The following is a contributed article by Matt Lacey, director of transmission business strategy and development for Great River Energy. There is broad agreement that a large-scale transmission investment in the Midwest is critical to meet increased demand for electricity and ensure reliability and resiliency as baseload power plants retire, […]
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The Board of Environmental Protection on Thursday turned down an appeal of an agency permit allowing construction of a $1 billion transmission line from Quebec through Maine. While the board modified a few of the conditions for the project to address concerns about impacts, it decided the permit will remain […]
The Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants are spreading rapidly around the world, and the province is confirming they’ve both been detected in Manitoba. Provincial data suggests COVID-19 transmission is trending downward, but University of Saskatchewan epidemiologist Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine said that will likely change before September. The province says both […]