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Two nes utilities seeking state approval to build CREZ lines |
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Written by Reuters
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Saturday, 13 September 2008 |
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two new utilities have joined a group of existing Texas transmission owners seeking state approval to build more than $5 billion in new power lines needed to tap the state's abundant wind generation. The group will file a detailed proposal of its construction plan with the Texas Public Utility Commission on Friday, according to a press release. New lines are needed to move electricity from the state's windiest areas in the west to power-hungry cities. The commission wants to see enough new transmission to accommodate about 18,500 megawatts of wind generation by 2012. The existing transmission operator group includes Dallas-based Oncor, the state's largest power delivery company, Electric Transmission Texas (ETT), units of American Electric Power Co, the Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Service Corp (LCRA) and Sharyland Utilities LP. Joining this group will be the South Texas Electric Cooperative and Texas-New Mexico Power Co, a unit of PNM Resources, according to the release. |
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Texas Transmission Plan - Senate Bill 20 |
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Written by jonathan pitzer
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Saturday, 13 September 2008 |
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The most significant barrier to wind energy development in the Panhandle and parts of West Texas has been the lack of adequate transmission. Although Senate Bill 7 established the State’s goal for renewable energy in 1999, it made no special provisions for transmission to interconnect renewable resources. With the rapid growth of the state's wind industry, Texas adopted proactive transmission planning as part of legislative strategy. Significant progress has been made with Senate Bill 20 (SB 20), which laid the groundwork for large transmission lines in order to accommodate present wind industry needs and to further accelerate the use of wind power in the state.
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BP Alternative Energy Buys Greenlight Energy |
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Written by jonathan pitzer
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Friday, 15 August 2008 |
BP announced that it has purchased Greenlight Energy, Inc., a US-based developer of wind power generation projects. The purchase will allow
BP to accelerate its plans to develop a leading wind power business in North America. |
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