US agency signs off on Idaho Power 500-kV line between Idaho and Oregon
IDACORP Inc. subsidiary Idaho Power Co. secured approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for its 500-kV Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission project.
National Grid pulls application for NY transmission line through Lake Champlain
National Grid USA pulled its application for its planned Vermont Green Line transmission project mostly underwater through Lake Champlain but intends to resume the project.
OneGRID launches open solicitation for NY transmission line
Private developer Empire State Connector Corp. initiated an open solicitation process for interested parties to reserve space on its 265-mile, 1,000-MW Empire State Connector high-voltage, direct-current transmission line from upstate New York to New York City.
US DOE awards permit to Northern Pass transmission line
The proposed 1,090-MW Northern Pass Transmission Line, linking hydroelectric power resources from Quebec to southern New Hampshire and the broader New England market, has advanced with the U.S. Department of Energy's approval Nov. 16 of a record of decision and presidential permit for the project.
Fluor completes 38-kV line in Puerto Rico
Fluor Corp. announced that it has completed a "high priority" 38-kV power line near San Juan, Puerto Rico, allowing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to repower the lines that serve an area in Carolina.
Whitefish Energy winds down its grid repair work in Puerto Rico
Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, the contractor behind a controversial grid restoration deal with Puerto Rico's main electric utility, will wrap up its work on the island by the end of November after briefly halting repairs.
Avangrid in early stages of developing 400-MW Ore. wind farm
The future of a planned 400-MW wind farm to be located in northern Oregon depends on whether its new owner can get a power purchase agreement for the facility's output, according to an Avangrid Renewables LLC spokesman.
Puget Sound resource plan finds solar, storage part of low-cost portfolio
Accelerating conservation investments, acquiring demand response and using energy storage could help Puget Sound Energy Inc. postpone the need for new gas-fired generation until 2025, according to the company's newest integrated resource plan.
Invenergy's RI gas plant gets later in-service date
The first unit of a proposed gas-fired power plant in Rhode Island is not expected to be in service until June 1, 2021, project developer Invenergy LLC told state regulators.
Vogtle nuke owners would not immediately abandon expansion, Oglethorpe CEO says
Oglethorpe Power Corp. management said that the Vogtle nuclear plant owners wouldn't immediately abandon their expansion project if conditions change or if state regulators say they can't continue construction.
Developer persists in SD wind farm effort
Geronimo Energy, the developer behind a proposed 400-MW wind farm in eastern South Dakota, is trying to keep the project alive after regulators nixed its original plan.
Ontario opts for 55 MW of storage projects to provide grid balance
Ontario will add two energy storage projects to its electricity grid for reserve power during sudden spikes in demand. The Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator, known as IESO, said it chose projects by Hecate Energy Ltd. and Saturn Power Inc. to provide regulation service.
