southern electric
1998: scottish hydro - electric and southern electric merge to form scottish and southern energy plc .
this is the official web site of the southern electric group (seg) .
southern electric: development of the london suburban network and its trains v. 1
southern electric surges to £222 million ,
independent, june 24, 1994 .
southern nuclear is the licensed operator of southern company' s three nuclear generating plants in alabama and georgia .
southern electric' s buyback triggers a buzz ,
independent, may 4, 1994 .
cupertino electric builds largest solar farm in u. s. under construction for southern california edison .
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southern electric powers on to lift payout and profit ,
times, june 24, 1994 .
this is the official web site of the southern electric group (seg), a uk based non - profit making organisation for enthusiasts, historians, modellers and preservationists of the southern electric railway system .
uk company news: southern electric up at £222 million ,
financial times, june 24, 1994 .
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the southern electric group is the only group covering all aspects of the southern electric system past, present and future. if you are not a member you are very welcome to join the group. for more details please return to our main site .
frank, robert ,
southern electric, scottish hydro to join ,
wall street journal europe, september 2, 1998 .
reguly, eric ,
southern electric plans to eliminate 1, 200 more jobs ,
times, december 14, 1994 .
southern seeks efficiency reward ,
daily telegraph, june 24, 1994 .
southern company now operates 11 regulated utilities serving 9 million customers in nine states .
we first formed in 1998 when scottish hydro electric merged with southern electric to become scottish and southern energy. later we incorporated swalec and atlantic into our family and we’re now known as sse. you may be familiar with our local brands – sse southern electric, sse scottish hydro and sse swalec. but no matter what our name is, our primary aim is to give great customer service to our customers .
in a 1992 joint venture with phillips petroleum company united kingdom ltd. , southern electric formed southern and phillips gas ltd. phillips, with its history of oil and gas exploration and production in north sea fields, provided the gas, while southern electric controlled the service, sales, and marketing end of the business. the alliance enabled southern electric to offer its customers a choice of energy supply. clients included oxford university, toys' r' us, bookseller w. h. smith, and local government authorities .
southern pine electric was chartered in march 1938 to serve 481 homes and farms. today southern pine electric is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country with nearly 10, 000 miles of energized line serving more than 65, 000 meters. our 11 - county service area encompasses 14. 3% of the total land mass of mississippi .
southern chief warns regulator over service standards ,
guardian, june 24, 1994 .
principal operating units: southern electric plc; swalec; scottish hydro - electric plc; generation; power distribution; sse network solutions; gas storage; sse telecom; sse contracting group; hienergyshop; simple2; neos .
the scottish and southern electricity networks website also has information about what to do if your power goes off .
wilson, andrew ,
scottish & southern energy generates heat ,
herald, november 16, 2000 .
fifty years of hydro - electric ,
hydro - electric business, spring / summer 1993, pp. 18 - 19 .
electric trains have been with us since 1879. however, 3142 is the only surviving british express main line electric train built before 1950 .
a comprehensive account of the development of southern electrification and rolling stock, full of interesting detail. highly recommended !
scottish and southern energy plc (sse) operates as one of the largest energy concerns in the united kingdom. the company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to more than three million electricity customers and 1. 5 million gas customers in the united kingdom through subsidiaries scottish hydro - electric, southern electric, swalec, and atlantic electric and gas. sse is also involved in energy trading, gas marketing, electrical and utility contracting, and telecommunications. the company is heavily committed to protecting the environment - - it stands as the united kingdom' s largest generator of renewable energy. sse was born out of the 1998 merger of scottish hydro - electric plc and southern electric plc .
today ofgem announced its intentions to fine one of the big six energy suppliers, scottish and southern electric, £10. 5m over several breaches of misconduct in relation to mis - selling .
southern electric also owned, in conjunction with fellow recs eastern electricity and midlands electricity, the appliance retailing operation powerhouse. formed as a partnership between southern and eastern in 1992 and originally known as e & s retail ltd. , the company had more than 300 outlets in the south, the midlands, and east anglia. powerhouse was the third largest electrical retail group in the united kingdom, but nonetheless was the most disappointing performer in southern electric' s portfolio, consistently making losses .
in 1958, american gas and electric changed its name to american electric power, as the company had not provided gas service since the 1920s .
in this first major history of southern electric for over fifty years, david brown presents a definitive survey that is the fruit of thirty years of research. it includes the first ever detailed history of the southern railway' s suburban rolling stock as well as dealing with the development of the electrified suburban services .
scottish and southern electricity networks is a trading name of: scottish and southern energy power distribution limited registered in scotland no. sc213459; scottish hydro electric transmission plc registered in scotland no. sc213461; scottish hydro electric power distribution plc registered in scotland no. sc213460; (all having their registered offices at inveralmond house 200 dunkeld road perth ph1 3aq); and southern electric power distribution plc registered in england & wales no. 04094290 having their registered office at no. 1 forbury place, 43 forbury road, reading, rg1 3jh which are members of the sse group urltoken
yilmaz, eral ,
scottish & southern buy aep power plants ,
wmrc daily analysis, august 2, 2004 .
