WAPA approves $4 M contract for transformer upgrades
USA, Virgin Islands: Water & Power Authority (WAPA) of Virgin Islands has decided to procure new pad-mounted transformers instead of pole-mounted ones.
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ConnectGen’s 504-MW Wyoming wind project gets interconnection approval
USA, Wyoming: ConnectGen’s project, which sparked local opposition, will interconnect with the 345-kV Ault-Craig transmission line.
New capability shields grid from solar storms
WAPA has developed a GIC-monitoring system to alert system operators, gather data ahead of and during GMD events.
1 GW transmission project to be built in US Southwest
USA, Arizona: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and Southline Transmission will jointly develop a 579 km transmission line project that will stretch between southern New Mexico and southern Arizona.