In choosing Gannon as leader, SGIP 2.0 affirms global goals
The choice of Patrick Gannon as the executive director of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) 2.0 is expected to lend credibility to SGIP's international work, John McDonald
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Chinese hacking targets power grids, NYT reports . . . San Diego picks Itron for water AMI . . . Northeast Group expects AMI market booming . . . DTE Energy to add 70 solar DG projects
View ArticleSydney utility Ausgrid to use free seminars for smart grid dialog
Ausgrid, the largest power network in Australia, according to its website, is holding "seeing-is-believing," free seminars this
View ArticleLower Yellowstone Rural Electric Assn picks Landis & Gyr PLC
Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Assn picked Landis & Gyr's PLC system for advanced metering and grid management, Landis told
View ArticleItron cites transition of business in smaller Q4, annual revenues
Itron's Q4 and annual revenues fell compared with the same quarter in 2011 and with all of 2011, the firm told the press last week
View ArticleSCE, GE to demo smart grid at UC Irvine campus
Southern California Edison (SCE) and GE are set to start a smart grid demonstration project June 30 at the University of California
View ArticleUSDA OKs $8 million in loan guarantees for rural smart grid
USDA is giving $8 million in loan guarantees to rural utilities and electric co-ops in 11 US states for smart grid technologies
View ArticleStorage, DR, DG loom large in new Los Angeles power plan
The California PUC ordered Southern California Edison (SCE) to procure 1,400-1,800 MWs of capacity in the Los Angeles basin
View ArticleIberdrola to roll out smart grid to 8 regions of Spain
Iberdrola is deploying smart grid technology in eight autonomous regions in Spain, the utility told the press recently
View ArticleABB joins NRECA to help co-ops modernize via smart grid center
ABB and NRECA are working together to help rural electric co-ops and small city utilities modernize, ABB told us this week from the
View ArticleVattenfall boosts role of Schneider Electric by 150,000 meters
Schneider Electric expanded its AMI contract with Vattenfall, a Swedish utility, by 150,000 meters, the technology firm told the
View ArticleDebate over how to boost DR in ERCOT heats up at PUC
Every party voiced support for boosting DR in ERCOT as the PUC grapples with the ISO's resource adequacy issues, but big
View ArticleVanadium batteries touted as scalable, resist degradation
The efficiency of a smart grid can be improved 10% by adding utility-scale storage capabilities, American Vanadium CEO Bill Radvak
View ArticleUSDA to back $150-200 million in smart grid spending by co-ops
Goals evolve from AMI to DA, grid reliability: USDA expects by Sep 30 to make $150-200 million in loan guarantees to rural co-ops and utilities for smart grid projects, John Padalino
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NARUC picks Landis, Hall for DC committee . . . Straton, Wilhelm join GridPoint in senior roles
View ArticleSiemens, SABIC to develop energy- data management solution
Siemens and SABIC Polyolefine plan to jointly develop a solution for energy data management in energy-intensive industries
View ArticleBoulder, Colo, reports potential benefits in starting own utility
Boulder, Colo, reported potential benefits it sees if it decides to take one of five options being weighed to leave the footprint of
View ArticleCalifornia PUC sees debate over implementing energy-storage law
The California PUC is working to implement legislation that could require load serving entities (LSEs) in the state to buy energy
View ArticleAES Energy Storage, Beacon Power at odds over Order 755 process
Two of the biggest storage firms were split on how FERC should proceed on PJM's Order 755 compliance filing, as seen in comments
View ArticleFERC OKs new NAESB standards for DR, efficiency in markets
FERC issued an order yesterday at its regular meeting that will roll out new NAESB standards on DR and efficiency to every jurisdictional
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