1991: hydro - electric' s shares are sold on the stock market .
in its bid for commercial clients, southern electric offered a range of specialist advisory services, including its building energy appraisal service (beas) and energy efficient design (eed). the company also advised on such applications of electricity as space heating, water heating, ventilation and air conditioning, catering, and lighting. southern electric won clients in commercial fields as diverse as education, retailing, leisure, and healthcare. in the domestic sphere, southern electric concentrated on providing information and advice to woo customers to electricity in preference to other energy sources where choice was possible, as in cooking, heating, and water heating .
nick akins was named chairman of the edison electric institute (eei) june 9 .
cupertino electric works at foothill and deanza colleges, accelerating the company’s education project portfolio .
cupertino electric receives “henry subcontractor of the year” award from turner construction for safety excellence .
cupertino electric acquires data center engineering and commissioning firm, california data center design group .
cupertino electric designs, builds and donates solar system for non - profit organization raft .
southern company gas and its subsidiaries are also involved in several other complementary businesses including gas marketing services, wholesale gas services and gas midstream operations .
power from the glens, perth: scottish hydro - electric plc, n. d .
cupertino electric designs and installs monterey bay aquarium’s 1 million gallon tank housing treasured sea creatures .
cupertino electric builds an el cajon, california peaker power plant in an unprecedented 12 weeks .
cupertino electric named
specialty contractor of the year
by enr california... .
completed healthcare project for a large silicon valley hospital solidifies cupertino electric’s place in the medical market .
and so began the development of the electric suburban routes south of london. in 1923 the' grouping' of the railways saw both the lswr and the lbsc taken over by the southern railway who planned to make far reaching extensions to the network .
in the light of the new competitive era, southern electric targeted three key areas in its marketing strategies - - industrial, commercial, and domestic - - offering free specialist advice to each sector to attract customers. industrial applications of electricity were myriad and could be refined to suit individual needs with an eye to energy efficiency and cost savings. southern electric' s clients in this sector included such varied corporations as parrs quality confectionery ltd. , westinghouse brakes ltd. , and bicc - vero electronics ltd .
on the whole, however, southern electric had fared well since privatization: in 1994 its profits were the highest of all the recs. this success was due in part to the company' s own efforts. like virtually all privatized companies in britain, southern electric instituted a rigorous program of cost - cutting and efficiency improvement after leaving the public sector. procedures were streamlined, management structures pared, and fully one quarter of its staff was cut - - with more jobs likely to be eliminated in the future .
the privatized southern electric took as its core business that of the former southern electricity board, in which fully 60 percent of its staff was employed - - supplying electricity from the national grid to its 2. 5 million customers via 71, 000 kilometers of cables, both above and below ground, and about 51, 000 substations. all in all, the company dealt with more than 5, 000 megawatts of electricity per year. this immense and complex network cost the company about £100 million each year in development and maintenance costs. about 40 percent of southern electric' s customers were private homes, 35 percent offices and shops, and 25 percent factories and farms .
edison energy and its subsidiaries are not the same company as southern california edison, the utility, and they are not regulated by the california public utilities commission .
southern company brings energy to homes and businesses across the country and we’ve made our name as a leading producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy .
in 1924, ag & e; purchased control of american electric power company, a philadelphia holding company with no relation to the present aep. in 1925, ag & e; bought appalachian power company, and merged this entity with its other virginia and southern west virginia holdings in 1926 to form a new utility, which it called appalachian electric power company .
cupertino electric designs and installs electrical infrastructure at fairchild semiconductor, one of the first semiconductor fabrication facilities .
cei merges with frank electric in san francisco to expand reach, dominate s. f. market .
cupertino electric recognized as a
top corporate philanthropist
by the san francisco business times ...
cupertino electric’s modular team begins work on a fast - track data center for a social media giant .
cupertino electric completes work on levi' s stadium, home of the san francisco 49ers ...
cupertino electric ranked # 1 largest electrical contractor by silicon valley business journal and san francisco business times .
the success of the london 2012 olympics relied heavily upon public transport to get spectators and volunteers to and from venues. southern region tocs were in the front line, especially and with venues directly on their patches, and others, such as, providing a much enhanced service to get the public to and from london. here we feature some aspects, barely scratching the surface really, of southern electric railway operations during the olympics .
independent customer satisfaction surveys are a key performance indicator for our electric utilities, which consistently rank in the top quartile in both the american customer service satisfaction index and the jd power & associates electric utility rankings .
