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Big growth expected in Japanese market . . . ABB buys from, invests more in Ecotality . . . DOD picks battery from ZBB Energy
View ArticleProposed Georgia law would ban charging consumers for opting out of meter...
In the first known instance of such legislation, Georgia's senate last week passed a bill letting consumers opt out of IOUs' smart meter programs but forbidding the IOUs from imposing a surcharge on...
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Siemens gets bureau's nod for RuggedCom purchase . . . Union challenges upgrade plan at Hydro-Quebec . . . Convergys pushes new customer-care software
View ArticleMuch left to be sorted out about proposed clean energy agency
A US Senate bill that would create an independent clean energy agency leaves several questions unanswered in the current form of the legislation, Herb Allison, a White House-appointed independent
View ArticleFERC helps NERC sift out serious reliability issues at utilities
FERC yesterday approved changes to NERC compliance reporting mechanisms that should free NERC staff to address major reliability issues, NERC staff told the press. The FERC order officially authorizes...
View ArticleEconomist: California PUC rulings 'would be a logistics nightmare'
Says plan to use analog meters in 2 opt-out plans is nonsensical: California's PUC yesterday finished initial plans for letting consumers avoid smart meters from all three of the state's IOUs, handing...
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New plenary secretary of SGIP stepping down . . . Ambrosio, Drummond renew SGIP commitments . . . EnerNOC lands deal with Johns Manville
View ArticleGovernors replace savvy commissioners Elliott, Centolella
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Major leadership changes are occurring at utility councils around the US as commissioners' terms expire. Sherman Elliott on Friday spent his last day at the Illinois Commerce...
View ArticleCalifornia regulators host discussion of residential tariff
The standard residential tariff can be seen as a "specter" haunting California, Ahmad Faruqui, a power-pricing expert with consultancy
View ArticleNortheast Utilities, NStar strike merger deal with 2 Connecticut authorities
Northeast Utilities (NU) and NStar reached a merger-related agreement with Connecticut's attorney general and its Office of
View ArticlePMU data begins flowing from PJM concentrators it installed
PJM Interconnection last quarter began getting phasor measurement unit (PMU) data from concentrators installed by four of its member
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NextEra Energy CEO Hay reveals exit plan . . . California Senate OKs Mark Ferron for PUC . . . MStar Semiconductor joins HomePlug group
View Article7 firms to supply Iberdrola with 1 million smart meters
Iberdrola gave seven firms contracts to supply one million smart meters worth $526.3 million, it told the press last week. They are
View ArticleIT-control systems rivalry dents utilities' security regimes, experts say
EXCLUSIVE -- 'Culture gap,' personnel deficiency, false sense of security said to be opening US utilities to attacks, grid instability: The qualifications utilities look for in personnel hired for...
View ArticleComverge turns profitable, continues seeking outside financing
Comverge turned losses to profits last quarter and last year but is looking outside the company for more money, it told the press last
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Siemens works on energy storage with Siestorage . . . SGIP, Japan join forces . . . Honduras called 'unfriendly' to green energy products . . . Harris Computer, Sensus mix it up . . . Integrated Device...
View ArticleTime to invest, and invest big, in infrastructure, befriend regulators
So say CEOs at leadership forum, who predict rough going at PUCS around US: Regulatory uncertainty could plague long-term planning even though maintaining the grid will cost utilities nearly $2...
View ArticleCal-ISO asks FERC for rehearing on order rejecting reliability DR proposal
Cal-ISO asked FERC for rehearing on an order that rejected its reliability DR proposal on the grounds that it conflicted with Order 745. The ISO argued that the rule does not conflict with Order 745,...
View ArticleDR, market proponents ask California to help 3rd-party services
Retail market advocates and EnerNOC want to see a bigger emphasis on letting third-party firms in California offer services via smart
View ArticleFERC's Clark, Norris face questions at Senate confirmation hearing
FERC Commissioners John Norris and Anthony Clark faced questions at their Senate confirmation hearing Monday on some of the biggest
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