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Map Courtesy of State of Montana After spending eight years and $24 million on permitting, Northwestern Energy dropped its pursuit of a $1-billion high-voltage transmission system intertie (a), which would have provided Montana wind power to networks (b) serving energy-starved Southern California. Related Links: Storm Surge Switches the Grid to 'Off' Smarter Grids Finding Limits Developers Seek FERC Permit For Plains Wind Transmission NorthWestern Tells Agencies to Halt Work on Montana-Idaho Transmission Line Since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a rule in 2006 allowing incentive-based rate treatment for transmission work, it has received more than 75 applications for projects

Five days before Hurricane Sandy made landfall in southern New Jersey and punched a black hole in the power grid from Atlantic City to Long Island Sound's

Superstorm Sandy killed about 100 people in the U.S.,wrecked neighborhoods along the Eastern Seaboard and snarled transportation for days.

Canada's energy industry regulator is investigating allegations that Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada Corp. skirted a law requiring outside inspectors for pipeline welds.

After Hurricane Sandy had done its worst, more than 8 million residents along the East Coast and other affected states were without power, according to the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

At least 300,000 people were without power along the US East Coast at mid-afternoon on Monday, Oct. 29 as rain and hurricane-force winds caused by Hurricane Sandy moved closer to shore causing outage totals to climb quickly.

When the Bull Run Hydroelectric project was built in the early 1900s, it was considered a feat of engineering and skilled construction.

Following a preliminary determination in March, the Dept. of Commerce has upheld a decision that duties should be imposed on Chinese solar photovoltaic cells and panels.

Enbridge Inc.'s proposed $6-billion, 728-mile bitumen pipeline from Alberta's oil sands to Kitimat, British Columbia, is meeting stiff opposition.

A huge plot of rural land in eastern New Mexico could soon become a major power hub for the U.S. if a start-up merchant transmission company is successful.