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scots electric shares slide as price curbs put in place ,
guardian, september 30, 1994 .
our companies include one of the nation’s largest electric utilities and providers of industrial and commercial energy services nationwide .
cupertino electric named “subcontractor of the year” at the silicon valley business journal' s structure awards ...
cupertino electric opens solar technology evaluation lab at its headquarters to test new technologies and methods on future projects .
solar power world ranks cupertino electric the largest california solar epc (engineering, procurement, construction) provider .
aep debuted on fortune magazine' s 2014 world’s most admired companies list in the electric and gas utilities sector .
cupertino electric helps build intel’s headquarters, adding to the company' s high - tech portfolio... .
cupertino electric enters the data center market, working for some of the most successful technology companies in the world .
cupertino electric donates $ 50, 000 to flood relief efforts following several natural disasters hit the u. s .
during the 1930s the southern railway company electrified most of its outer suburban railways and several main lines to and along the south coast. on all lines the third rail and electric multiple - unit systems were used. electric multiple units (emus) are permanently coupled sets of coaches in which electric traction motors are mounted on the bogies of certain carriages — known as motor coaches — in each unit, so there was no need for a separate locomotive, and a driving cab is provided at each end of the unit .
thus, southern illinois electric cooperative was formed and nine directors were elected and with the proceeds of a $ 200, 000 rea loan, construction was possible for the first section of line. the culmination of the project came in may 1939, when the lights were turned on for the first time .
cupertino electric establishes energy alternatives division after installing largest corporate solar photovoltaic system in the u. s. for google .
as southern electric, scottish hydro - electric, and their rec peers dealt with changes in pricing structure, they began to experience a wave of merger activity brought on by competition and continued deregulation in the energy sector. by 1999, britain' s retail market would be deregulated, which would allow approximately 23 million customers to choose their energy supplier and end the monopolistic position held by the 12 recs in england, wales, and scotland .
cupertino electric voted a
best place to work in the bay area
during inaugural business journal event... .
cupertino electric awarded agc of california
safety award of excellence
for specialty contractors working more than 1 million hours ...
the san francisco business times ranks cupertino electric' s san francisco office the largest electrical contractor in the bay area ...
m. p. burke plc was a post - privatization acquisition. the company was established in 1983 in yorkshire as a general civil engineering firm, but over the years it became a specialist in utility contracting for the water, gas, electricity, telecommunications, and cable tv industries. southern electric power generation ltd. , formed in 1992, was southern electric' s entry into the field of energy generation. during its short existence the subsidiary has invested, as full or part owner, in four combined cycle gas turbine (ccgt) or combined heat and power (chp) projects. thermal transfer ltd. , which was established in 1972 and was later added to southern electric' s stable, was an environmental engineering company serving the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning markets. the company also served the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, microelectronics, and food industries with design and installation of sterile facilities and mechanical and electrical services. it counted among its clients bass brewers, british aerospace, and motorola .
southern power a leading u. s. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor - owned utilities and other energy customers. at southern power’s portfolio consists of 46 natural gas, wind, solar and biomass generating assets capable of delivering more than 12, 600 mw of clean, safe, reliable and affordable wholesale generation in alabama, california, florida, georgia, maine, minnesota, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma and texas. the portfolio now includes over 3, 200 mw of renewable generation .
clearly hydro - electric viewed its future as stretching beyond the boundaries of its traditional role as electricity supplier to the highlands. while the company stressed that its commitment to its home base of the north of scotland remained its first priority, it also became apparent from the firm' s initiatives and pronouncements that hydro - electric intended to continue to expand beyond its borders and beyond its core business to play a significant role in the production and supply of energy in the united kingdom. indeed, its merger with southern electric plc in 1998 positioned it as one of the united kingdom' s leading energy companies .
