Rate increases to appear on city utility bills Nov 24, 2009
Western Area Power Administration and Heartland Consumers Power District raised their wholesale electricity rates by 13 percent and 6 percent, respectively. WAPA and HCPD each provide about 50 percent of the electricity distributed by the Madison's municipal utility. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
City to raise electricity, water rates Nov 6, 2009
Ericsson pointed out that the Western Area Power Administration and Heartland Consumers Power District raised their wholesale electricity rates by 13 percent and 6 percent, respectively, during the last year. WAPA and HCPD each provide about 50 percent of the total electricity distributed by the Madison utility. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Tonbridge Power Board of Directors Elect John Etchart to Position of Chairman Oct 30, 2009
The recently announced Western Area Power Administration loan and partnership agreements with Tonbridge further emphasize the requirement for the senior leadership of the Company to have deep industry expertise and experience doing business in these jurisdictions. "Tonbridge has a record of achievement in an exciting and important market sector," Etchart said. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Tonbridge Power Receives Western Funding and Issues Notice to Proceed on MATL Construction Oct 30, 2009
In accordance with the draw schedule agreed to in the previously announced US$161 million construction and term financing with Western Area Power Administration ("Western"). MATL today received funds that will be used to initiate the project construction. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Power outage shuts down much of Cheyenne Oct 14, 2009
The Western Area Power Administration transmission line serving Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power went down at approximately 12:50 p.m. today, according to Mark Stege, vice president of operations for Cheyenne Light. At the request of WAPA, Cheyenne Light dispatched crews to the Archer substation, about 10 miles east of the city, to investigate the outage. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Wyoming briefs Oct 14, 2009
Randy Wilkerson of the Western Area Power Administration in Lakewood, Colo. said it appears that ice or some similar weather-related condition caused unacceptably low voltage in Cheyenne. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Colo. conference on energy efficiency Oct 13, 2009
Hosted by City of Aspen Utilities, sponsors include , SourceGas, the Western Area Power Administration, Holy Cross Energy, the Colorado Rural Electric Association, Platte River Power Authority, City of Longmont Power & Communications, Fort Collins Utilities, Electric & Gas Industries Association, Building Performance Institute, Colorado Governor's Energy Office, Marathon Water Heaters, Staples and Associates, Apogee Interactive, Convectair, Resource Action Programs, Resource Solutions Group,... (Denver Business Journal, CO)
More of this story Sep 24, 2009
The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) will use borrowing authority under the Recovery Act to help build the 213 million Montana-Alberta Tie Limited (MATL) transmission project between Great Falls and Lethbridge. Almost two-thirds of the 214-mile transmission line will be located on U.S. soil, creating American jobs and allowing for the continued expansion of renewable energy production. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Operators en Espaol Sep 21, 2009
In 2007, it added a number of new Hispanic-targeted networks, including VeneMovies, V-me, Telemicro, Ecuavisa Internacional, Caracol TV Internacional, WAPA America, and Latelenovela Network ... In September, the Central Florida division launched Nosotros on Demand, including content from ESPN Deportes, CNN en Espaol, Fox Sports en Espaol and WAPA America, as well as informational and educational fare. (Multichannel News)
WAPA America To Air Puerto Rico-Cuba Baseball World Cup Game Tonight Sep 19, 2009
WAPA America, continuing its push into sports programming, will televise the game between Puerto Rico and Cuba tonight from the 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup. First pitch for the telecast, which will feature Spanish-language commentary from WAPA sports anchor Albert Cruz, is at 8 p.m. (ET) ... The second-round contest, scheduled in Amsterdam as part of the 38th annual biennial world championships, which will conclude in Italy next week, comes to WAPA America, via a partnership with Universal... (Multichannel News)
Colo. utility rebuffs Wyo. wind power, surprising developers Sep 17, 2009
LS Power and the Western Area Power Administration are also involved in the project. Were surprised and were disappointed but this is just the first skirmish in a long-term campaign, said Jerry Vaninetti, Trans-Elects vice president of western development. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Financing set for MT-Alberta power line Sep 17, 2009
The Department of Energy's Western Area Power Administration said Tuesday it will loan up to 161 million of the estimated 215 million cost of the Montana-Alberta Tie Ltd. line, using federal economic stimulus money ... "Having these transmission customers in place provides the required long-term revenue stream needed to repay project construction and development costs," said Tim Meeks, administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. (Montana Standard, MT)
WAPA America to Broadcast the Final Round from the AIBA World Boxing Championships, Live from Milan Sep 13, 2009
MIAMI, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, October 12, WAPA America, the U.S. cable network arm of the leading broadcaster in Puerto Rico, WAPA Television, will transmit the final round for the Gold Medal at the 2009 AIBA (International Boxing Federation) World Championships from Milan ... Since Tuesday, September 8, WAPA America has been transmitting daily primetime coverage of the best matches from the World Championships, devoting special attention to fighters from... (PR Newswire)
