Consumers Energy lets customers see outage information online
Consumers Energy made public its first online outage map, to show customers current information about power outages and estimates for when service will be restored, the firm told the press last
View ArticleEPRI, EV industry working on charging station standards
EXCLUSIVE: EPRI is working with standards development bodies to develop standards for EV charging stations with the goal of minimizing power quality issues, EPRI engineers told us
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Duke Energy mails home energy use data . . . Blue Pillar upgrades network software
View ArticlePhilip Mezey picked to replace Itron CEO LeRoy Nosbaum
Philip Mezey will on Jan 1 become Itron's new CEO, the firm told the press yesterday, noting that he also will serve on Itron's
View ArticleSwRI to help Army with project doing microgrid, much more
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) received a $7 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers for a project aimed
View ArticlePECO asks approval to expand energy savings plan
PECO submitted a plan to the Pennsylvania PUC to expand residential and business energy savings under its DR program, PECO recently
View ArticleEnergate hired to help Ontario with consumer engagement
The Ontario Ministry of Energy's Smart Grid Fund signed a CA$2.9 million contract with Energate in support of its Consumer Engagement
View ArticleSDG&E launches outage management system using GIS
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) launched a system it said will automatically detect outages, eliminating the need for customers
View ArticleSCE reveals plans to start shopping for energy storage pilot
Southern California Edison (SCE) set out exactly what problem it wants to address in its pilot of energy storage technology and
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ERCOT teams up with DR experts . . . ADT, SCE offer home energy management
View ArticleAreva, Duke, Siemens, Westinghouse fund UNC training center
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC-C) dedicated its Energy Production & Infrastructure Center (EPIC) last week
View ArticleRing Container picks Premier Alliance for DR at Fontana plant
Ring Container picked Premier Alliance to implement Southern California Edison's (SCE) DR program at its facility in Fontana
View ArticleLandis & Gyr rolls out 200,000 smart meters in Helsinki
Landis & Gyr completed the rollout of 200,000 smart meters and the deployment of load-shifting technology for electric-heated homes
View ArticleEPA OKs terminal giving New Bedford, Mass, offshore wind edge
The EPA gave Massachusetts approval to build the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, a multi-purpose facility meant to become the
View ArticleISGAN builds research network, online smart grid glossary
The International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) is working on several new projects, it recently told the press. "Smart Grid
View ArticleEPRI workshops find new reliability concerns facing grid
The smart grid industry needs to work on several reliability assessment concerns including model and data limitations
View ArticleCalifornia PUC explains new way to share energy-use data
An "energy data center" could help give a better understanding of energy use and generally help plan grid operations, the California PUC said in a recent whitepaper. The paper specifically
View ArticleIEA lauds Australian policies on carbon pricing, growing renewables
Australia is wise to expands renewable energy and adopt carbon pricing, the International Energy Agency (IEA) told the press last week, warning that developing a low-carbon economy requires
View ArticleIBM touts energy transformation in Geraldton, Australia
Geraldton, Australia, stood out last week when IBM named 31 cities around the world as 2013 grant recipients -- for being "smarter cities." The city took IBM's advice this year about
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Investment experts, smart grid vendors predict big growth in Europe
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS -- Second in an occasional series: Steady streams of investment need to get rolling in Europe's energy systems despite economic worries, a range of stakeholders recently told
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