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cupertino electric begins work on the largest utility - scale solar project under construction in the u. s. , solar star 2 .
the units remained on the services they were built for until the late 50' s when they were spread out on other duties all over the southern region. the last examples of the fleet were withdrawn in 1971 .
w. s. “pete” white, who served as aep chairman from 1976 until 1991, presided over the acquisition of columbus and southern ohio electric company in 1980. aep agreed to move its corporate headquarters to columbus, ohio, as part of the acquisition and completed the move in 1983. the company headquarters remains at 1 riverside plaza in downtown columbus .
uk company news: scottish hydro - electric declines 23 percent to pounds 35 million ,
financial times, december 9, 1994 .
the american gas and electric company was incorporated dec. 20, 1906. the company was formed from a utility holding company, electric company of america, which was organized in 1899. the company acquired its first utility properties jan. 2, 1907. these properties provided electric service, gas, water, steam, transit, or ice service in communities in new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, west virginia, ohio, indiana, and illinois. the company became american electric power in 1958 and merged with central and southwest corporation in 2000 .
southern company (nyse: so) is america’s premier energy company, with 46, 000 mw of generating capacity and 1, 500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries. operations include nearly 200, 000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines and more than 80, 000 miles of natural gas pipeline .
the southern’s first main line electrification, to brighton, came in 1933. this encouraged further schemes, the most extensive and expensive of which was that onwards from surbiton, in outer london, to portsmouth via guildford, and to alton. 96 route miles of line were electrified. electric train services commenced on 4th july 1937. almost a year later, on 3rd july 1938, electric trains also started running to portsmouth via the mid sussex route through horsham. this scheme involved a further 75 route miles .
southwestern electric power company celebrated
a century of service
to customers, recognizing the company' s 100 - year anniversary on june 29 .
cupertino electric begins construction on levi' s stadium in santa clara, calif. , the most connected stadium in the nfl... .
gas distribution operations is the largest component of southern company gas' business and is subject to regulation and oversight by agencies in each of the states it serves. these agencies approve natural gas rates designed to provide southern company gas the opportunity to generate revenues to recover the cost of natural gas delivered to its customers and its fixed and variable costs, such as depreciation, interest, maintenance, and overhead costs, as well as to earn a reasonable return on its investments .
wilkinson, paul ,
building on experience at keadby ,
hydro - electric business, spring / summer 1994, pp. 14 - 17 .
cupertino electric is awarded the enr southwest' s
project of the year
merit award for the copper mountain solar 3 project... .
cupertino electric installs solar panels at large - scale 279 mw copper mountain solar 3 project in boulder city, nevada for sempra energy, working with amec .
southern company gas is an energy services holding company whose primary business is the distribution of natural gas to 4. 5 million retail customers through utilities in seven states – illinois, georgia, virginia, new jersey, florida, tennessee, and maryland .
calder, colin ,
vector puts new gas into brewing ,
hydro - electric business, spring / summer, 1994, pp. 30 - 32 .
years ago, there lived a man named joseph c. mccormick, who by trade was a farmer, although in later years he became a rural mail carrier. less than a hundred yards from his home in rurual olmsted, illinois, in pulaski county, there stretched a transmission line of a private power company. mr. mccormick thought it would be great if this utility would service the people just a little bit further outside the limits of olmsted. he was thinking of all the good things of modern day that he and his neighbors could enjoy. imagine…electric lights, electric washing machines, electric irons, and even electric refrigerators .
already with sse, sse southern electric, sse swalec or sse scottish hydro? if you switch to a new tariff on this website, you' ll stay with your current sse brand. we may review your direct debit to make sure your payments cover your usage and any debit balance you might have. if we need to change the amount you pay, we' ll write to you confirming the new amount .
our four traditional electric utilities — alabama power, georgia power, gulf power, and mississippi power — serve more than 4. 5 million retail customers. these subsidiaries provide retail electric service and are regulated by federal energy agencies and the public service commissions in the states they serve. the state commissions determine fair electric rates, oversee what project costs (such as those associated with environmental controls or plant construction) can be recovered and define the profit margin utilities can make in retail markets .
baur, chris ,
the words and pictures of the noble adventure ,
hydro - electric business, spring / summer 1993, pp. 20 - 21 .
cupertino electric vice president receives one of the earliest leadership in energy and environmental design (leed) certifications in the industry from u. s. green building council .
cupertino electric builds 400 mw, 200 kv transbay cable project, involving two converter stations for a new submarine hvdc transmission link between pittsburg and san francisco, calif .
