http://tdworld.com/ Transmission & Distribution World News en-us http://tdworld.com/overhead_transmission/path-procedural-schedule-1109 Allegheny Energy and American Electric Power have announced that their affiliates have filed a response to a motion by the Staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to dismiss an application to build the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline overhead_transmission Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST http://tdworld.com/etrain/news_highlights/etap-2010-training-1109 Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI), developer of the ETAP enterprise solution for electrical power systems, has announced that its U.S. ETAP Workshop 2010 schedule has expanded regionally due to increased demand for ETAP electrical analysis software training. news_highlights Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:32:00 EST http://tdworld.com/etrain/news_highlights/safetycat-spanish-training-1109 The Safety.Cat.com website celebrates two years online, created with one purpose in mind: to promote jobsite safety, whether digging a trench for a small utility job in a residential neighborhood, or handling tons of ore-bearing rock in the largest of mines. news_highlights Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:21:00 EST http://tdworld.com/etrain/featured_instructor/sel-university-workman-instructor-1109 Power system professionals often refer to the "art and science" of protective relaying. Kenneth Workman, full-time instructor for SEL University, teaches that art and science. featured_instructor Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:00 EST http://tdworld.com/customer_service/nerc-ten-year-outlook-1109 Key issues such as transmission siting, cyber security, integration of renewables, climate policy, and the smart grid will require changes to policy, planning, and operations over the next ten years, announced the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) in its 2009 Long-Term Reliability Assessment today. customer_service Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://tdworld.com/substations/eer-wind-market-1109 The U.S. wind energy market could reach 8 GW installed in 2009, (including project spill-over from 2008 and new wind build), despite initial fears of a major drop in megawatts resulting from the financial crisis, according to a brief released from Emerging Energy Research substations Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST http://tdworld.com/overhead_transmission/nv-energy-wapa-mou-1109 NV Energy, Inc. and the Western Area Power Administration have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the parties intend to explore the potential development of 500-kV transmission lines and associated facilities to access renewable energy resources and deliver those resources to electricity users in Nevada, California, Arizona and other markets in the Southwest U.S. overhead_transmission Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:12:00 EST http://tdworld.com/customer_service/smart-meter-installations-1109 According to a new report from Pike Research, more than 250 million smart meters will be installed worldwide by 2015, representing a penetration rate of 18% of all electrical meters by that time, up from 46 million in 2008. customer_service Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:00 EST http://tdworld.com/smart_grid_automation/doe-energy-efficiency-awards-1109 Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday that more than $38 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to four states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities. smart_grid_automation Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:47:00 EST http://tdworld.com/customer_service/eei-customer-service-awards-1109 The nation’s leading chain and multisite businesses have named the winners of Edison Electric Institute’s 2009 National Key Accounts Customer Service Awards program. customer_service Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:39:00 EST