Beacon may face liquidation, it warns in delayed SEC filing
Beacon Power, which on Oct 30 sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, may have to liquidate, the Tyngsboro, Mass-based firm
View ArticleReconsider privacy rules, 2 firms urge Colorado PUC
Tendril Networks yesterday urged the Colorado PUC to reconsider its Oct 26 decision restricting contracted agents' ability to use
View ArticleSenate bill would align R&D spending, energy-policy goals
A new US Senate bill mandating coordination of R&D spending with energy-policy goals could support R&D during annual budget
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Agrawala is CEO of GE India . . . Siemens underwrites learning at NC State . . . Switzerland leads in energy policy . . . Law school studying US utility practices . . . Katz named as ThinkEco CEO . . ....
View ArticleFERC meeting its targets, it says in annual report
FERC has processed 97% of proposed grid-reliability standards within 18 months, well within its target of 80%, the agency said in a free
View ArticleNYISO figures confirm Beacon's Chapter 11 bankruptcy rationale
EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS: Claims by Beacon Power that its bankruptcy was caused partly by declining frequency-regulation revenue are borne out by the downward trend of NYISO's prices
View ArticleNational co-op group commits to $27.6 million in gear
NRECA this week closed on contracts worth $26.7 million for gear to be used by the 23 co-ops participating in a SGRD project, it told the press yesterday. That project will rely on MultiSpeak
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View ArticleExperts: Subsidy cuts broached at Chu hearing could stifle smart grid
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Nationwide investment in smart grid technology could suffer if US legislators follow through on intimations yesterday they might cut or eliminate federal clean
View ArticleDOE may cut support for labs, it warns in report
Spending $3.5 billion on support for DOE labs, out of a total $10 billion budgeted for their operation, "may not be sustainable in the current budget environment," warned DOE Inspector General Gregory
View ArticleDefense Dept emerging as prime mover in clean-energy funding
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: The US Dept of Defense (DOD) will lead clean-energy funding as partisan politics and budget restraints limit the federal government's ability to so, experts and DOD officials told...
View ArticleTurned-off radios are cheapest opt-out choice, PG&E says
Utility expects 145,800 will want to opt out: Giving PG&E customers smart meters with their radios turned off would be the cheapest way to accommodate those who want to opt out of full installation...
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Utility bills lack impact, group's study shows . . . PG&E explains outage system
View ArticleBeacon to sell NY flywheel plant; can use $3 million to carry on
DOE loan-guarantee recipient Beacon Power on Friday agreed to sell its 20-MW, 200-flywheel plant in Stephentown, NY, by Jan 30 to let DOE recover as much of the agency's $39.1 million loan as possible,...
View ArticleDR stands to play hero in approaching EPA regulation saga
DR could eliminate many utilities' and ISOs' concerns about upcoming EPA air quality regulations, an EPA official said during a US House committee on oversight and government reform hearing this month....
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Snohomish PUD picks Alstom Grid . . . Group in Maine seeks to revive safety debate
View ArticleMaine utility wrestling with 'understandable' RF interference issue
Smart meters installed by Central Maine Power (CMP) are causing RF interference with some customers' electrical appliances, PCs and communications devices, Maine's Office of the Public Advocate told...
View ArticleStandards gurus propose way to get more utilities on board with SGIP
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) issued a "call to action" Monday when it proposed a committee to keep more utilities abreast of the US smart grid interoperability...
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PG&E seeks PUC support for 6 new projects . . . A123, utility, university settle patent dispute . . . Power Assure gathers another $1 million . . . Association pushes for MCI standardization
View ArticleNGK issues warning about its NAS batteries, expects 'sharp drop' in sales
NGK Insulators, a maker of sodium sulfur (NAS) batteries, has suspended manufacturing and installations until it identifies the
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