Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative

PDi2 is a working group that evaluates power infrastructure investments from the perspective of life-cycle costs to determine the best delivery solutions.

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The Utility Undergrounding Life-Cycle Cost Guide debunks ten industry #myths about the #undergrounding of #powerlines.

#gridresilience #gridreliability #gridmodernization #expertanalysis @ContinuCap #PDi2 #powerindustry

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Mark your calendars for this FREE webinar from the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative, Paying It Forward at @AmerenCorp, a discussion with Chairman and President of @AmerenIllinois, Patrick Smith, August 5 at 2 pm EDT.

https://t.co/Lum14A3c4s

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Mark your calendars for this FREE webinar from @PolywaterE and the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative, Seal It Before It Fails: How Proper Cable Entrance Sealing Improves Grid Reliability and Resiliency, July 28 at 1 pm EDT.
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Portland General Electric has begun a two-year project to move some seven miles of overhead power lines underground on Mount Hood near the community of Government Camp, Oregon. The goal is to reduce wildfires and improve power reliability.

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The 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express, an underground, underwater high-voltage transmission project, has begun delivering electricity from Canada to New York City. @tdworldmag has the story.

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@SCE and Malibu officials held a groundbreaking ceremony last week to mark the start of construction on the Merlin Circuit Undergrounding Project, which will relocate overhead powerlines in high fire-threat areas.

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A proposed ordinance before the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County would require all developments that propose new streets, residential or not, to install underground power lines. @AlexiaTsiroTV reports for @WKRN in #Nashville.
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POWER magazine senior editor Darrell Proctor discusses benefits, challenges, and several examples of utilities undergrounding power lines "to mitigate outages, lessen risks to assets, and reduce the chances of that equipment causing a wildfire."

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Check out this excellent discussion from @NPR on the #reliability benefits of #undergrounding #powerlines as increasingly severe weather events impact the #powergrid in northern #Michigan. @vivian_la_ has the story.
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The Cookeville (Tenn.) Energy Department is converting overhead power lines to underground along South Maple Avenue, looking to improve service #reliability and neighborhood #aesthetics.
#undergrounding #powergrid #PDi2
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The project will transition shortly to the removal of existing overhead power lines, and work is expected to finish in June. @MadisonS_TV reports for @13NewsNow.

#undergrounding #electricgrid #PDi2

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@DominionEnergy said last week that it is moving forward with the next phase of its Strategic Underground Program in Norfolk’s Riverview neighborhood to install #underground #powerlines.
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@NESpower board last week approved $3 million for a systemwide study to explore #undergrounding power lines. NES hired engineering firm @BurnsMcDonnell, a PDi2 member, for the study. @FOXNashville has the story.

https://t.co/u7oPpr2HTV

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@CaliforniaISO this week selected LS Power Grid California to deliver a new 230-kV underground transmission project in the Bay Area, linking Silicon Valley Power’s Northern Receiving Station Substation with @PGE4Me San José B Substation.

@LSPowerGroup
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Lake Mary, Fla., city commissioners approved a binding cost estimate with Duke Energy last week for moving some of the city's power lines underground. Mark Lehman reports for News 6 in Central Florida.

https://t.co/DDYZFgtOWy

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@SCE discussed plans to underground 2.65 miles of distribution lines in La Cañada, Los Angeles County, as part of its #wildfire mitigation efforts. @miaaa_alva reports for @outlooknews.

#wildfireprevention #undergrounding #powerlines #PDi2
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Por Jaijongkit has the story (the first in a series) for @BoulderRL.

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Check out this informative article on the long history of efforts to underground powerlines in Boulder, Colo., where approximately 71% of the power system runs underground. The city is eager to get more lines underground.

https://t.co/KSxB0NcK54

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FREE webinar from PDi2! Join us on April 15 at 2 pm ET for How PG&E Designs and Builds a More Sustainable, Resilient and Affordable Grid.

https://t.co/lGKye6TWM7

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@ParkCityGovt and Rocky Mountain Power begin work this week on a project to move overhead high-voltage transmission lines underground through the Bonanza Park area of town. @Parkrecord has the story.

https://t.co/leROe170MZ

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@insideFPL said last week that it is moving overhead neighborhood power lines underground in Collier County to make the power grid more resilient. Work is expected to be finished by the end of the year.

https://t.co/VmeNC6LFlH