News & Announcements

FPL Tests Its Readiness for Storm Season with 'Hurricane Beta'

JUNO BEACH, Fla., May 08, 2008 -- BUSINESS WIRE

It's been almost two and half years since Hurricane Wilma made landfall, the last of seven storms to hit Florida Power & Light Company's service territory in a 15 month period. Yet every year the company prepares for storm season as if the next Wilma could arrive tomorrow.
Commission To 'Demand' Underground Power Lines

May 7 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tony Marrero Hernando Today, Brooksville, Fla.

County commissioners are drawing a line in the sand over power lines. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to "demand" that Progress Energy install any new transmission lines underground in existing utility corridors and "with the best available technology."
Trenton: Power line project to aid MDI stability

May 7 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bill Trotter Bangor Daily News, Maine

With the thaw of winter and onset of warmer temperatures, a new corridor to Mount Desert Island has been cleared through the woods in the middle of this coastal Hancock County town.
NYISO Issues 2007 Annual Report

RENSSELAER, N.Y., May 07, 2008 -- BUSINESS WIRE

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released its 2007 Annual Report, which provides a summary of the past year's activities and presents the NYISO's annual financial statement.
PJM Regional Power Grid Ready for Hot Weather Power Demand

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Power supplies should be adequate this summer in the PJM Interconnection, the nation's largest power grid, which manages the power supply for all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Upcoming Calendar Events

Fleet Management & Policy Committee Conference

Washington, DC

Monday May 19, 2008 - Tuesday May 20, 2008
Communication Strategies for Storm Restoration and Mutual Aid Events

Your City

Wednesday May 21, 2008

Please join us for a webinar detailing some strategies for communications during storm restoration and mutual aid events. Some topics that will be covered are business continuity, critical communications, mutual aid, interoperability, tie in's with Emergency Operations Centers (EOC's), continuity planning, incident management and communications continuity.
Asian Energy Week 2008

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Monday May 26, 2008 - Thursday May 29, 2008
Utilities Field Service 2008

New Orleans, LA

Wednesday May 28, 2008 - Friday May 30, 2008

The Definitive Operations Strategy And Asset Management Event. As outdated infrastructure, aging workforce and antiquated information systems haunt the utilities industry, learn from leaders acting strategically to find solutions in this troubled landscape. Now in its fourth year, Utilities Field Service will be held May 28-30, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Do not miss this opportunity to delve into the issues at the heart of your field service operations and service delivery. Bring back practices to your team and organization that you can act on now
Electricity for Non-Engineers

Sarasota , FL - USA

Tuesday Jun 03, 2008 - Wednesday Jun 04, 2008

	Underground Power Lines: A better solution 05/08/2008 at 12:20 PM \| Thomas Casten - http://www.energyblogs.com/undergroundwires Blog Commission To 'Demand' Underground Power Lines - County commissioners are drawing a line in the sand over power lines. The board voted unanimously Tue ...[read more]

	That’s just the way it is 05/06/2008 at 07:41 PM \| Eric Heldt - Testing & SCADA Blog it’s hard for a lot of testers to avoid constantly thinking of ways to improve and refine different operations and processes. Most testers I kno ...[read more]

	An Overdue Debate: Customers’ Price Controls 05/05/2008 at 08:00 PM \| Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Electricity Without Price Controls Blog The regulation vs. deregulation discussion was about the wrong question. An undiscussed issue during the debate, price control is the key to a properl ...[read more]