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From Transmission & Distribution World  |  A Penton Media Publication  |  June 26, 2009 Vol. 4, No. 11

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Table Of Contents
Entergy's Louisiana Utilities Announce Completion of Three Transmission Projects
American Transmission Co. Receives Approval for Dane County Electric Transmission Line Project
New Transmission Line, Substation to Bring Reliable Power to Upper Columbia Valley
Juan de Fuca Cable - Transport Canada Navigable Waters Permit Issued
Lelystad Substation Put into Service
ATC Energizes New High-Voltage Line in Wisconsin
BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New Transmission Line
Extra High Voltage Substations Planned in India
ATC Receives Approval to Rebuild Transmission Line
Hydro Investing $57 Million in the Provincial Electricity System in 2009
ABB Wins $19 Million Substation Orders in Singapore
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Top Story
Entergy's Louisiana Utilities Announce Completion of Three Transmission Projects
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. have completed three major projects that represent an investment of more than $100 million in the electric transmission system in south Louisiana, the companies announced Thursday.

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Announcements
American Transmission Co. Receives Approval for Dane County Electric Transmission Line Project
After more than five years of public involvement and regulatory review, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin verbally approved a vital addition to Dane County’s electric transmission system.

New Transmission Line, Substation to Bring Reliable Power to Upper Columbia Valley
BC Transmission Corp. has identified a plan that will ensure safe and reliable electricity to the rapidly growing upper Columbia Valley region.

Juan de Fuca Cable - Transport Canada Navigable Waters Permit Issued
Sea Breeze Power Corp. reports that Transport Canada has granted a “Navigable Waters Permit” to facilitate construction of the Juan de Fuca Cable Project, a 550-MW High Voltage Direct Current Light submarine transmission line to connect Vancouver Island and Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula.

Lelystad Substation Put into Service
TenneT, The Netherlands, has just put a newly expanded 380-kV high-voltage substation into service.

ATC Energizes New High-Voltage Line in Wisconsin
Completing the construction ahead of schedule, American Transmission Co. recently placed into service 75 miles of a 345-kV power line between the Werner West Substation near New London to the Gardner Park Substation adjacent to the Weston Power Plant near Wausau.

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Business & Technology
BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New Transmission Line
The Bonneville Power Administration has selected Wilson Construction, headquartered in Canby, Oregon, to construct part of its McNary-John Day 500-kV high-voltage transmission line.

Extra High Voltage Substations Planned in India
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division has recently won four orders worth approximately €50 million to supply Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (PGCIL), India’s main transmission utility, with four extra high voltage (765 kV) substations.

ATC Receives Approval to Rebuild Transmission Line
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved American Transmission Co.’s application to rebuild the 18-mi, 69kV electric transmission line that connects the Brodhead Substation and South Monroe Substation in Monroe.

Hydro Investing $57 Million in the Provincial Electricity System in 2009
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is investing $57 million in 2009 throughout Newfoundland and Labrador to ensure the continued safety and reliability of the provincial electricity system.

ABB Wins $19 Million Substation Orders in Singapore
ABB has won orders worth $19 million from SP PowerAssets in Singapore for substations that will help to strengthen the electricity transmission and distribution network.



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