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U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - http://www.ferc.gov/
Provides notices, major orders, and energy information for the electric, gas, oil, and hydro industries. |
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GridWise Alliance - http://www.gridwise.org
Project to modernize the US electric grid system and create a collaborative network. Includes mission statement and member list. |
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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program of the World Bank - http://www.esmap.org/
Provides background reports in the power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. Although targeted principally at the broad category of energy i.e. includes gas, oil, and coal. |
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Rural Utility Service Electric Program - http://www.usda.gov/rus/electric
The rural electricity program of the United States Department of Agriculture. Contains extensive drawings, designs and descriptions of power distribution networks. |
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Power Engineering - http://www.power-engineering.org
Portal offering current news and information on power generation and distribution. |
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How Stuff Works: How the Power Distribution Grid Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/power.htm
Photographic tour explains all of the equipment that brings the power to your home. |
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CEA Technologies - http://www.ceatech.ca
Brings electrical utility industry professionals together to identify and address technical issues that are critical to their organizations. Includes publications and mission statement. |
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Current Energy - http://currentenergy.lbl.gov/
Real-time power capacity and use graphs for deregulated electricity markets in the United States. Includes net import or export situation. |
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Electric Transmission and Distribution - http://www.ornl.gov/sci/oetd/
Department of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory concerned with transmission technology and reliability. Includes program description, facilities overview, news and contact information. |
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Hydroelectric Research and Technical Services Group - http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/hydroelectric/
Responsible for providing technical support, testing, and diagnostic services for hydroelectric power plants. Describes these areas of activity and provides online technical manuals and other publications. |
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Superconductivity - http://www.osti.gov/sup/
Library of online technical documents for electric power applications of superconductor technology, high Tc-conductors and related subjects. |
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Energy Market Information - http://www.nrgstream.com
Large database of real-time power and gas market information, principally for North America. |
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Spontaneous Flow Heat Pump - http://www.new-energy-paces.com
A concept for a heat pump that may be useful for electricity generation. The concept allegedly has a French Patent. |
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Electricity Switzerland Management Flow MCR&D - http://www.mcrd.ch
Flow management and data acquisition solutions. Specialist in the field of electric energy. Products and services for the measurement of power consumption. |
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California Energy Data - http://www.physics.uci.edu/~silverma/power.html
Summary of data on the California Energy Crisis in electricity, natural gas, and gasoline. Many energy site links, including conservation sites. |
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Generic Generator (Gen-Set) Installation Manual - http://home.att.net/~dexter.a.hansen/genset/insttoc.htm
Tutorial provided by Dexter Hansen to educate potential users of requirements and safety concerns for electric power generator installations. Covers commercial or residential use. |
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Innovative Power Solutions, LLC - http://www.ips-llc.com/
Electronic power systems for the aerospace and defense industries. |
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VALid Technologies Sarl - http://www.valid.ch
Small Hydro Power Plants and power distribution - design, rehabilitation and upgrade, optimization: VALid Technologies has customized solutions for improvements to control and protection concepts and other aspects of small hydro power plants. |
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Power Systems Technology - http://www.powersystems.ca
The Minisub is a Canadian Standards Association (CSA) approved substation which combines padmount transformers with SF6 switchgear technology. |
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SGS Statistical Services - http://www.sgsstat.com/
SGS has provided the annual SGS Transmission Reliability Benchmarking Study since 1995. The 2001 Study has 30 US systems, comprising 50% of the US grid. Participation is available to all transmission owners or operators in the US and worldwide. |