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		October 1, 2008 Fixing the U.S. "Third World" Transmission Grid with the Public's Support - By Christopher G. Kenny read article

		March 2007 National Gas & Electricity - By Bill Moye & Christopher G. Kenny read article

		03/09/06 Collaborating with the Public on Infrastructure Issues - By Chris Kenny, Bill Moye and Bob Bellemare read article

		08/11/06 California Energy Circuit Vol 4, Issue 32 (see Page 8) read article

		03/28/05 Transmission Siting Success Stories: Lines of Communication Were Open - By Nancy Spring and Bob Bellemare read article

		06/07/04 Public Input vs. Public Outcry: How Public Service Company of New Mexico Employs an Effective Approach to Public Involvement on Transmission Line Construction - By Bill Moye and Chris Kenny read article

STAR Group, LLC is the Exclusive Provider of the Utility Search Conference^®

Traditional methods of public involvement for utility infrastructure projects have not proven effective. STAR Group has successfully designed and implemented an extremely effective process that enables utilities to accomplish their infrastructure goals while improving relations with regulators, environmental advocates and ratepayers. Whether you are considering a system upgrade or new infrastructure, STAR Group’s Utility Search Conference^® process is proven to get results.

Case Studies

Progress Energy Florida's Community Partnership for Energy Planning – A 10-County, 180-mile Transmission Project Connected to a Greenfield Nuclear Power Plant

Vermont’s Southern Loop – Regional and Local Reliability

Project Power – Northern New Mexico Capacity Constraint

Santa Fe Loop – New Transmission in the Heart of Historic Santa Fe

Testimonials

Click here to see Testimonials from STAR Group clients and Utility Search Conference^® participants.

UtiliPoint Survey of Public Outreach for Transmission

STAR Group has partnered with UtiliPoint International, Inc. (www.utilipoint.com) on several projects. In March of 2007, UtiliPoint conducted a study of 14 electric transmission owners in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the study was to better understand the various public involvement methods being used by the industry today. Learn more about this survey in the following summary presentation of the results.