Renew Grid is the Web site and trade magazine for professionals implementing smart grid and renewable energy transmission technologies. Utilities, renewable energy developers, project owners and other stakeholders turn to Renew Grid to stay informed about smart grid strategies and technologies; transmission project siting and development; grid management and monitoring; federal, regional and local policies and regulations; demand management; financing and more.
In the March 2010 edition of Renew Grid… Utilities Share Strategies For AMI Deployments PG&E ran into major PR problems with its smart meter deployment, but the company is trying to right the ship and make the most of its project. The company is not alone. Utilities around the country are in various stages of their own projects, and each has taken different approaches to working with customers. New Breed Of Sensor Technology Supports High-Level Automation A new fleet of transmission and substation sensors will include automated smart diagnostics and condition assessment tools, enabling the shift from resource-intensive, time-based maintenance to more cost-effective, condition-based maintenance. Investigating A Distinct Upside Of Demand-Response Programs Utilities should be motivated to deploy all cost-effective demand-response and energy-efficiency strategies up to a level that is optimally efficient for the utility and its customers. Program cost recovery alone will not achieve that result, and excessive incentives can lead to overspending on the programs. NIST Releases Second Draft Of Cybersecurity Requirements The National Institute of Standards and Technology has afforded the industry more practical guidance with the second draft of its “Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements” document. Making The Case For Expanding End-Use Applications Of Electricity The potential for saving energy and reducing CO2 emissions by expanding the use of electricity-fueled equipment is significant, but achieving these impacts will require industry investment in programs that promote these applications.
A new study from Microsoft suggests that significant financial, regulatory and technological issues are presenting meaningful challenges to utilities that are pursuing smart grid initiatives. "It's the magnitude of change [read more]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) says it is implementing a plan to increase the amount of direct access transactions within the territories of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern [read more]
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) says the state's average wholesale electric energy price for 2009 was the lowest in the 10-year history of New York's marketplace for electricity. [read more]
Ontario-based Hydro One says it is investing more than $2 million this year to upgrade its transmission lines in the Kenora District to improve service reliability and strengthen the existing [read more]
Dubai-based Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) has awarded a €30 million contract to Siemens Energy for the supply of a turnkey substation in northern emirate Fujeirah. Four other substations [read more]
AREVA T&D says India state utility Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corp. Ltd. has awarded the company a €60 million contract to build an extra high voltage substation at the Anpara [read more]
Kim Pizzingrilli, a former commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, has joined law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC as a government relations professional in its energy and utility [read more]
Smart grid communications company Tantalus has hired Tammy Zucco as its chief marketing officer, responsible for leading the development and execution of the company's marketing and product management activities. Zucco [read more]
According to the Treasury and U.S. Department of Energy, the Internal Revenue Service will not tax Smart Grid Investment Grants given to corporations."Corporate utilities will be able to launch their [read more]
EnerNOC Inc. has released its new integrated energy management application platform, giving commercial, institutional and industrial customers a single user interface for accessing the company's full complement of solutions. In [read more]
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