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ACCR in the media

11/12/09 - Silicon Valley Power Again Chooses 3M's ACCR to Raise Transmission Capacity Without Tower Construction

» Second installation of Innovative Light-Weight Conductor Nearly Doubles Power Flow Through Urban Neighborhood Using Existing Infrastructure

10/06/09 - 3M ACCR Added to List of Materials by Rural Utilities Service's Technical Standards Committee 'A'

» Decision Enables Deployment in Projects with RUS Financing; Breakthrough Conductor Already in Use by Major Utilities in U.S. and Other Nations

9/22/09 - India’s TATA Power Company Installs 3M ACCR Near Mumbai.

» Installation serves rapid growth in one of the world’s most densely developed areas.

7/14/09 - CPFL Energia energizes 2nd 3M ACCR Brazil installation.

» 88 kV line upgrade through narrow urban right of way is installed and energized without disrupting residences.

3/23/2009 - Brazil's CTEEP energizes 3M ACCR in Parana River upgrade.

» Six-day installation more than doubles capacity; avoids permit delays, environmental issues and high cost of building larger towers in river bed.


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2008

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12/17/2008 Second Brazilian utility chooses 3M ACCR for line upgrade without need to construct larger towers. Read how CPFL Energia will more than double capacity in urban right-of-way using 3M ACCR. »
12/03/2008 3M and Southwire announced today that they have entered into a joint agreement to produce 3M™ Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (3M ACCR) high voltage overhead conductor. (PDF, 50KB) »
10/30/2008 Xcel Energy Recycles Towers and Right-of-Way (PDF, 377KB) »
07/28/2008 Second Utility in China Installs 3M ACCR to Boost Transmission Capacity; Chongqing Electric Re-Conductors to Ensure Power Supply for Olympics (PDF, 34KB) »
06/24/2008 Silicon Valley Power Chooses 3M’s ACCR to Boost Transmission Without Need to Expand Towers or Right of Way (PDF, 35KB) »
05/14/2008 BC Transmission Corporation Chooses 3M's Aluminum Matrix Conductor For Two Segments of Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project (PDF, 35KB) »
04/08/2008 Fort Mojave Tribal Utility Energizes 3M ACCR High-Capacity Line, Linking It to Western Area’s ACCR Upgrade on the Colorado River (PDF, 30KB) »

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