Avangrid sources five transformers from WEG Transformers USA to support its $18.5B grid modernization efforts Source: Avangrid Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced a strategic investment of $7 million to purchase five power transformers manufactured in Washington, Missouri by American manufacturer WEG Transformers USA. The investment, partContinue reading “APA Member Avangrid Invests $7 Million in American-Made Transformers”
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Avangrid Announces $18.5 Billion Investment in Electric and Gas Network Infrastructure by 2028
Iberdrola investment plan reflects commitment to the U.S. market focused on rebuilding and strengthening utility grid and gas infrastructure and meeting surging power demand From Avangrid: https://www.avangrid.com/w/avangrid-announces-18.5-billion-investment-in-electric-and-gas-network-infrastructure-by-2028 Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced Iberdrola’s plan to invest $18.5 billion in the United States by 2028, with the majorityContinue reading “Avangrid Announces $18.5 Billion Investment in Electric and Gas Network Infrastructure by 2028”
FERC Paved the Way for Smart Grid Solutions. States Must Take the Next Step
Grid-enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors offer a means for grid planners to quickly squeeze more out of existing transmission lines and rights-of-way. By Rich Glick and Neil Chatterjee The American economy needs more low-cost, reliable power to grow. Demand for electricity in the United States is expected to increase at a historic pace as new data centersContinue reading “FERC Paved the Way for Smart Grid Solutions. States Must Take the Next Step”
Advanced Power Alliance Applauds Southwest Power Pool’s Approval of Consolidated Planning Process
The Advanced Power Alliance (APA) today applauded the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Board of Directors for approving the first phase of the long-anticipated Consolidated Planning Process (CPP), a revolutionary modernization of the transmission planning and generation interconnection framework across SPP’s 14-state region. The CPP streamlines SPP’s regional planning processes, delivers faster and more certain costContinue reading “Advanced Power Alliance Applauds Southwest Power Pool’s Approval of Consolidated Planning Process”
Grain Belt Express Awards $1.7B to U.S. Contractors Quanta and Kiewit to Build Largest Transmission Line in U.S. History
From Invenergy Grain Belt Express, the largest electric transmission project in the U.S., today announced nearly $1.7 billion in combined U.S. contractor awards to Quanta Services (Quanta),a leader in specialized infrastructure solutions for the energy industry, and Kiewit Energy Group Inc. (Kiewit), one of America’s leading engineering, construction and procurement companies. Grain Belt Express, anContinue reading “Grain Belt Express Awards $1.7B to U.S. Contractors Quanta and Kiewit to Build Largest Transmission Line in U.S. History”
Markets+ Funding Agreement and Funding Mechanism Receive FERC Approval
From Southwest Power Pool Markets+ is SPP’s in-development day-ahead and real-time market that will serve entities in the Western Interconnection. Market development reached a significant milestone today when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved both the Markets+ Phase Two Funding Agreement and the mechanism for funding the market’s development. On April 18, FERC alsoContinue reading “Markets+ Funding Agreement and Funding Mechanism Receive FERC Approval”
Baker: Texas Needs to Invest Big in Energy Transmission to Be Competitive
The Texas Legislature should encourage a planning process that creates a truly cost-efficient system, meeting the state’s needs today and enabling its growth tomorrow. Bryn Baker is senior director of policy and markets at the Texas Energy Buyers Alliance, which represents employers and large electricity buyers across the state. This piece appeared in the AustinContinue reading “Baker: Texas Needs to Invest Big in Energy Transmission to Be Competitive”
Hayes: Transmission is the Key to American Energy Dominance
To remain competitive and win the AI race with China, we will need all the energy we can generate while expanding our ability to transmit those electrons wherever they need to go. Christina Hayes is the executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.This piece appeared in Utility Dive on January 31, 2025. AContinue reading “Hayes: Transmission is the Key to American Energy Dominance”
SPP and Its Member Organizations Propose Historic Investment in Transmission Upgrades
SPP’s stakeholders on October 15th voted in support of the single largest portfolio of transmission investments in the organization’s history. SPP’s Integrated Transmission Planning (ITP) process yielded recommendations for $7.7 billion in transmission projects that studies show will pay for themselves in a matter of years, return benefits at a rate of at least eight-to-oneContinue reading “SPP and Its Member Organizations Propose Historic Investment in Transmission Upgrades”
Invenergy’s Cimarron Link Transmission Project Selected for $306M in Federal Financing Support
Cimarron Link will improve grid reliability and affordability in Oklahoma while driving economic development and community benefits across the state. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that Invenergy’s Cimarron Link transmission project has been selected to enter award negotiations for a $306 million capacity contract as part of DOE’s Transmission Facilitation Program. Cimarron LinkContinue reading “Invenergy’s Cimarron Link Transmission Project Selected for $306M in Federal Financing Support”