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Rockland Capital, a private-equity firm focused on energy-related investments, says it will acquire most of Beacon Power Corp.'s assets, including the company's 20 MW flywheel [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7991 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:48 -0500 Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied approval of the Simply Solar program, an initiative developed by utilities Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7992 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:16 -0500 ABB's Low Voltage Products division has released TVOC-2, an updated version of the company's proprietary Arc Guard System that is designed to protect electrical equipment [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7990 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:56:51 -0500 Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Energy Center, located in New Salem, N.D., is now sending power to the grid. Personnel from Minnesota Power [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7989 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:55:24 -0500 Grid Net has released the next generation of its machine-to-machine network operating system for smart grid applications, including advanced metering infrastructure, demand-response load control, distribution [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7988 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:53:50 -0500 Ambient Corp., a provider of smart grid communications platforms and applications, says it has extended the integration of its communications network management system, AmbientNMS, into [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7987 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:50 -0500 The global market for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems will expand from $8.2 billion in 2011 to $9.4 billion this year, which represents a year-over-year [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7986 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:50:52 -0500 Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) has announced that it will participate in the 2012 Apollo Launch Program hosted by Evatran, a developer [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7985 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:20:58 -0500 Siemens' Smart Grid division and TIBCO Software Inc. plan to provide smart grid enterprise integration services to Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) for a demonstration project [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7984 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:12 -0500 Sunflower Electric Power Corp. has joined WIRES, an industry group focused on supporting the electric transmission sector, as a full supporting member. Sunflower is [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7983 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:16:40 -0500 Ameren Missouri, a utility company of Ameren Corp., has filed an electric rate increase request with the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC). The company says [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7982 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:14:38 -0500 PSI AG, a developer of energy-management software products, has acquired Time-steps AG, a software company that provides integrated statistical and mathematical solutions for energy companies. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7981 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:11:41 -0500 The Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s (SPP) board of directors has approved a near-term transmission expansion plan that will result in the construction of $251 million [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7980 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45:35 -0500 OnStar is inviting utilities, energy companies and tech firms to develop smart grid solutions for the Chevrolet Volt using a set of proprietary OnStar application [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7979 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45:12 -0500 U.S. venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies reached $4.9 billion in 2011 - flat in terms of deals and down 4.5% in terms of [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7978 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:55 -0500 The energy service company (ESCO) market for energy-efficiency project installations and services in the U.S. exceeded $5.1 billion in 2011, according to a report from [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7977 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:58:35 -0500 Wind energy now supplies 5% of California's total electricity needs, with a total wind generation capacity of 3.927 GW, the California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7976 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:38 -0500 NRG Energy Inc., through its subsidiary, Louisiana Generating, has entered into definitive agreements for an 11-year contract extension through 2025 to provide power to the [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7975 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:53:56 -0500 Cascade Energy Inc., a provider of energy-management services, says it helped deliver energy savings of more than 40 average MW (aMW) for Bonneville Power Administration's [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7974 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:52:01 -0500 Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) have launched a pilot project to demonstrate how demand-response (DR) technology can help integrate more intermittent renewable energy onto [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7973 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:47:05 -0500 VYCON, a designer and manufacturer of energy-storage flywheel systems, says it has been chosen by Austin Energy to provide backup power. The utility's 190,000 square-foot [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7972 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:45:36 -0500 Xtreme Power Inc., a provider of energy-storage and power systems, has named Alan J. Gotcher president, CEO and a member of the company's board of [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7971 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:44:22 -0500 ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of renewable energy platforms, has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a registered direct offering with several investors to [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7969 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:40:22 -0500 ENBALA Power Networks has named Tom Brady chairman of the board. He also serves on the boards of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Corporate [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7968 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38:32 -0500 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking comment on a white paper that outlines a proposal to provide a fair, timely and transparent process [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7970 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted Wednesday to allow Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s (PG&E) customers to opt out of using smart meters. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7967 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:07:25 -0500 The competitive electricity market is poised for growth in the coming decade, and purchases will nearly double from $29.4 billion in 2009 to $55.9 billion [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7965 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:41:30 -0500 Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is partnering with AREVA Solar on a concentrated solar power (CSP) addition to TEP's H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station in Tucson. