Itron, competitors hold out hope for meter market in Brazil
The Brazilian market for smart meters will be stronger than some have predicted, Gadner Vieira, general manager of Itron's
View ArticleEnerNOC to build 'virtual power plant' for Genesis in New Zealand
EnerNOC is set to provide New Zealand state energy firm Genesis with DR services, Sarah McAuley, EnerNOC spokesperson, told us this
View ArticleEnel, partners, address HAN with adaptation of protocol, pilot
EXCLUSIVE: Four European firms have adapted a ZigBee protocol they will push as a standard in smart grid HANs, Fabio Bellifemine, senior project manager in research and prototyping at Telecom
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Ecuadoran utility picks Itron meters . . . SecureState selling new software . . . FPL 75% of way done with AMI . . . Government in India urges pilots in states . . . Resident sues Calif city, claiming...
View ArticleGE continues Ecomagination challenge, in Australia, New Zealand
GE will provide $10 million in matching funds for energy modernization R&D in Australia and New Zealand, the governments told the press this week. "Australia and New Zealand have bipartisan
View ArticleCo-op in New Hampshire prepares for new law on 'gateway devices'
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: As rural New Hampshire Electric Co-op (NHEC) prepares for a 445-customer TOU pilot, it is required by a new and unusual state law to get written permission before
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Cisco lands deal with Meralco . . . USAID picks Nexant for India project . . . Regulators approve opt-out charge for Ohio utility . . . ELO Sistemas, Trilliant to sell in-home systems
View ArticleCity of Opelika, Ala, set to vote Sep 4 on 'bill of rights'
The city council of Opelika, Ala, last week considered a smart grid "bill of rights" setting out how Opelika Power Services (OPS) customers would need to be informed, to limit disclosure of
View ArticleUnitil searching for CIS vendor, to ease TOU pricing implementation
Unitil, a Hampton, NH-based public utility holding company serving 100,500 power customers in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, is shopping for a customer-information systems (CIS) vendor
View ArticleN-Dimension chasing business spurred by wider scope of NERC CIP
EXCLUSIVE: N-Dimension Solutions is about to begin approaching IOUs as prospective customers, CEO and co-founder Doug Westlund told us this week in an exclusive interview
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Colorado city picks Excergy . . . Liquid Metal Battery becomes Ambri
View ArticleMaryland regulators to quiz utilities about meters, to avoid overheating
Maryland's PSC is scheduled today to quiz four utilities on the make and model of meters they are using or plan to use in the state, with an eye toward avoiding overheating issues like those of PECO
View ArticleSeveral EU countries likely to file positive cost-benefit analyses Sep 3
EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS -- Germany among nations that will miss milestone: As many as nine EU countries can be expected next week to file cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) showing the viability
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Group in Vermont gets behind grid modernization . . . Guam Power picks Landis & Gyr . . . Latest Kamstrup product embraces wireless . . . DC council member seeks meter inquiry
View ArticleAlstom Grid, Cisco tackle substation automation together
Alstom Grid and Cisco have partnered to build substation systems for smart grids, the firms told the press this week. The technology
View ArticleNew Zealand's Unison picks Silver Spring for DA, DR and metering
Silver Spring Networks will install a smart grid system for New Zealand network operator Unison, the firms told the press this
View ArticleSpanish IT firm pens strategic plan for Peruvian government
Indra wrote a smart grid strategic plan for the Peruvian government, the Spanish IT firm told the press last week. The plan addresses
View ArticleSecurity is business of utilities -- not US government, FERC says
Utilities themselves, and not the federal government, must bear responsibility for protecting the bulk-power grid
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EirGrid picks new CEO . . . KCP&L picks Tropos Networks . . . Dairyland Power goes with FreeWave . . . University in Illinois hires EnerNOC
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