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ABB Wins $87 Million Order in U.S. to Expand Capacity of HVDC Power Transmission System
December 22, 2008 (Transmission & Distribution World via Power Engineering)

"ABB has won an order worth $87 million to expand and strengthen the power transmission network in the area of Los Angeles, CA, so that it can deliver more electricity from renewable sources. Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) with the operating agent, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has selected ABB to increase the capacity of the 22-year-old Intermountain Power Project Southern Transmission System (IPP STS) by 25 percent to 2,400 MW by 2010. The upgrade is part of LADWP"’s goal to bring 20 percent of power to customers from renewable energy sources by the end of the decade…The project implementation for LADWP will cause minimal disruption to existing services, with 75 percent of the system’s capacity being maintained during the refurbishment…”