WAPA cant use $3.25B for core system8:53 pm | (No comments posted.) Sep 12, 2009
WAPA, which provides much of the power used by rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities in South Dakota, looks to have just 6 million available in its 2010 budget to spend for general construction and maintenance ... Yet Congress has flooded WAPA with stimulus money - 3 ... 25 billion is intended for loans to project developers and cant be used for WAPAs existing core system. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
East River joins in $250 million wind farm project Sep 11, 2009
For the first three years of commercial operation, Basin Electric has agreed to sell the output of the Day County project to the Western Area Power Administration, a federal agency. WAPA annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of renewable power from hydroelectric power plants in 15 western and central states. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Wind farm coming9:28 am | (No comments posted.) Sep 11, 2009
For the first three years, the Western Area Power Administration will purchase the output. WAPA is a major supplier of electricity to rural and municipal systems. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
City reviews WAPA rate increase Sep 10, 2009
WAPA currently provides about half of the electricity that Madison's municipal electric utility distributes to its residents and customers. Due to drought conditions on the Upper Great Plains that started in 2000, WAPA was unable to meet its production quotas in providing hydroelectric power to communities and had to purchase electricity on the open market ... In purchasing electricity on the open market, WAPA had to borrow millions of dollars. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
WAPA America Steps Into Ring With World Boxing Championships Sep 9, 2009
With an emphasis on fighters from the Caribbean, WAPA America this week will air two hours of matches nightly from the World Boxing Championships from Milan. In partnership with Universal Sports, will present the amateur boxing action in Spanish from Sept. 8 through Sept. 13 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. The channel, which carries the best programming of WAPA-TV, Puerto Rico's leading broadcast network, will use sports anchor Rafael Bracero and Jose Sanchez, sports reporter for El Nuevo Dia, Puerto... (Multichannel News)
Multichannel Newswire Sep 9, 2009
WAPA America on Friday will provide coverage of the inauguration of Puerto Rico Governor-Elect Luis Fortuno. Disney Channel will debut a one-hour special in October based on its popular Suite Life On Deck series. (Multichannel News)
City to review 2010 budget on Tuesday Sep 5, 2009
The commissioners will also discuss information from the Western Area Power Administration -- a major provider of municipal electricity -- that reviewed the agency's operating area and resources. WAPA provided information about the cost of electricity that it has purchased during the last two decades due to drought that lowered the water levels of the Missouri River reservoirs. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Comcast Launches 64 New Channels in Oregon and SW Washington Including 32 New HD Channels Sep 2, 2009
Spanish language viewers will see a number of new channels, including TeleFutura, Estrella TV (Portland DMA only), Utilisima, HITN, Canal52MX, Mexicanal, Multimedios, TVE, WAPA America, AYM Sports, SUR Mexico, TeleFormula, Gran Cine, De Pelicula, De Pelicula Classico, HTV Musica, TeleHit, RitmoSon Latino, Teleitmo, Bandamax, EWTN en Espanol, La Familia and TBN Enlace. International viewers will find new channels, as well, with the launch of four International Premium channels: TV Japan, SBTN... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comcast Debuts 32 More HD Networks In Oregon, Southwest Washington Sep 2, 2009
The Spanish-language channels include TeleFutura, Estrella TV (Portland DMA only), Utilisima, HITN, Canal52MX, Mexicanal, Multimedios, TVE, WAPA America, AYM Sports, SUR Mexico, TeleFormula, Gran Cine, De Pelicula, De Pelicula Classico, HTV Musica, TeleHit, RitmoSon Latino, Teleitmo, Bandamax, EWTN en Espanol, La Familia and TBN Enlace. Comcast's new international premium channels are TV Japan, SBTN (Vietnamese), TV5 Monde (French) and GMA Pinoy TV (Filipino). (Multichannel News)
City makes final budget proposal adjustments Aug 26, 2009
Madison's electric utility was required this year to adjust to a 13 percent rate increase from the Western Area Power Administration and a 6 percent rate increase from Heartland Consumers Power District. Commissioner Karen Lembcke brought up a proposal to transfer $81,000 from the sewer enterprise to the electric fund and raise electricity rates by 9. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Big Stone II passes final regulatory hurdle Aug 25, 2009
Big Stone II's project manager announced Monday that the Department of Energy's Western Area Power Administration approved the project's Environmental Impact Statement earlier this month. It was the last step in the permitting phase for the power plant. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Negotiations extended on stimulus funds for power line Aug 1, 2009
Developers of the 215-mile Montana Alberta Tie Line have been talking with the Western Area Power Administration, a federal power agency, about the financing. The two entities had a letter of agreement to negotiate until Friday, but that nonbinding letter has been extended to Oct. 31, said Theresa Williams, a spokeswoman for WAPA in Lakewood, Colo. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
