Grid security experts warn of renewables risks
May 4, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE -- Vulnerabilities grow as new technologies flourish: Renewables, while a small percentage of generation, pose a major cybersecurity vulnerability for utilities and their smart...
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May 6, 2015 -- TVA to meet NERC CIP with RAD gear ... Hitachi teams with NetComm Wireless
View ArticleBombay utility expands net metering via solar projects
May 6, 2015 -- Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES) Delhi connected six solar facilities in India's capital Delhi to the grid as part of a net metering program, the utility told the press this week....
View ArticleTesla storage to help SCE benefit from renewable DG
May 6, 2015 -- Southern California Edison (SCE) will work with Tesla on two demonstration projects using the EV firm's energy-storage systems, the utility told the press last week. The Tesla storage...
View ArticleGrid security experts warn of renewables risks
May 6, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE -- Vulnerabilities grow as new technologies flourish: Renewables, while a small percentage of generation, pose a major cybersecurity vulnerability for utilities and their smart...
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May 7, 2015 -- A story in our May 4 issue about the HomeGrid Forum was changed
View ArticleIndian state picks Alstom for DA, outage management
May 7, 2015 -- Alstom will lead a smart grid pilot project in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the French grid-gear maker told the press yesterday. The project will manage peak demand and monitor...
View ArticlePolish utilities pick Landis & Gyr in new regulatory climate
May 7, 2015 -- Landis & Gyr will sell smart grid equipment to four of Poland's largest grid operators by the end of the year, the smart grid firm told the press yesterday. The deal includes over...
View ArticleUS Senator King of Maine introduces net-metering, DG bill
May 7, 2015 -- US Senator Angus King, I-ME, introduced the Free Market Energy Act of 2015 in the US Senate, to govern and promote DG throughout the US, the senator's office told the press yesterday....
View ArticleNew Coda Energy CEO builds storage marketing strategy
May 7, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW -- Nascent industry brings opportunities to battery veterans: Coda Energy will take what it is learning from the first large-scale version of its peak-shaving energy...
View ArticleABB picked for smart grid project using ADMS in Sweden
May 8, 2015 -- ABB will roll out a rural smart grid project on Sweden's Gotland Island in the Baltic Sea, the firm told the press yesterday. The Swiss technology and automation firm is building a 10-KV...
View ArticleUS Sen Wyden introduces Smart Grid Act of 2015
May 8, 2015 -- US Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, introduced legislation to set up a DOE grant program for cities, businesses and utilities looking to invest in smart grid technology, the senator's office...
View ArticleArizona's UniSource Energy seeks 3-part DG rates
May 8, 2015 -- Arizona utility UniSource Energy Services (UES) filed a request with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to levy a mandatory "three part" rate for DG customers, the firm told the...
View ArticleDG networking system DERMS passes EPRI, NREL test
May 8, 2015 -- EPRI and the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently completed a test of a messaging system built for DG connected to the grid via smart inverters, the institute told...
View ArticleVerizon, Ernst & Young focus cybersecurity lens
May 8, 2015 -- EXCLUSIVE -- Top utility industry brass still not getting message: Verizon Enterprise Solutions publishes its annual data-breach investigations report (DBIR) to help drive the...
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May 11, 2015 -- Constellation plans solar near Baltimore ... Cal-ISO picks OATI software to run markets
View ArticleMIT urges US government to invest in storage R&D
May 11, 2015 -- A larger scale deployment of solar power on the grid will require the US government to invest more in R&D for low cost, large-scale energy storage, the Massachusetts Institute of...
View ArticleWashington, DC, government picks BuildingIQ
May 11, 2015 -- Washington, DC's Dept of General Services will use BuildingIQ's web-hosted software in eight DC government public buildings, the firm told the press last week. Using a grant from the...
View ArticleAEEI takes issue with NERC assessment of EPA's CPP
May 11, 2015 -- NERC's assessment of the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CPP) draft contains "faulty assumptions" and ignores tools such as DR and DG, the Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEEI) told the...
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