T&D Magazine - Electricity Today, January/February 2010

LEADING THE CHARGE IN... ELK HORN?

• The electric vehicles are coming, and of course the great, green state of California is showing the way in developing charging station networks – especially San Francisco.
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LANDMARK UHV TRANSFORMERS GO TO KAMMER SUBSTATION

• ABB has successfully tested and delivered three new 750 MVA, 765/500/13.8 kV, single-phase autotransformers built for a tie-in between American Electric Power(AEP) and Allegheny Energy (AE) that will increase electric transmission capabilities, thus strengthening the system reliability in the region and facilitating interstate power flow.
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A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE SMART GRID BOOM

• An increasing number of intelligent devices with data communication capabilities are being applied throughout the power system, from generation, to transmission, to distribution, right down to the customer level.
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