The electric system improvements to Ann Arbor region will enhance the reliability of electric service to the area and create additional capacity to support growth throughout the region. Construction continues on schedule and is anticipated to be completed by early 2019.
ITC Holdings Inc. and CIPCO share an integrated system area in Iowa to transmit electricity to residents in both rural and urban areas. Gary Slaby, vice president utility operations for CIPCO, details the partnership and its benefits.
WIRES recently applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to proceed on Grid Resiliency, asserting that a robust transmission grid offers resource diversity and operational flexibility that is critically important to prevent, mitigate and recover from service disruptions.
ITC’s operational excellence continues as it recorded a .5 incident rate in 2017 compared to the EEI average of 1.5. The lost work day rate at .15 was also considerably lower than the EEI average of .45.
ITC partnered with the Michigan Science Center to host a special Arbor Day program for students throughout Michigan. The program will highlight the museum’s new ECHO Distance Learning Program that uses video conferencing to connect classrooms to a museum educator in real time.
There is a critical need for further electric transmission development in the Upper Midwest to harvest the region's strong wind energy potential.
Decision benefits renewable and other efficient new generation resources
Grants to Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, Job & Small Business Recovery Fund and the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program will help rebuild the community following the June floods.