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CSWeek 2016

Submitted by Joe Paparello on Tue, 2015-12-15 13:56

CS Week is the premier annual educational and customer service conference that serves utility professionals at electric, gas and water/wastewater utilities across North America and around the world. CS Week provides learning and networking opportunities in support of the utility customer service lifecycle: Billing, Credit and Collections, Customer Engagement, Devices, Data & Analytics, Field Customer Service, Payments and Strategies and Management.

DistribuTECH

Submitted by Joe Paparello on Tue, 2015-12-15 10:00

 

DistribuTECH is the world's leading annual T&D event attracting 11,773 attendees from 67 countries*.
DistribuTECH will take place February 9-11, 2016 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida alongside sister events the Electric Light & Power Execut

Siemens to Supply 126MW to Onshore Wind Power Plants in Scotland

Submitted by aburr on Mon, 2015-12-07 12:49

Siemens was awarded orders for three onshore wind projects in Scotland. For the Dersalloch wind farm in the South Ayrshire region, Siemens will construct, install and commission 23 units of its D3 direct drive wind turbines, providing a combined output of 69 MW. The installation of the turbines is scheduled to begin in spring 2016 with the official handover of the site to developers ScottishPower Renewables in autumn 2016. In addition, Siemens will supply six SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines to the Ewe Hill Phase 1.

Southern Company Subsidiary Acquires First Solar Project in Texas

Submitted by aburr on Mon, 2015-12-07 12:48

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power acquired a controlling interest in the 157- MW Roserock solar facility from Recurrent Energy. The facility is being developed by Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, which will retain the remaining interest in the project. The project, currently under construction, is expected to enter commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Enbridge Acquires 103-MW West Virginia Wind Project

Submitted by aburr on Mon, 2015-12-07 12:48

Enbridge acquired a 100 percent interest in the 103- MW New Creek Wind Project, from EverPower Wind Holdings. Enbridge's total investment is approximately $20 million. Located in Grant County, West Virginia, New Creek Wind will comprise 49 Gamesa G97/G90 turbines and is targeted to be in service in December 2016. The project was developed by EverPower Wind Holdings. New Creek will be constructed under a fixed-EPC agreement with White Construction.

Portland General Electric formalizes Agreement to Join Western EIM

Submitted by aburr on Mon, 2015-12-07 12:47

Portland General Electric Company (PGE) and the California Independent System Operator (ISO) filed an implementation agreement with FERC, paving the way for the Portland, Ore.-based utility to participate in the western energy imbalance market (EIM) starting in October 2017. The western EIM is a real-time energy wholesale market that automatically dispatches the lowest-cost electricity resources available to meet utility customer needs while optimizing use of renewable energy over a large geographic area.

NRG Energy Enters into Agreements to Sell Two Generating Plants for $138 Million

Submitted by aburr on Mon, 2015-12-07 12:46

NRG Energy agreed to sell two of its generating stations: the 525-MW Seward power plant in New Florence, Pennsylvania and the 352-MW Shelby County power plant in Neoga, Illinois. The Seward facility, which is located in the PJM Interconnection, is being acquired by Seward Generation, a Robindale Energy Services company. The Shelby County facility, which is located in the MISO Interconnection, is being acquired by an affiliate of Rockland Capital.