FERC makes opening DR pitch to Supreme Court
January 21, 2015 -- The Solicitor General and FERC officially appealed the ruling that vacated Order 745 to the Supreme Court in a petition for a writ of certiorari filed last week. The mandate from...
View Article4 Montana bills would expand net-metering
January 21, 2015 -- Montana lawmakers introduced several bills in the state legislature that, if passed, would revise the state's net-metering laws, the state legislature said in several bills posted...
View ArticleXcel, market advocate seek net-metering fairness
January 21, 2015 -- GROWING PAINS -- Colorado's 30% renewables target adds urgency: Xcel, the largest IOU in Colorado, is conducting a series of meetings with the PUC to come up with a net-metering...
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January 22, 2015 -- Survalent ADMS picked by 3 co-ops . . . Eos prices storage system at $160/KWH . . . New Digi radio sends data 100 miles . . . Eaton offers wireless interface for DA
View ArticleAustralia's Horizon Power picks Silver Spring AMI network
January 22, 2015 -- Horizon Power, a western Australian, government-owned utility, is set to use Silver Spring Network's IPv6 network platform to connect its 47,000 customers for AMI, the technology...
View ArticleEarth Networks connects WeatherBug with smart grid
January 22, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW -- National Grid, Con Edison rely on new weather systems: Looking at the big picture actually limits the value of severe weather forecasting, Dennis Stewart,...
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January 23, 2015 -- Sentient hires former NextEra exec as CEO . . . Navigant predicts boom in smart grid networks
View ArticleDuke to run 13-MW solar plant at Camp Lejeune
January 23, 2015 -- Duke Energy, the US Navy and the US Marine Corps are working together to build a 13-MW solar facility at the Camp Lejeune US Marine base in Onslow County, NC, the utility told the...
View ArticleEPRI releases Open-ADR software for appliances
January 23, 2015 -- EPRI is releasing new ADR software that lets grid-connected appliances and devices respond automatically to changes in energy price and demand, as well as power, the organization...
View ArticleMERCOM: 2014 saw more VC deals, fewer dollars
January 23, 2015 -- Venture capital (VC) funding for smart grid technology firms totaled $383 million in 73 deals last year compared with $410 million in 64 deals in 2013, the consultancy Mercom...
View ArticleEOn Spain, SAS use smart meter data to predict demand
January 23, 2015 -- Spanish power distributor EOn Spain and SAS Energy Forecasting teamed up to analyze smart meter data and forecast energy demand, SAS told the press last week. EOn Spain will use the...
View ArticleUpside Energy to pilot DR software for storage
January 23, 2015 -- National Grid, UK government, universities help out: Upside Energy is set to release its hosted-services, energy-storage DR software on Feb 1, Upside Energy Founder Graham Oakes...
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January 26, 2015 -- Aclara hires engineering, technology executive . . . Prologis to sell solar power to LADWP
View ArticleZBB Energy pairs different battery types for Hawaii project
January 26, 2015 -- ZBB Energy is deploying its "EnerStore V3.3" zinc-bromide flow batteries and a lithium-ion storage module at a multi-tenant residential building in Hawaii, the vendor told the press...
View ArticleOntario tells utilities to replace certain Sensus meters
January 26, 2015 -- Ontario's Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) directed the province's power distribution firms to discontinue use of and replace 5,400 Sensus "IConA Generation 3.2" remote-disconnect...
View ArticleS&C to release new 250-KW storage product
January 26, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW -- Managers describe growing market for storage: S&C Electric is poised to introduce a mid-range energy storage system thus making the firm a "full-service...
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January 27, 2015 -- Trilliant pairs software with Bit Stew system . . . Recently hired Axion Power CEO dies
View ArticleUS readies to spend millions on Caribbean energy
January 27, 2015 -- US Vice President Joe Biden, D, and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, took part in the Caribbean Energy Security Summit yesterday in Washington, DC, the White House told the press...
View ArticleUS, India pledge energy cooperation including smart grid
January 27, 2015 -- India and the US pledged to improve cooperation on climate and clean energy goals, the White House told the press Sunday. The nations came up with a five-year pact to move forward...
View ArticleHECO faces big challenges after solar PV explosion
January 27, 2015 -- With 12% of customers using PV, new rules were needed -- Solar business slows dramatically behind inspection queue: As Hawaii's electric utilities address reliability issues...
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