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Giant Coal Projects Boost National Grid

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:50:06 GMT

Dar Es Salaam — With climate change hitting hard on Africa, governments should now change their altitudes towards the excessive use of hydro electric power which is now losing momentum as water levels are increasingly going down.
Source: AllAfrica.com

Six are vying to connect wind farms to the grid

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:50:44 GMT

Ofgem today said it had strong competition among bidders looking to run the £1 billion-plus transmission contracts that will bring the electricity generated by offshore wind farms into Britain's grid.
Source: This Is London

Ofgem names shortlist for UK offshore wind links

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:47:31 GMT

The first stage will connect up to 2 GW of renewable electricity, enough to power about 2 million homes. The winners are to be announced in May 2010.
Source: International Business Times

Wind power's cost to R.I. consumers is still up in air

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:40:01 GMT

PROVIDENCE — Experts agree that wind power will cost more than energy generated by coal or natural gas, but the question is: how much more?
Source: Providence Journal

ALL CHARGED UP

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:46:44 GMT

BOLTON Margaret Campbell and Stanley Smith are bending the boundaries of home-based business.
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Real cost of wind

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:51:27 GMT

The news that Cape Wind and National Grid, a regional power distributor, will soon negotiate the cost of power from the proposed 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound sounds like the last act is near. Perhaps, but it's likely to be a dramatic one.
Source: Cape Cod Online

South Warwickshire News: Workers at Warwick's National Grid plant to be balloted over strike action

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:26:36 GMT

WORKERS at Warwick’s National Grid plant may walk out in the New Year in a row over pay and working conditions. Hundreds of employees at the firm are to ballot for strike action next week after several turbulent months at the company.
Source: Coventry Telegraph

Unitil blasted for poor response to storm

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:02:28 GMT

Command System, a nationally recognized response system, will be key to avoiding mass confusion during a future storm. SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE File / BRETT CRAWFORD Mirra Co. Inc.
Source: Sentinel & Enterprise

Quoted in 'National Grid OKs deal to buy Deepwater's wind-generated power'

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:40:03 GMT

said in Providence Journal:

This is a tremendous accomplishment and ensures that Rhode Island remains the leader in developing the nation’s first offshore wind farm ... I commend National Grid and Deepwater Wind for recognizing the importance of this agreement both to the ratepayer and the Rhode Island economy. Investing in renewable energy reduces our exposure to the volatility of energy prices on the world market, and this agreement establishes confidence in the financial feasibility of the project.

Quoted in 'National Grid, IPP drop objections to North Country Power Authority'

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:31:35 GMT

said in Watertown Daily Times:

National Grid asked us to limit our use of eminent domain to not take transmission lines larger than 22,000 volts. IPPNY asked that we not use eminent domain to take generating facilities. We might still buy one but we would not use eminent domain ... Our main interest has always been the distribution system so we thought this was fair.

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Linemen install cables on the Transco power transmission line in Santa Rosa town south of Manila on January 15, 2009 as the Chinese-led consortium officially took over a 25-year concession of the Philippines' national electricity grid as part of the gov...

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How the National Grid responds to demand

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:39:45 GMT