Utilization of optical sensors for phasor measurement units

Actions taken to decrease utility emissions will generally increase electric rates and, thus, dampen demand for power. In the present paper, the following questions are addressed: What is the effec...

Emission-cost trade-offs and rate feedback for electric utilities

ew electric power facilities can be accepted and sited, but only if the dialogue with all those concerned is successful. There is always a risk that permissions and licensesfrom authorities and energy policy decisionmakers are revised and changed, if the proper dialogue with the general public has not taken place in advance of authority decisions. Therefore, it is essential for companies responsible for power system planning and construction to start a dialogue not only with authorities and policy decisionmakers, but also with the general public at a very early stage in the planning process. This conclusion comes from an international working group in the framework of CIGRE, the International Conference on Large High-Voltage Electric Systems. CIGRE's Working Group 37.09, which received contributions from Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United States, and the World Bank, has been studying and assessing various cases in the respective countries in order to find experience from which to draw general conclusions. The working group's task was to map and compare the existing mechanism for the dialogue between power system planners and decisionmakers in the energy policy area in the various CIGRE member countries. The group decided to extend the task to include the dialogue with authorities and the general public, and also to suggest ways of improving the power planners' links with all parties. The group's report, entitled International Experiences in Improving the Links Between Power System Planners, the General Public, and Decision Makers in the Energy Policy Area, is divided into three parts. The first part consists of the general conclusions and general ways of improving the dialogue. The second part is a table of 15 pages containing some key characteristics of the utility systems, describing power system development procedures and commenting on methods used to establish dialogues with all parties.

J.A. Casazza

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Linking Power System Planners, the Public, and Energy Policymakers