Utility Automation & Engineering T&D articles from September 2007

Utility Automation & Engineering T&D archives from September 2007

NIMBY-ism turns to NIMFY-ism in Tulsa.(FROM THE EDITOR)
September 1, 2007... Here in Tulsa, Okla., my power is provided by Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a unit of American Electric Power. Tulsa's PSO has been routinely criticized over the years for its tree-trimming practices (a criticism which I'm sure isn't...

HD Supply Utilities, N-Dimension partner up for cyber security.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... HD Supply Utilities, the largest electric utility distributor in North America, has partnered with N-Dimension Solutions Inc. to provide integrated hardware, software and service solutions specifically developed to meet the cyber security needs...

ABB to automate 40 Con Edison substations.(NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... ABB will work with Consolidated Edison Company of New York to retrofit 40 substations over a period of two years. The contract is valued at $4.5 million and covers engineering design, equipment, installation, commissioning and training. ...

DistribuTECH, TransTECH conference programs set.(NEWS)(Conference notes)
September 1, 2007... The DistribuTECH and TransTECH conference advisory committee met in late July to choose paper and panel sessions for the two conferences, which will convene concurrently Jan. 22-24, 2008, in Tampa, Fla. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The...

ComEd, Comverge introduce Load Guard.(Load Guard Automated Price Response Service)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... ComEd and Comverge have launched Load Guard Automated Price Response Service, a demand response program available to ComEd residential customers. The Load Guard service is designed for "set-and-forget" price responsive load control for...

Siemens to supply Southern Company's EMS.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Southern Company has selected Siemen's Spectrum Power 3 energy management system to monitor, control, and optimize the reliability of its transmission system consisting of more than 27,000 miles of transmission lines, 3,400 substations, and...

Tidbit.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... The DOE is providing up to $21.7 million in funding for two American Superconductor Corp. high temperature superconductor (HTS) projects: (1.) Commercially deploy an HTS power cable system in the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) power...

VELCO selects OSI.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Open Systems International Inc. has been awarded a comprehensive contract by Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) of Rutland, Vt., for delivery of OSI's next-generation Transmission Operations System/Energy Management System (EMS) technology....

Tidbit.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Benton PUD has become the 300th user to select Telvent Miner & Miner's ArcFM Solution, which they chose to manage workflows and distributed information. Benton PUD manages 36 substations, approximately 89 miles of 115-kV transmission line and...

Elster ships millionth smart meter.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Elster has shipped its millionth EnergyAxis System smart meter. The EnergyAxis System is an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that uses two-way communications to manage installed devices and retrieve related metering information. The...

Photo story: bizarre car accident causes Kissimmee power outage.(NEWS)
September 1, 2007... About 136 customers of Kissimmee Utility Authority were plunged into darkness one Tuesday morning in late July after a one-car accident left the vehicle on top of a 13,200-volt padmount switchgear box. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The...

AMR to smart grid: today's technology is the cornerstone for tomorrow's grid.
September 1, 2007... Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems are upon us. Over the past 20 years many of us have dreamed about remote meter reading, automatic meter reading, customer communications or whatever the dream may have been called at a particular...

Getting a start on the smart grid: why smart meters are critical.(Viewpoint essay)
September 1, 2007... The 2003 blackout in the northeastern U.S. and Canada put a spotlight on the need for a more reliable, interconnected electric grid in the United States. There was talk of a smart grid or "intelligrid" even before that fateful summer, but in...

AMRA returns to Reno for Autovation 2007.(Automatic Meter Reading Association)(Organization overview)
September 1, 2007... Revisiting the scene of its successful 1999 conference and exhibition, the AMRA returns to Reno, Nev., Sept. 30-Oct. 3 for Autovation 2007. Over the course of the four-day conference, attendees can expect a wealth of information on automatic...

Pulling the plug on energy theft.
September 1, 2007... With energy prices going up and capital markets tightening, an additional 1 percent or more of revenue from a small investment makes good business sense. By employing traditional methods along with new technology, electric utilities can reduce...

KCP & L plan energizes distribution automation.(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... Kansas City Power & Light (KCP & L) already possesses distribution automation (DA) "momentum" with past award-winning work with automated capacitors for volt and VAr control. Initial automation work used privately owned two-way radios...

A new dawn for the utility CIO.
September 1, 2007... American humorist and philosopher Will Rogers once said, "If we spent as much time studying the future as we do studying the past, we'd be years ahead of where we are now." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many utility company CIOs would like to...

Using GPS in utilities: accuracy and applications.
September 1, 2007... Global positioning systems (GPS) have revolutionized field activities for many utilities, enabling ready collection of highly accurate spatial data that can be used to support a variety of systems and objectives. However, as with anything else,...

The emergence of the personal data wall.(GETTING EQUIPPED)
September 1, 2007... Recent technological advances in graphics hardware and software have introduced a number of possibilities for professionals working in areas such as grid operations centers where large amounts of data are employed. With the use of multiple...

Clamp Meter.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... Fluke Corp.'s 345 Power Quality Clamp Meter is designed for servicing and commissioning electronic switching loads including variable frequency drives, electronic lighting and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. Combining the...

Smart grid apps.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... The FASTapps (feeder automation and substation technology applications) solution from Advanced Control Systems (ACS) consolidates network intelligence and the power of distributed application logic into a secure, substation-based data...

Dispatch Console.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Moducom introduces UltraCom E911/Radio Dispatch Console System)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Moducom's UltraCom is an E911/Radio Dispatch Console System with no software maintenance fees and free software upgrades. It includes built-in features such as: a map viewer, automatic and manual diagnostics, phone and radio recall recorders,...

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... DistribuTECH and TransTECH 2008: The utility industry's most comprehensive conference on automation, information technology and T & D engineering Jan. 22-24, 2008. Tampa, FL. // Phone 918.832.9265 // www.distributech.com SEPTEMBER 17-19...

Planning for the future AMI world.(advanced metering infrastructure )
September 1, 2007... The evolution of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology continues to accelerate. This pace of change resembles that of the Internet more than the traditional utility world and warrants a re-examination of the approach to AMI...