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3 casino companies face $126.5M in exit fees if they leave NV Energy grid

2015-11-27 05:59:49| Electronics - Topix.net

Three major casino operators that have filed paperwork to exit the NV Energy grid and buy their energy from other suppliers would face combined upfront fees of at least $126.5 million as well as ongoing unspecified costs. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is considering requests by Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Las Vegas and MGM Resorts to leave NV Energy's bundled retail electric service and instead purchase energy from alternative suppliers.

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NERC Holds Grid Security and Incident Response GridEx III Exercise

2015-11-23 17:42:00| Transmission & Distribution World

On Nov.18-19, more than 350 organizations and 3,000 participants from across the electric utility industry and federal and state governments participated in the North American Reliability Corporation grid security read more

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National Grid and ABB Celebrate 25th Anniversary of HVDC in New England

2015-11-20 21:28:00| Transmission & Distribution World

ABB and National Grid last month celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first major High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power system that connects Quebec’s extensive renewable energy resources to the major population centers in southern New England. The first-of-its-kind Sandy Pond HVDC converter station in central Massachusetts has brought up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of clean energy into New England for the past quarter century. read more

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New Research Center Will Focus on Cybersecurity of Nation's Power Grid

2015-11-20 19:00:00| Transmission & Distribution World

University of Arkansas engineering researchers, focused on solid-state solutions to upgrade the U.S. power grid, will lead a new national center devoted to cybersecurity for electric power utilities. read more

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