SDG&E to pick San Onofre, Encina replacements by June
March 17, 2015 -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will by early June pick "the most viable and economic offers to pursue" out of bids it received for "conventional and preferred resources" to...
View ArticleVenstar offers DR-ready smart C&I thermostats with WiFi
March 17, 2015 -- Venstar introduced its ColorTouch line of smart thermostats, the firm told the press last week. The line includes the WiFi-enabled T8850 and T8900 models, which can connect directly...
View ArticleState Grid's Shandong Electric picks Coriant network gear
March 17, 2015 -- Shandong Electric Power will use Coriant's "Packet Transport" communication technology for its smart grid activities, Coriant told the press yesterday. Shandong is a unit of the State...
View ArticleWellinghoff urges creation of distribution ISOs
March 17, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW -- IOUs would own grid, maintain it but not run it: In retail markets, grid ownership and operation should be separated to allow competitive energy sales, Jon...
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March 18, 2015 -- Murkowski calls for grid innovations . . . Blue Pillar raises $14 million in financing
View ArticleIHS expects smart grid sensor market to boom
March 18, 2015 -- The market for smart grid sensors is likely to expand rapidly in the next decade, with revenues growing nearly tenfold between last year and 2021, IHS told the press yesterday as it...
View ArticleSmart Energy GB takes Smart Energy Week to Leicester, UK
March 18, 2015 -- Smart Energy GB is taking Smart Energy Week to Leicester this week, organizers of the national consumer campaign for smart meters told the press this week. The event is a chance for...
View ArticleNebraska municipal picks N-Dimension cybersecurity
March 18, 2015 -- Nebraska Municipal Power Pool Energy (NMPP Energy) is using N-Dimension's cybersecurity device to protect its smart grid operations from attack, the technology vendor told the press...
View ArticleWest Virginia's Tomblin signs net metering law
March 18, 2015 -- West Virginia Gov Earl Ray Tomblin, D, signed into law a bill requiring the state's PSC to adopt net-metering rules, the governor's office told the press last week. Tomblin signed HB...
View ArticleAPPA works to shore up potential cybersecurity gaps
March 18, 2015 -- The APPA remains concerned about potential cybersecurity issues with smart grid technology and is looking for tech firms "to provide better assurances" that their products are secure,...
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March 19, 2015 -- TAEBA links DR, storage to $16 billion in revenues . . . Navigant puts storage at 12,000 MWs by 2024
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View ArticleGreen Charge Networks picks Ideal battery converters
March 19, 2015 -- Ideal Power will provide power-conversion devices to Green Charge Networks, starting with an order for its 30-KW battery converter, the firms told the press this week. Green Charge...
View ArticleSmart grid fares well in Exelon, Pepco Maryland merger deal
March 19, 2015 -- Exelon and Pepco recently struck a settlement deal with the Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George's in their merger-review case currently before the state PSC. The deal...
View ArticlePowerSecure DG does 'painless' DR, peak shaving
March 19, 2015 -- Smart grid controls let backup power earn its keep: PowerSecure International's backup generation systems take the pain out of peak shaving for DR programs, John Bluth, a spokesperson...
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March 20, 2015 -- Ideal Power converter, LG Chem battery paired . . . New HomeGrid Forum president is Yasay
View ArticlePG&E EV plan finds many vocal opponents
March 20, 2015 -- Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E) request to roll out some 25,000 EV charging stations at a cost of $650 million over 10 years met with a slew of protests at the California PUC...
View ArticleNew York PSC seeks microgrid advice under REV
March 20, 2015 -- The New York PSC issued a request for comments on microgrids Tuesday, under its Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) docket. The commission asked stakeholders several specific questions...
View ArticlePNNL adds big battery research to smart grid projects
March 20, 2015 -- Manager describes multiple projects, upcoming conference: The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is working on six smart grid initiatives with some wrapping up and others...
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