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7964 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:39:50 -0500 Thomas & Betts (T&B) is collaborating with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) to provide a new capacitor switch control that is designed to improve the efficiency [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7963 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:36:50 -0500 Exelon has announced the finance executives that will report to Jonathan W. Thayer, who was previously named executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7962 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:36:20 -0500 It is well known that California is a leader when it comes to solar energy, but which city leads the pack? The Environment California Research [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7961 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:32:25 -0500 The Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid (ADS) has announced the addition of four new members: Opower, the American Public Power Association (APPA), Conservation [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7960 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:31:15 -0500 Cybersecurity plans submitted as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program were, in some cases, incomplete or insufficient, [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7966 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 PPL Electric Utilities and Public Service Electric and Gas (PSEG) say the chosen route for their Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project is the best alternative for the [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7959 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:12:32 -0500 Clallam County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioners have adopted a resolution supporting Washington state legislation (H.B.2682 and S.B.6418) that allows utilities the opportunity to delay [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7958 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:09:47 -0500 Siemens Canada Ltd. has agreed to make an offer to purchase all outstanding common shares of RuggedCom, by way of takeover bid, at a price [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7957 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:08:04 -0500 FirstEnergy Corp. has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to secure 10-year contracts for solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) for its Ohio utilities - Ohio [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7956 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:47 -0500 Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a contract by Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) for smart grid infrastructure solutions for four Alaskan villages. SAIC [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7955 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:02:58 -0500 Burns & McDonnell formally dedicated its Smart Grid Laboratory during a Jan. 27 open house. The new testing facility is available exclusively to company clients. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7954 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:01:38 -0500 Electric Vehicles International (EVI) says it has increased its manufacturing capabilities at its headquarters in Stockton, Calif. The expansion includes an addition of 30,000 square [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7953 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:01 -0500 The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is building electrically interconnected laboratories as part of its Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7952 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:36:47 -0500 ABB says it plans to acquire Thomas & Betts Corp. for $72 per share in cash, or approximately $3.9 billion. The acquisition price represents a [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7951 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:36:38 -0500 Smart City San Diego, a collaboration made up of the City of San Diego, GE, UC San Diego, CleanTECH San Diego and San Diego Gas [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7950 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:36:28 -0500 Cooper Power Systems has announced upgrades to its Yukon Advanced Energy Services software platform. The integrated volt/VAR control (IVVC) application now supports per-phase voltage regulation [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7949 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:44:14 -0500 Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (APUC) says it will not proceed with the previously announced investment in First Wind Holdings LLC's wind portfolio in the [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7947 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:41:02 -0500 Oracle has announced the ability to process more than 1 billion records and generate 500,000 customer bills within an eight-hour nightly window using the Oracle [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7948 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) request for a rehearing on issues related to its joint operating agreement (JOA) [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7946 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:22 -0500 Global demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to grow at a rapid pace between now and 2015, according to a report from IDC Energy Insights. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7945 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:34:36 -0500 Aclara has announced that it plans to implement the Green Button initiative at 21 major utilities in 22 states in April, making data available to [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7944 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:31:55 -0500 American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has signed long-term power purchase agreements for 358.65 MW of wind energy projects in Texas, [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7943 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:30:20 -0500 EnerNOC Inc. and the OpenADR Alliance plan to host a two-day interoperability test event for the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) 2.0 Profile Specification at [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7942 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:28:50 -0500 Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and REC Solar have launched a 12 MW solar project, which the companies say is the largest solar project in [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7941 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26:14 -0500 American Electric Power (AEP) has joined WIRES, an industry group focused on supporting the electric transmission sector, as a full supporting member, expanding the group's [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7940 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:24:37 -0500 The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a 15-year agreement that calls for Minnesota Power to buy hydroelectricity from Manitoba Hydro beginning in 2020. