PennEnergy's Daily Power Report 8/10

Webinar: Better Damage Assessment Electric utilities can accelerate damage assessment by streamlining critical field activities that consume the early hours of an event. Restoration and cleanup work can be faster, easier and more efficient, and restoration efforts improved by getting the right information to the right team members. Click here to sign up for this informative webinar! Good report for power plants! U.S. carbon pollution from power plants hits 27-year low A big factor was the long-term shift from coal to cleaner and cheaper natural gas, said Energy Department economist Allen McFarland. Outside experts also credit more renewable fuel use and energy efficiency. … Continue Reading Share: Utility rates under scrutiny Kansas utility agrees to scale back proposed rate hike Kansas' largest electric company reached an agreement Thursday with a consumer advocacy agency and other parties to scale back a proposed rate increase and postpone changes in charges for customers who install solar panels. … Continue Reading Share: PSC to vote next week on Miss. Power rates, approves refunds The three-member Public Service Commission set the next meeting Thursday, after taking testimony from company officials saying the unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. urgently needs the additional $159 million a year from its 186,000 customers. … Continue Reading Share: Solar power spreads Solar power plant begins operations in Honduras Isolux Corsan has delivered its first PV Solar project in Honduras on a budget of nearly $100m: the Aura II PV Solar Plant, which will produce 61.48 MWp and has been built within a tight window of only 7 months. … Continue Reading Share: SkyPower and Grupo Uribe team up to further solar power development in Mexico SkyPower, the largest developer of solar PV energy projects in the world, is pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture with Grupo Uribe , a leading energy company based in Mexico with over 50 years of experience serving households, businesses and industries. … Continue Reading Share: Improving and strengthening the grid Georgia Power enhances service and reliability for 1.1 million power customers Georgia Power announced today the completion of the installation of Automatic Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration distribution technology on circuits serving more than 1.1 million customers across the state. … Continue Reading Share: ABB to strengthen power transmission grid in New Mexico ABB has been contracted by Xcel Energy to deliver two SVCs to support its transmission grid expansion in New Mexico. … Continue Reading Share: Alstom Grid to present smart systems for power transmission Alstom Grid will participate from 16 to 19 August in the Simposio de Automacao de Sistemas Eletricos (SIMPASE), an event to discuss the automation of electrical systems. … Continue Reading Share: