Carl Dombek
About the Author
Carl Dombek, senior editor for TransmissionHub, is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience as a broadcast journalist on radio and TV, and as a writer for newspapers, magazines, and the Web.
Prior to joining TransmissionHub, Carl spent five years in the U.S. power industry, including positions at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the Midwest ISO.
Contact Carl Dombek at CarlD@PennWell.com.
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Damaged 230-kV lines in central California repaired, returned to service
The lines tie into California’s 500-kV backbone and feed the service territories of two utilities in the heart of the state’s Central Valley.
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OG&E ‘high priority’ transmission project clears hurdle
The Woodward to Thistle transmission project, identified in the utility’s most recent IRP as one of two ‘high priority’ projects, will run from Woodward, Okla., to Kansas, improve reliability and facilitate renewable energy.
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Electric vehicles not straining Pacific Northwest grid
Load forecasting combined with the region’s load curves enable seamless incorporation of EVs into the area’s grids.
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PGE, BPA sign MOU to obtain more transfer capability for PGE
The two entities will work out ways to make up for the transfer capability that would have come through the Cascade Crossing transmission project, which has been modified to reduce the project’s environmental impact.
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Utilities, regulators, advocates file appeals court challenge to FERC Order 1000
Petitioners are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to decide whether provisions including the cost allocation requirements and removal of the right of first refusal contained in the landmark 2011 order exceed FERC’s authority.
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Transmission contracts important to meeting future capacity needs – Puget Sound Energy
Integrated resource plan filed May 31 includes plans for additional wind generation in locations already served by transmission.
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BPA preparing preliminary EA on Keeler-Tillamook transmission rebuild
The agency is proposing to rebuild 58 miles of 115-kV transmission between Hillsboro and Tillamook, Ore., as part of its ongoing program to update aging portions of its infrastructure.
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California regulators to publish proposed Tehachapi project decision by June 11
The proposed decision must be available 30 days before being acted upon, and will be subject to comments by interested parties and members of the public before regulators take final action.
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Projects Update: BC Hydro reverts to original route for Interior-Lower Mainland project
BC Hydro is working on several major transmission projects simultaneously to add capacity, replace aging infrastructure, and tie in rural communities that currently do not obtain their electricity from the organization’s grid.
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Markey-Waxman report: Most utilities meeting only minimum cybersecurity standards
The utilities that responded to a voluntary survey revealed that most are doing little more than the minimum when it comes to cybersecurity, protecting against geomagnetic distrubances, and ensuring availability of adequate replacement equipment.
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