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The Transmission Professionals special interest group covers the distribution of power from generation to final destination.

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Texas and California built different power grids, but neither stood up to climate change

Shared Link - Transmission Professionals Group - Feb 22, 2021

Was the Texas energy crisis a point for more interstate transmission? It could be. Texas's power grid sits on an island as big as Texas and uses energy produced only in Texas. This was an issue when much of the energy infrastructure failed under..

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Independent, Local News Organization

Exploring the Impacts of Extreme Events, Natural Gas Fuel and Other Contingencies on Resource Adequacy

Shared Link - Transmission Professionals Group - Feb 19, 2021

The paper highlights the following attributes of planning for resource adequacy in an environment of increasing numbers of extreme events:

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Journalist, Independent Journalist and Analyst

AVANGRID Announces Open Solicitation From Qualified Developers for Excelsior Connect

Post - Transmission Professionals Group - Feb 16, 2021

Proposed project will power New York’s clean energy future by linking upstate and downstate via a clean energy superhighway.Link to press release.

Senior Consultant, Daymark Energy Advisors

Group wants FERC to begin evaluating approaches to developing offshore wind transmission

Post - Transmission Professionals Group - Feb 15, 2021

A group interested in developing offshore wind generation has asked FERC to start looking at a full range of options for ensuring the transmission infrastructure needed to make it happen gets built.

Freelance Writer, Editor, Consultant, Lansdowne, Pa.

Peter, I have no idea why Shell, Ørsted, and Anbaric Development feel FERC would ever "begin evaluating a full range of approaches for ensuring the build out of the transmission infrastructure needed to harness the full potential of the country’s offshore wind generation."

https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/electric/electric-transmission

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asked a question in Transmission Professionals Group on Feb 12, 2021

Independent Consultant, Rakon Energy LLC

What is the cost of a new 34.5 kV Transmission line today in Midwest US?

I want to know the cost of a new 34.5 kV Transmission line (T line) in the Midwest US because, I am trying to estimate the high end of network upgrade costs for interconnecting a new 5 MW solar at 34.5 kV substation. If the Transmission Owner..

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Rao,Generally, 69kV is the lowest voltage that could be considered transmission...

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CAISO posted these today. They are drafts. They go down to 60/70 kV.

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Hi Rao,

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Construction on NECEC begins as fights over it continue

Post - Transmission Professionals Group - Feb 11, 2021

Contractors have begun working on the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project even as efforts to stop it proceed in federal court and among Maine voters.

Freelance Writer, Editor, Consultant, Lansdowne, Pa.

Inadequate transmission blocks necessary clean energy projects

Post - Transmission Professionals Group - Feb 9, 2021

According to a recent report, 42 clean energy projects have been left on the table in Michigan since 2016 due to inadequate interstate transmission.

Independent, Local News Organization

"According to a report from Michigan's NPR station, lack of adequate transmission has left 42 clean energy projects on the table since 2016, because the interstate transmission network in place could not support the additional power. " That's one way to look at it. Here's another:

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Feb 24, 2021

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'Unreliable wind, solar generation'

The Texas power outage shows how important reliable energy is. We must continue to add wind and solar capacity but not to the exclusion of other reliable sources. Biden has called for nonrenewable power, gas, coal, and...

Feb 24, 2021

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Studies from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Have Provided New Data on Circuits Research (Increasing Penetration of Ders In Smart Grid Framework: a State-of-the-art Review On Challenges, Mitigation Techniques and Role of Smart ...)

2021 FEB 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Tech Daily News -- A new study on Engineering - Circuits Research is now available. According to news reporting originating from Madhya Pradesh, India, by NewsRx...

Feb 24, 2021

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Top board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm,...

Feb 24, 2021

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What can the Texas electricity crisis tell us about the future of energy markets?

Extreme winter weather in Texas has caused energy shortages and threatened health and safety. The energy system failures suggest that better grid planning is needed to meet demand during these difficult conditions, write two...

Feb 24, 2021

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Four out-of-state members of Texas' ERCOT board resign amid backlash

Four out-of-state board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the state's power grid, have announced their resignations amid backlash over last week's widespread outages and criticism that...

Feb 24, 2021

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Managers of Texas power grid resign after widespread storm outages

Written by Rick Rojas Five officials will resign from the board overseeing the Texas power grid after it was pushed to the brink of collapse by the recent winter storm, leaving millions without electricity during some of the...

Feb 24, 2021

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Board leaders resign from Texas power grid operator in wake of storm outage crisis

Top board leaders of Texas ‘embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose...

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