EPA reviews BS II10:06 am | (No comments posted.) Jul 31, 2009
Utilities General Manager Steve Lehner said today (Thursday) the group had anticipated a favorable review by WAPA and the EPA on the EIS.. Its another one of the hurdles weve been waiting for, Lehner said. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Utilities rejects MRES system9:48 am | (No comments posted.) Jul 30, 2009
Right now, Watertown gets all of its electric transmission through the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) station located on the east edge of the city. Taking on a portion of the costs incurred by members who rely on two or three transmission providers would have no benefit to the city at all, he said. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
• Long-ignored transmission project gets new life Jul 18, 2009
But the company said Thursday that it may start construction before completing the bid negotiations through a partnership with Western Area Power Administration and funding from this springs economic stimulus act. The project would be Nevadas first major north-south power transmission line and primarily would handle energy from new renewable-energy projects, said Mark Milburn, assistant vice president of LS Power and the Interties project manager. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Board Approves Bid for Workon Reichenbach Pond Dam Jul 15, 2009
The Zoning Commission, by state statute, acts as the Woodbury Aquifer Protection Agency, or WAPA. State statute requires municipalities to adopt aquifer protection area boundaries and regulations. At the May 26 WAPA meeting, agency members passed a motion to postpone all WAPA meetings until Tuesday, September 8 ... Zoning Commission and WAPA Chairman Martin Overton wants members of the public to have a chance to view the maps and make any comments. (Voices, CT)
Electrical surcharge rate to increase Jul 8, 2009
This is being done to raise 135,024 in revenue to cover the projected deficit created by WAPA rate increases to the city. At 7:30 p.m., Mayor Dick McCann called the meeting to order with council members Ross Hudson, Jane Larson, Mark Stoebner, Dave Vavruska, Kevin Ranek and Rusty Williams present. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
Rep. Kaptur Votes Yes on Climate, Gets $3.5B Sweetener Jul 2, 2009
Her spokesman, Steve Fought, said Miss Kaptur modeled the fund after Mr. Obama's economic stimulus package, which gave similar-sized pots of money to the Western Area Power Administration and the Bonneville Power Administration. Those two Department of Energy administrations serve the Far West and the Western Plains states by issuing similar kinds ofloans. (Newsmax)
Work planned on Logan County wind center Jun 22, 2009
Just Wind has been in talks for more than a year with the Western Area Power Administration. Metzger says an agreement is nearly ready to be signed. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Water supplies at risk from fires in dead forests Jun 17, 2009
There is a possibility that multiple fires at the same time could cause widespread regional power outages, Ron Turley, special projects manager for the Western Area Power Administration, told the committee. "This could have significant regional and potentially national consequences," Turley said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Regional Roundup Jun 2, 2009
The Transmission Agency of Northern California and Western Area Power Administration have extended the public comment period for a multi-county electrical transmission line until July 30 ... Comments may be mailed to David Young, National Environmental Policy Act Document Manager, Western Area Power Administration, Sierra Nevada Region, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630; by e-mail to ; or by fax to (916) 353-4772. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
In Woodbury Zoners Seek Withdrawalof Public Works Proposal May 30, 2009
The Zoning Commission reconvened as the Woodbury Aquifer Protection Agency, and passed a motion to postpone all WAPA meetings until Tuesday, September 8 ... Mr. Overton is hoping the postponement of WAPA meetings will allow Mr. Wood time to get information to the commissioners. (Voices, CT)
Tonbridge Power Inc. Provides Quarterly Financial Results May 30, 2009
- Applied March 9, 2009 to the Western Area Power Administration, an agency of the DoE, for loan financing under the US Recovery Act as an alternative to the Corporation's Commercial Financing Plan. - A net loss of $(4. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
City refuses variance request May 28, 2009
The Western Area Power Administration, the other major supplier of municipal electricity, required that the city adopt the plan that includes an electrical load forecast and summaries of supply and demand resources. Madison Daily Leader 2009. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Sewer project bid OKd9:36 am | (No comments posted.) May 28, 2009
Mike Boerger, superintendent of wastewater and solid waste, told the committee that Western Area Power Administration will remove a row of 16 willow trees and some lilac bushes from the eastern property line of the landfill. The trees and bushes are starting to encroach on a transmission line that runs to Brookings. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Transmission line repaired9:36 am | (No comments posted.) May 28, 2009
Heard from Lehner that the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) is anticipating a rate increase of 13. 3 percent as of Jan. 1, 2010. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
City to review outdoor pool project May 23, 2009
