PSE&G Prepared for Tropical Storm Hanna

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) is prepared for the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna, a storm system that could bring strong winds and heavy rain to New Jersey this weekend. PSE&G has all available personnel scheduled throughout the weekend to quickly respond and restore service should the inclement weather result in outages. PSE&G... 

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ITC Sends Crews to Assist With Power Restoration in Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast Communities

ITC Holdings Corp. has sent emergency field crews from its Michigan and Iowa operations to Louisiana to assist with power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. The Gulf Coast storm, which hit Monday, has left more than 1.9 million residents in Louisiana without electricity. More than 90,000 households in neighboring Mississippi are... 

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Advanced Control Systems Chosen to Deliver PRISM SCADA for City of Glendale

Advanced Control Systems, Inc. (ACS), a leading provider of smart grid automation and system solutions to global utilities, announced that it has recently been awarded a contract by the City of Glendale, CA to deliver its PRISM(tm) SCADA system to Glendale Water & Power (GWP), the city’s municipal utility. The new system will provide Glendale... 

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Announces the PeakChoice Program to Help Businesses Manage Their Energy Use

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced the launch of its PeakChoice(TM) program, a new demand response program that allows business customers to customize their contribution to power reliability during times of high energy use. Demand response programs are designed to be both fiscally and environmentally responsible ways to respond to occasional... 

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Progress Energy Ready for Potential Carolinas Landfall From Hanna

The forecast for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Hanna continues to change, and Progress Energy Carolinas is prepared to respond quickly to any damage and outages caused by the storm in the company’s service area. Progress Energy Carolinas officials are continuing to monitor the potential path of the storm and implementing early phases of the company’s... 

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Raser Wins West Java Geothermal Development Concession

Raser Technologies, Inc. announced that it was chosen to develop, in conjunction with Indonesia Power, over 100,000 acres of geothermal resources to build an estimated 110 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power in West Java, Indonesia’s most populated island. The 412 square kilometers concession surrounds the Tangkuban Perahu volcano, approximately 15... 

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Engineering Matters, Inc. Receives R&D 100 Award for Automotive Actuator That Increases Engine Fuel Efficiency by 20 Percent

Engineering Matters, Inc. today announced that its groundbreaking invention to optimize fuel economy, cut gasoline emissions and improve automotive performance, the Fully Flexible Electromagnetic Valve Actuator, was selected by R&D Magazine to receive one of the 2008 R&D 100 Awards. Branded “The Oscars of Invention” by The Chicago... 

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Kansas Utilities to Cooperate on Major High-Voltage Transmission Project

Mid-Kansas Electric Company (Mid-Kansas) and Sunflower Electric Power Corporation (Sunflower) have reached an agreement with ITC Great Plains LLC (ITC Great Plains) designating ITC Great Plains to build two of the three sections that will comprise the proposed Kansas V-Plan transmission project. ITC Great Plains will build two sections of the Kansas... 

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Pike Electric Corporation Completes Acquisition of Shaw’s Energy Delivery Services

Pike Electric Corporation announced that on September 1, 2008 it completed the acquisition of Shaw Energy Delivery Services, Inc. (“EDS”), an affiliate of The Shaw Group Inc. With EDS, Pike will provide its customers a complete solution for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) of distribution, transmission and... 

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PowerGenix Supplies Batteries to North American Light Electric Vehicle Market

PowerGenix, manufacturer of nontoxic, safe, high performance rechargeable nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries, today announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with PowerEagle, the leading manufacturer of electric bicycles in China. Under the agreement, PowerGenix will supply its NiZn cells for pack fabrication into the entire product line offered... 

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