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7939 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:23:02 -0500 The Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) has approved an increase to electric rates for Duke Energy's South Carolina customers. The PSCSC accepted the [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7938 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0500 The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Seattle City Light (SCL) are partnering to improve the reliability of the regional electric grid [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7936 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:32:10 -0500 Honeywell has announced a smart grid project that will help SSE PLC connect up to 30 commercial and industrial buildings in the Thames Valley area [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7931 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:16:14 -0500 Trilliant has announced that Juergen Bender has joined the executive team as managing director for the Asia Pacific region. He joins Trilliant with more than [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7933 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:50:50 -0500 S&C Electric Co. and Alstom Grid have announced an integrated solution combining S&C's IntelliTeam SG automatic restoration system and Alstom Grid's e-terradistribution distribution management system [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7932 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:49:47 -0500 Glen Canyon Corp. and Beijing Guozhiheng Power Management Technology Group Co. Ltd. (GZH Power Corp.) say they will deploy 1.5 million advanced single-phase meters in [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7930 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:47:08 -0500 ECOtality Inc. has appointed Kevin Cameron to the company's board of directors. He will assume the position on the board previously held by Barry S. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7929 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:44:00 -0500 Ambient Corp. has announced that its communications nodes now include Qualcomm's mobile broadband solution, the MDM6600 chipset. This chipset is certified by Verizon Wireless for [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7928 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:42:57 -0500 Maxim Integrated Products has announced that its G3-PLC protocol has been approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a new low-frequency, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexin-based [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7934 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Oracle has announced its successful participation in the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) Common Information Model (CIM) interoperability testing, demonstrating Oracle's use of CIM standards for [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7935 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Energate Inc. has introduced Foundation, a multi-load home energy gateway that supports utilities' residential demand response (DR) programs. The platform combines an in-home [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7937 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 More utilities are implementing smart grid technology, but that also means that technical issues are increasing, according to results from The Microsoft/OSIsoft Worldwide Utility Industry [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7926 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:15:33 -0500 In a speech that focused heavily on the economy, President Obama did spend some time on clean energy but offered few specifics during Tuesday night's [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7927 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:15:23 -0500 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a commercial license for a U.S. tidal energy project that will use New York City's East River [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7924 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:16:15 -0500 The Z-Wave Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance have signed a liaison agreement to collaborate on compliance and interoperability programs to ensure the successful market deployment [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7923 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:15:07 -0500 OSIsoft LLC has been selected as one of the technology providers for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council's (WECC) Western Interconnection Synchrophasor Program (WISP). The OSIsoft [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7922 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:14:16 -0500 S&C Electric Co. has released a suite of new and enhanced products for the smart grid. The expanded solution sets use intelligent devices embedded throughout [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7921 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:13:15 -0500 Digi International has introduced the ConnectPort X2e, an enhanced version of the company's ZigBee smart energy gateway. The gateway connects ZigBee smart energy devices from [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7920 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:11:58 -0500 Belden Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary GarrettCom is now a Belden associated product brand. The company acquired GarrettCom in December 2010. As [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7919 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:10:42 -0500 Potomac Electric Power Co. (Pepco) has selected CURRENT's underground residential development (URD) fault-detection and grid-monitoring system for a distribution grid reliability and modernization project in [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7918 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:09:09 -0500 Bit Stew Systems Inc. has released the Grid Director 3.0, a smart grid operations management platform that features real-time grid analytics, event correlation, on-demand management [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7917 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:07:57 -0500 CalAmp Corp. says it will supply its newly introduced Fusion-LTE router to Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) and Green Mountain Power (GMP). The router will [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7916 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:06:36 -0500 ClipperCreek has announced that Silver Spring Networks' direct-to-grid communications technology, which pairs ClipperCreek's grid-connected, industry-standard CS-40 electric-vehicle (EV) charging station with Silver Spring's UtilityIQ back-office [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7915 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:05:42 -0500 The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), a joint effort of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the private sector, has released version [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7925 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Transmission utility Vermont Electric Power Co. (VELCO) says it is partnering with IBM to build a fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7914 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:41 -0500 Itron Inc. has debuted specialized software applications that are built on the Active Smart Grid Analytics (ASA) platform and bundled with the company's Analytic Accelerators [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7913 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:53:52 -0500 Space-Time Insight has released the Situational Intelligence Suite for Utilities, a set of applications that deliver real-time, historical and predictive data in an intuitive, display-driven [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7911 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:52:26 -0500 Tantalus, a provider of smart grid communication systems, says the SENTINEL commercial and industrial meter from Itron Inc. is now available factory-equipped with Tantalus communication [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7909 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:50:34 -0500 EnerNOC Inc. says it is implementing a demand response (DR) program for Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU) that is [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7910 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Oracle has released Oracle Utilities Meter Data Analytics, a smart grid solution that allows utilities to bolster meter data management system performance and analyze electricity-usage [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7912 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500