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ITC Conducting Aerial Patrols Of Transmission Lines In Michigan

NOVI - ITC is conducting aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Michigan from approximately through June 8, weather permitting. The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system that is operated by ITC’s Michigan operating entities, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company. The aerial inspections

By |2023-05-21T17:58:37-04:00May 21st, 2023|Featured, News|

Not To Worry – Low Flying Helicopters Are ITC Holdings Power Line Inspection Flights

ANN ARBOR - If you see helicopters flying low over high voltage electricity transmission lines owned by ITC-Holdings, don't worry. It's all part of the twice yearly inspection ITC does to make sure no vegetation has grown into the lines, or that the lines are not damaged so electricity continues to flow to homes and

By |2022-06-17T11:01:17-04:00June 16th, 2022|Clean Update, mitechtv|

Ann Arbor Drone Inspection Company Cuts Deal With Offshore Wind Developer

ANN ARBOR — SkySpecs, the robotic drone inspection technology for the wind energy industry, announced it has  successfully automated the inspection of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, at Burbo Bank Extension in the Irish Sea. The announcement was made with Ørsted, the Fredericia, Denmark-based developer of offshore wind farms. “Providing consistent image quality across

By |2018-07-20T09:41:04-04:00July 20th, 2018|Drones, Engineering Society of Detroit|

SkySpecs Releases Drone Wind Turbine Analytics, Management Software

ANN ARBOR — SkySpecs, a provider of drone systems for the wind energy industry, has announced a new product, Horizon, a wind turbine analytics and management software designed to provide insights and analytics that will support the goal of automating the analysis, creation, and execution of preventative maintenance programs on wind farms. SkySpecs will unveil

By |2018-05-08T18:34:33-04:00May 8th, 2018|Drones|

ITC Conducting Aerial Patrols Of Transmission Lines In Southeast Michigan

NOVI -  ITC will be conducting its semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission towers and lines in southeast Michigan from September 18-20, including Ingrahm, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties. The patrols are done in the spring and fall.  The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead

By |2017-09-19T18:43:15-04:00September 19th, 2017|Clean Update, Featured|

Michigan Extends Deadline For RFPs To Inspect Oil, Gas Pipelines In Straits Of Mackinac

LANSING - Michigan is extending the deadline for requests for information and proposals as a result of requests from prospective contractors interested in performing an independent risk analysis and independent alternatives analysis related to the pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac, known as Enbridge Line 5. The new deadline will now be April 18 (up

By |2016-04-06T11:52:12-04:00April 6th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|