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APRIL 2011<br />
TRANSMISSION EDITION<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
April 2011<br />
FIRST STEPS TO HARMONY IN EUROPE<br />
We look behind efforts to create a EU-wide<br />
ten-year network development plan<br />
SIZING UP SMART GRIDS<br />
Will the benefits of smart grids be enough<br />
to make up for the cost of the roll-out?<br />
VIDEO: MAKING ENERGY NETWORKS<br />
SMARTER<br />
THREE FRIENDS GET TOGETHER<br />
The Tres Amigas superstation joins the three<br />
main US interconnectors for the first time<br />
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUBSTATION<br />
Why it pays to pay attention to a once<br />
neglected part of the distribution network<br />
INDUSTRY PROJECTS<br />
McNary-John Day Transmission Line<br />
Fenno-Skan Interconnector<br />
Beauly-Denny Overhead Power Line<br />
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<a title="Transmission Edition | power-technology.com Online Magazine page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/29f87a22?page=9"> MAKING ENERGY NETWORKS SMARTER WITH AN ESTIMATED </a>
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<a title="Transmission Edition | power-technology.com Online Magazine page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/29f87a22?page=11"> THE $600M TRES AMIGAS `SUPERSTATION' PROJECT, THE</a>
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