Utilities planning new power lines
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Southern New England's two biggest utilities are developing plans to spend potentially $1 billion constructing 80 to 100 miles of high-voltage electric transmission lines to make the regional power grid more reliable and keep up with steadily growing energy demand.
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A public inquiry into plans to upgrade a power line between the Highlands and Central Scotland is to begin.
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Supporters say the new technology, which uses electric power lines, could become a major alternative to cable modem and phone connections if FCC approval helps it attract  participation of major utility companies.
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One in an occasional series Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities say, it could become something even worse: scarce.
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By JIM SKEEN\\ Staff Writer  PALMDALE -- To address a growing demand for water, a coalition of water providers and municipal and county government officials is trying to come up with a plan that will more than double supplies by the year 2035.
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By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 1--HIGH POINT -- The potential for ice-laden trees and electric lines causing power outages had city and school offi cials scrambling Wednesday.
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The fishhook-shaped route Dominion Virginia Power has proposed for a new power line through Northern Virginia got a frosty reception yesterday from homeowners, conservationists and local officials, who said they remain  opposed to the project despite its altered course.
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Large-scale solar-power projects will bring big benefits.
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By Jeffrey Gaunt  jgaunt@@dailyherald.com  The Elgin City Council this week went ahead with a plan to regulate utility facilities on public right-of-ways.
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RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly is trying to rewrite the complex laws that govern the state's power companies, moving toward an untested approach to electricity regulation and prompting charges from consumer groups that monthly bills will rise.
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As two companies press ahead on projects bringing natural gas to Boston through offshore terminals, a third group is also looking to the sea for a new source of energy -- a 140-mile underwater electric cable from Maine to South Boston.
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A major power firm unveils plans for an offshore wind farm capable of providing electricity to 200,000 homes.
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Electricity available day and night is due to come online for a small island community for the first time.
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PROVO, Utah  -- Several Utah County cities are considering buying electricity from a coal-fired power plant in central Utah that has environmentalists concerned about air quality.
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EarthLink will begin providing Internet connections over Consolidated Edison&#39;s power lines in Manhattan in the next several months, following an FCC vote last week to establish new ground rules for commercial deployment of the service.
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By Pat Kinney, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Mar. 3--WATERLOO -- LS Power unveiled a plan around the site of its proposed Waterloo power plant that it hopes will result in a local showcase of conservation practices, but plant opponents remain skeptical.
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Electric companies may soon join the fray of providing Internet services after regulators cleared the way for utility companies to offer broadband services through electrical outlets, according to a report published Friday.