the southern railway built most of their emu cars in their own workshops, very few were supplied by outside contractors. the construction style of their electric units closely followed that of the steam hauled stock of the period and allowed jigs and tools to be re - used for both types of vehicle, cutting both pre and actual production costs. the southern were also renowned for their desire to get the maximum possible use out of their rolling stock and this policy was applied in emu construction as much, if not more than on loco hauled coaches as not only were underframes, bogies and body components re - used in subsequent builds but much of the electrical equipment was passed onto subsequent generations of emu types .
cupertino electric works on lodi energy center, a 1x1 combined - cycle, nominal 296 mw siemens “flex plant 30” power generation facility with natural gas - fired turbine generator .
southern california gas co. ’s aliso canyon facility experienced a large natural gas leak last fall that significantly depleted the storage field. the leaking well was capped in february and the state of california prohibited injections of natural gas into the facility until completion of a comprehensive safety review .
the facility serves gas - fired generators in the los angeles basin and san diego. its limited operations are likely to stress the region’s gas system this summer when southern california needs those generators to serve both peak loads and changes in load due to the variable nature of renewable generation .
scottishpower accepted offer' s decision, but hydro - electric protested vigorously. the company claimed that the stringent pricing controls would render it unable to undertake necessary improvements to its distribution network, on which it spent some £50 million a year. hydro - electric warned that power cuts would inevitably be suffered in its rural areas. when outraged critics labeled this nothing short of blackmail, hydro - electric chief executive roger young replied bleakly :
it isn' t blackmail, it' s a statement of fact .
after a month of deliberations, hydro - electric refused to accept offer' s price caps, forcing the regulator to refer the matter to the monopolies and mergers commission (mmc) for arbitration .
cupertino electric wins pg & e' s
generation supplier of the year
award after delivering two utility - scale solar projects totaling 35 mw for pg & e ...
a third batch of 6 2 - hal units were ordered by the southern railway to replace stock damaged during wwii but these were built after nationalisation in 1948. they differed from the earlier units in having the all steel body style of the 4 - sub units also in production at that time .
the john w. turk, jr. power plant began commercial operation dec. 20 in fulton, ark. the 600 - megawatt coal - fueled generating facility is the nation' s first and only ultra - supercritical coal plant. the plant’s construction earned aep the edison electric institute’s (eei) 2013 edison award – the electric power industry' s most prestigious honor .
cupertino electric awarded agc of california
safety award of excellence
for specialty contractors working more than 1 million hours, earns agc of america honors as a national awards finalist ...
in 1928, the federal trade commission launched a comprehensive inquiry into the entire electric power industry which led to the creation of the public utility holding company act (puhca) in 1935. although
the last mass order of suburban emus for the southern railway was the replacement of earlier types by the new all steel 4 - sub suburban units. they were introduced en masse from 1946 and the order was completed by 1951 after nationalisation. a full appraisal of the type is featured in the sera stocklist section of this site .
in the late 1980s britain' s conservative government laid plans to privatize the electricity industry, and scottish hydro - electric was accordingly incorporated as a private company in 1989. the company' s shares were sold on the stock market in 1991. the privatized electricity industry in scotland was structured differently from that in england and wales. in scotland, hydro - electric and its southern counterpart scottishpower were fully integrated: that is, they generated, distributed, and supplied electricity. in england and wales, however, the system was more fragmented. the electricity generators, principally national power and powergen, produced electricity, which was then distributed via the national grid to the regional electricity companies (recs), who in turn supplied electricity to consumers .
a persistent man, mr. mccormick kept alive the spark of hope as far as electric service was concerned. he called on neighbors to volunteer to canvass the region for interested parties. the volunteers signed many people who really wanted electricity, but at a more reasonable price than the utility was demanding. in 1938, farm publications and newspapers printed articles describing the growth of rural electric cooperatives in other parts of illinois .
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the smaller of the two scottish electric companies, scottish hydro - electric was involved in generation, transmission, and supply of electricity to the scottish highlands and islands. hydro - electric' s position in the u. k. electricity industry was unique, serving a region comprising some 25 percent of britain' s total land area - - and encompassing some of the united kingdom' s loveliest yet least hospitable terrain - - but containing only 3 percent of its population. although it got a late start relative to electricity suppliers in england and wales, scottish hydro - electric brought electricity to the north of scotland virtually singlehandedly, first as a public sector utility and later as a privatized company. the generation and provision of electricity in the highlands remained the company' s core business, but in the 1990s it significantly broadened its market to include areas south of the border .
gaining experience in the retail gas market was an important move for hydro - electric, because its core electricity business was in a region where 40 percent - - an unusually high percentage - - of water and space heating was provided via electricity. competition from gas was sure to arise in the future, and hydro - electric hoped to be able to persuade its electricity customers to become its gas customers, too, rather than switching to other suppliers .
