OCED plans to fund about 16-69 projects, offering a range of funding from $2–50 million each with a 5–50% minimum non-federal cost share per project. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI)...
Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to become a hurricane threat to the Louisiana and upper Texas coasts by Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center designated Tropical Storm Francine Monday morning, the sixth named storm...
Big-data handling has become a trending issue for the power delivery industry. This hot topic is demanding attention with its ever increasing numbers of data centers coming online around the globe. Who would have thought old webpages were valuable? According to a...
A few years ago I came upon a crew using 6-inch chocks to hold back a 38-ton crane truck. I told the crew I was happy that they were making an effort at compliance, but I had to ask them, “Why do we place chocks under a truck’s wheels? Is it to comply with our safety...
Digging into a report on infrastructure buildout success factors and how permitting reform and load growth might shape transmission work going forward. Earlier this year, a team of energy policy researchers outlined some of the key factors underlying the success—or...
Total import capabilities between transmission planning regions also vary depending on the season, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday. Electric power transfer capability between transmission planning regions varies widely by location and...
