete substation
November 2013 News Story Index
- LIPA Issues requests for proposals for new projects
- PECO investing over $30 million in new Philadelphia substation
- BC invests in First Nations to create a green-energy future
- Sixth and final turbine arrives at Mica Generating Station
- Duke Energy to demolish Riverbend Steam Station
- GridWise Alliance discusses lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy
- NIST seeks input on Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines
- NS Power provides update on reducing costs
- Ontario launches initiative to balance power grid
- Con Edison: One year after Hurricane Sandy
- SaskPower rate increase to renew aging infrastructure
- SaskPower begins smart meter installations in Saskatchewan
December 2013 News Story Index
- CEA urges U.S. Congress to support electricity infrastructure and trade
- Canada's power sector reports record lows in occupational injuries
- BC announces future infrastructure investments in 10 year plan
- Canada approves Labrador–Island Transmission Link
- Duke Energy implodes retired Weatherspoon power plant
- Electricity Reform Act to transform electricity marketplace
- Manitoba to increase job training while building infrastructure
- NERC CIP compliance not sufficient to ensure bulk electric system security
- Ontario: First place in North America to end coal-fired power
- Ontario releases long-term energy plan
- Large Smart Grid investment to reduce power theft cost
- Hydro-Québec to ask government to reduce meter opting out costs
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