powersecure is a leading provider of utility and energy technologies to electric utilities and industrial, institutional and commercial customers. the company provides solutions with their products and services in the areas of distribute infrastructure, energy efficiency and utility infrastructure .
at the heart of scottish and southern energy' s strategy is the belief that the highest priority should always be attached to managing existing businesses well through seeking operational excellence. the effective management of all operations throughout s. s. e. is the best means of achieving a financial performance which allows the delivery of long - term and sustainable real growth in the dividend .
a total of 76 2 - hal units were produced by eastleigh works in 1939 for the start of electric services on the maidstone and gillingham sections of the eastern sections. the formation was as per the 2 - nol units with the exception of a toilet being provided in the driving trailer composite. these units employed english electric equipment, thus setting the trend for future sr units. another 16 units identical to the first batch were produced at eastleigh in 1940 .
guadalupe valley electric cooperative’s (gvec) new southern operations center (soc) is located a few miles north of cuero off of highway 183 north. relocated from the same original site as the new customer service center (also design by tsg), the soc was completed in 2014. the new complex includes a 10, 000sf office building, a 9, 000sf warehouse with open dock with 8, 500sf of covered truck area, and 4, 500sf mechanics shop with a new truck wash. the main office building features the latest technology in all new offices, conference rooms and a large meeting room .
in its earliest years, aep – then known as american gas and electric company (ag & e ;) - was an assortment of small, struggling utilities scattered across a number of states, stretching from the atlantic ocean to illinois .
the end gangways also led, indirectly, to another name. southern electric trains were fitted with a panel — until then located on unit ends between the two forward windows—on which a letter or number could be displayed to indicate the train’s route. on the 4cors the headcode indicator was placed where the offside front window would otherwise have been, as it was inconvenient to position it on the gangway door. this left only one forward window, that for the motorman, on the nearside. the resulting ‘one - eyed’ appearance and association with portsmouth and the navy, inspired the unofficial epithet ‘nelsons’, though the units were also known as ‘pompeys’ .
cupertino electric builds miami’s “network access point (nap) of the americas, ” the first carrier - neutral network access point linking latin america with the rest of the world. deemed “one of the most significant telecommunications projects in the world” by verizon terremark .
across southern pine: tomorrow is independence day and countless mississippians will spend their 4th of july camping, swimming or enjoying a day on the lake. one of the preeminent locations to enjoy the outdoors in our territory is at roosevelt state park. whether you' re interested in camping, hiking, boating, fishing, swimming or holding an event, roosevelt state park is the perfect place for those seeking an outdoor adventure .
the deregulation of the electricity industry changed the face of the business. under the state - controlled system, customers and suppliers were matched on a purely geographical basis. beginning in 1991, however, consumers with larger electricity requirements of more than one megawatt, including hospitals, industrial sites, and ports, were free to choose their own suppliers. from 1994, customers demanding more than 100 kilowatts, such as superstores and office buildings, had a similar freedom of choice, and come 1998 a completely free market would be in operation. in this new environment southern electric had to compete not only with the other recs but also with suppliers of other forms of energy, such as british gas .
southern company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. through an industry - leading commitment to innovation, the company and its subsidiaries are inventing america' s energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon - free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the benefit of customers .
the lines to portsmouth benefited greatly from electrification. traffic over the direct line, via guildford, was particularly heavy, and the line sinuous and steeply graded. it had been difficult to work with steam power, but the gradients presented few problems for the electric trains .
in 1993 hydro - electric launched an important project as a joint venture with the u. s. oil and gas company marathon: vector gas ltd. with the gas industry well on the road to deregulation, hydro - electric was eager to penetrate a wider energy market. vector sold gas to commercial and industrial customers throughout the united kingdom under its
he energy
brand. one of the company' s highest - profile clients (among the more than 1, 000 it served) was beer and leisure industry giant scottish & newcastle .
for more than 60 years, corporations, utility companies, developers and high - tech leaders have relied on cupertino electric to design and execute first - of - their - kind electrical systems. our history of delivering technically - complex projects fast - - without compromising quality or safety
the company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution companies in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across america and nationally recognized provider of energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications .
this book must be the most comprehensive history of the southern electric' s conversion from suburban into main line operations available. the author has linked infrastructure development, politics, key driving personnel and the all importent rolling stock information in an illustrated text that takes the reader from the first main line project (the brighton line) through to the last of the major conversions. produced on good quality paper, this volumen is a pleasure to read and whilst some of the early pictures are not to the same standard as the more recent ones, they cover all of the main points from the text. so complete is this book that it will need to be read and re - read to fully understand the enormity of the changes that electrification brought to the south' s railway system .