The plan was requested by the Western Area Power Administration, a major supplier of electricity to the city. -- Holding the first reading of a new ordinance that requires anyone requesting payment from the city for goods or services to provide an itemized invoice and a voucher signed by the appropriate city official. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Hispanic Television Update May 22, 2009
Puerto Rican-targeted service WAPA America has launched on Comcast's Hispanic package in Denver. Q #Ad:2386_v1_Pos5_468x60. (Multichannel News)
Letter: Look at the politics behind power lines May 21, 2009
Anyone concerned about the Transmission Agency of Northern California and Western Area Power Administration transmission line project should read Senate Bill 539 sponsored by Harry Reid. This bill would take the public pressure off TANC because this project would become a federal- and state-mandated project. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Letter: Power line may not be necessary May 16, 2009
I have did some research on transmission lines and have found that Western Area Power Administration has some options of what type of transmission line and towers that they can. They should be questioned about what type of transmission line they plan to use and encouraged to use ACCC aluminum composite core power line made by Composite Technology Corp of Irvine. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Comcast adds WAPA to channel lineup May 7, 2009
has added WAPA America, a Puerto Rican channel to its lineup around the Denver metro area and in Colorado Springs. The channel is an offshoot of Puerto Rico s WAPA Televsion broadcasting and is carried by cable and satellite programs around the U.S. It s available in about 3 million U.S. households ... Its addition to Comcast cable systems around Denver is part of WAPA America s attempt to push outside traditional Puerto Rican population centers in the U.S. to reach more Spanish-speaking... (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Vavruska retains presidency May 6, 2009
Members looked at WAPA increases for 2010. Weed spraying city property is currently being looked into by Larry Chester. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
Thornton farmers worried about possible transmission line Apr 29, 2009
The proposal is by the Transmission Agency of Northern California and the Western Area Power Administration. The transmission line route is far from determined, said Janet Thompson, a consultant for the agency, also known as TANC.. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Line repair process explained9:52 am | (No comments posted.) Apr 29, 2009
Lehner said having one side of the loop down wont cause a problem because the city can coordinate distribution with the Western Area Power Administration just east of Watertown. He said the work will likely be done this week and who is going to pay for it is in question, but it could lead to some legal action. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
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"Transportation One of the commonly cited roadblocks to developing wind energy in the state is the lack of power lines to transport the electricity produced by wind farms to out-of-state markets.With two-thirds of the transmission system part of the Western Area Power Administration, which markets and delivers hydroelectric power and related services within a 15-state region of the central and western U.S., Wegman said there is need to push for change.Wegman said more capacity is available on... (Freeman Courier, SD)
Senators want jobs bill $$ to help fund power line Apr 2, 2009
The request was made Wednesday in a letter to Tim Meeks, administrator of the Western Area Power Administration, which has the authority under the bill to borrow $3. 25 billion from the U.S. Treasury. (Montana Standard, MT)
Flash Flood Warning in N. Dakota Mar 26, 2009
Cutting releases from Garrison will cut power generation at the dam and force the Western Area Power Administration to buy electricity on the open market to meet obligations to its customers, Johnston said. The Bismarck area got 8 inches of snow from the blizzard, with wind gusting to more than 45 mph, the National Weather Service said Wednesday morning. (Fox News)
Water battle rages at Grand Canyon Feb 22, 2009
More than 250 cities, towns and tribal communities in seven states buy power generated at the dam, signing contracts with the Western Area Power Administration, a federal agency. When there's not enough power, WAPA must make up the difference on the open market at higher prices. (AZCentral -- News)
New high-voltage lines would carry wind power Feb 10, 2009
12 billion project scheduled to go online in 2020. Dubbed the "Green Power Express,'' the 3,000-mile transmission network would link the windiest parts of the upper Midwest with its largest cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis.ITC Holdings Co., a Michigan-based transmission utility, said its transmission superhighway would help America achieve its renewable energy goals and eliminate inefficiencies in the electric grid. The project could be eligible for renewable energy... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
WAPA announces rate increase Feb 8, 2009
Commissioner Dick Ericsson asked Heinemeyer about the percentage of electricity in total that Madison receives from WAPA. Heinemeyer said that WAPA currently supplied 50 percent of Madison's needs. According to Heinemeyer, WAPA had supplied as much as 80 percent in the past, but Madison's electricity needs had grown while its allocation had remained the same. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Council accepts bid for library basement; to advertise for new fire truck Feb 8, 2009
The council felt the city could handle the increases from Heartland, Western Area Power Administration as well as B-Y Water for the time being and will not be raising customer's rates as this time. Lil' Cavs Corner Daycare. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
