IEEE Power & Energy Magazine - July/August 2014 - 6

Rotz. our issue's "society news" column
offers voters an in-depth introduction to
these highly qualified candidates and is
required reading for all voters.

Substation Relocation
We are pleased to offer a Tom
Blalock-authored "history" column,
describing the monumental achievement of relocating the substation that
was the source of power for Grand
Central station in new York City.
The myriad issues that were encountered and the engineering obstacles to

be overcome make for
fascinating
reading.
Complementing Tom's
work are the skills of
associate editor Carl
sulzberger, resulting
yet again in a gripping
presentation.

A Call for
New Thinking
The issue's "in My
View" column offers
appropriate concluding

The issue's
"In My View"
column offers
appropriate
concluding
commentary
by the
World Bank.

commentary by the
World Bank. in that
piece, there is a clarion
call for new thinking
about the approaches
for acces s to electricity and a call for
stakeholder action.
Comments are welcome; kindly send any
to molken@ieee.org.
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