without doubt the most adventurous design of emu ever to grace british metals were the two experimental four coach dd units designed by the southern railway cme - oliver bulleid. the units were built after nationalisation and appeared from eastleigh works in late 1949. the design was a novel approach to tackling the problem of overcrowding on many suburban routes. this it did by having passenger compartments at two levels, offset from one another so not a' double decker' in the true sense of the term .
suspiciously minded observers speculated that offer was mindful of that criticism the following month, when the scottish companies were assessed with quite a different result. (bowing to pressure, offer subsequently announced its intention to re - review the english and welsh companies, but a decision date was not revealed .) the main point of contention was offer' s proposed price formula for electricity distribution, which allowed the recs a rate of return of 6. 5 to 7 percent, scottishpower 6 percent - - and hydro - electric 2 percent. hydro - electric' s share price dropped dramatically after the regulator' s announcement .
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78 units of this type were converted from former lswr steam stock at the southern' s eastleigh carriage workshops in 1934. they were formed of a driving motor brake third and a driving trailer composite. once again the tried and trusted metropolitan vickers electrical equipment was employed in these units. they worked on both the central and western sections during a career that lasted until the mid 1950s when they were withdrawn. the frames of these units were reclaimed for use on later builds of 2 - epb units .
the situation “highlights the connection between the gas and electric industries and how their operations affect consumers, ” chairman bay said. “it also points out the need for infrastructure as gas becomes the marginal fuel for power generation in many markets. we need to ensure the gas is there in order to maintain reliability. ”
the officials of the power company were sympathetic. they agreed it would be entirely possible to build a five - mile loop to service 24 families within its area. it looked promising until the utility officials informed it would cost each family on this loop about $ 300 annually for electric service. that amount was out of the question .
on a recommendation of a pulaski county farm advisor, mr. mccormick arranged for a meeting with an expert from the rural electrification administration (rea). he was told that his group was too small for rea assistance and that they would need more people interested in the project. so after getting delegates from each county, an organizational meeting was held to discuss the problems associated with getting electricity. they knew they had a big job facing them but figured that if cooperatives could be established elsewhere, one could be established in southern illinois .
a new trading market was devised with the privatization scheme for bulk sales of electricity from generators to distributors - - the pool. a rather complicated pricing procedure existed in the pool, according to which each generating station offered a quote for each half - hour of the day, based on an elaborate set of criteria including the operating costs of that particular plant, the time of day, the expected demand for electricity, and the available capacity of the station. the ngc arranged these quotes in a merit order and made the decisions regarding which plant to call into operation when. the pool system was not relied upon exclusively, however, as the generators and distributors frequently made contractual arrangements for a specified period of time as a means of mutual protection against fluctuations in the pool price. southern electric' s contracts with the generators were arranged for periods of anywhere from 1 to 15 years .
the southern railway adapted the design of the original lswr emus as the basis for its own standard suburban sets, which like the lswr were formed of three cars - two driving motors and a trailer composite in between. the first batch was of 55 units built in 1925 by two companies - the birmingham railway carriage & wagon co ltd. and the metropolitan carriage, wagon & finance company. 26 of the units were for the western section with the remainder for the eastern section. the later having 62 foot 6 inch underframes as opposed to the 57 foot ones of the western section units. all electrical equipment was provided by metropolitan vickers .
during this same period, ag & e; also built 11 new generating units totaling more than 2 million kilowatts and a 390 - mile, 345, 000 - volt transmission system for the ohio valley electric cooperative (ovec), which had been formed to supply power to the federal government' s uranium enrichment plant in piketon, ohio. the ovec generating units came online in 1955 and 1956 .
the 2 - wim fleet comprised of four sets converted at peckham rye depot shops in 1929 from trailer cars originally built for the lbsc overhead electric units in 1908. one vehicle was a driving motor with seven third class compartments whilst the other was a driving trailer with a mix of first and third class accommodation. the 2 - sl fleet was slightly larger in number with eight units in total. they were converted from the driving coaches of the lbsc ac electric units built in 1908 for the south london line. as with the wims one car of a sl unit was the driving motor with seven third class compartments whilst the other was a driving trailer with composite seating. the electrical equipment on both types was provided by metropolitan vickers. these units were used on the south london and wimbledon - west croydon lines .
the underframes and external panelling were of steel, but the body - frame was of hardwood and the roof was covered with canvas and pitch. mounted on the underframes of each motor coach there was a motor - generator that provided current at 70v for all auxiliary circuits except the heating, which worked at 660v from the third rail supply. westinghouse air brakes and english electric electro - pneumatic control equipment were fitted .
as electrification spread so new units were needed for the services and they were converted from steam hauled stock of secr, lswr and lbsc origin - it is worth noting that the resultant units did not necessarily work exclusively on the section from which the coaches originally came. the conversion work was carried out at the southern railway works at ashford, brighton and later eastleigh, with units being turned out from 1928 until 1937. later in their lives the bulk of the 3 - sub fleet was augmented to 4 - subs by the addition of an extra coach into the formation. these were either converted from steam hauled coaches or were newly built all steel trailers. the last units of this type ran in the 1950s .
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these projects were by no means far - reaching, however; as late as 1943, five out of six farms and 99 out of 100 crofts in the highlands had no link to publicly supplied electricity. in that year the north of scotland hydro - electric board was established by an act of parliament. when, five years later, the electricity industry was nationalized, the projects of grampian electricity and other independent suppliers came under the jurisdiction of the new board .
the success of the south london electrification prompted the lb & scr to extend the system with the lines from victoria and london bridge to crystal palace via streatham hill opened to electric traction for public use on the 1st of june 1911. exactly a year later the section of line from peckham rye to west croydon was also electrified. to serve the needs of the extension a new depot was opened at selhurst and thirty two car sets formed of driving motor and driving trailer vehicles was also provided .
the lswr announced plans to electrify their innermost suburban lines from waterloo in 1913. the choice of electrification to be used was made after a fact finding visit to the lancashire & yorkshire railway' s liverpool - southport line where a dc conductor rail collector system had been in use since 1904. the lswr also opted for a side conductor rail with top contact for collector shoes on the electric stock, the live rails were to be energised at 600v with negative return effected via the running rails .
in the early 1970s the north sea oil boom brought rapid development to the northeast of scotland, and with it a heavily increased demand for electricity. hydro - powered electricity had served the region previously, but this was inadequate for the surge in requirements for geographical reasons. scotland' s northeast, which mainly consists of a low plateau, is unusual in the highlands in that it has no proximity to a major river system. thus plans were laid for hydro - electric' s major thermal power station .
begun in 1973 and based at boddam, near peterhead, the plant was fully operational by 1982. originally oil had been the favored fossil fuel, but by the time the project was completed natural gas had become a more popular option for the electricity industry (although the peterhead plant retained its oil capability). in 1988 hydro - electric arranged to buy the entire natural gas yield of the miller field in the north sea, thus securing itself a continuing supply from 1992, when the gas came on stream, until well into the next century .
today’s tariff revisions expire november 30, 2016, unless caiso files to retain or revise them. they are intended to mitigate operational risks that could lead to power outages due to restrictions of gas deliveries to electric generators. they would work by promoting generator bids that reflect gas system limitations, reducing the chance that caiso will dispatch generators in a way that harms gas system reliability, and permitting caiso to reserve sufficient internal transmission transfer capability to react to changes in the gas system. the revisions also will improve the ability of generators to recover fuel costs during this interim period of potential volatility.
southern electric plc was a public limited energy company in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998 , when it merged with scottish hydro-electric plc to form scottish and southern energy plc ( now sse plc ) . since then , its " southern electric " name and logo have continued to be used by sse as a brand name for retail distribution of gas and electricity in the south of england . the company had its origins in the southern england region of the british nationalised electricity industry . created in 1948 as the southern electricity board , in 1990 it was privatised by being floated on the london stock exchange . 
southern electric plc was a public limited energy company in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998, when it merged with scottish hydro-electric plc to form scottish and southern energy plc (now sse plc). since then, its " southern electric " name and logo have continued to be used by sse as a brand name for retail distribution of gas and electricity in the south of england. the company had its origins in the southern england region of the british nationalised electricity industry. created in 1948 as the southern electricity board, in 1990 it was privatised by being floated on the london stock exchange.
southern electric plc was a public limited energy company in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998, when it merged with scottish hydro-electric plc to form scottish and southern energy plc (now sse plc). since then, its " southern electric " name and logo have continued to be used by sse as a brand name for retail distribution of gas and electricity in the south of england. the company had its origins in the southern england region of the british nationalised electricity industry. created in 1948 as the southern electricity board, in 1990 it was privatised by being floated on the london stock exchange.