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The U.S. electric grid remains highly vulnerable to attacks from Iran and North Korea or other threats such as geomagnetic storms from solar activity, according [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9920 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:08 -0400 National Grid and ChargePoint have unveiled the first of what will be many electric vehicle (EV) charging stations funded through a $1 million award from [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9919 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:58 -0400 The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) says it has adequate resources available to meet expected demand this summer, including 37,925 MW of existing in-state [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9918 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:14 -0400 Xcel Energy has filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for approval of a demonstration project to solicit electricity production from gasification of forest [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9917 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:13 -0400 A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers shows that the electric industry cut emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9915 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:50 -0400 The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced it is allowing Idaho Power Co. to modify a demand response contract with EnerNOC, as the utility [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9913 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:55 -0400 U.K.-based E.ON has selected TOA Technologies' ETAdirect field service management solution to help with the utility's project to install 8 million smart meters by 2020. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9914 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:03 -0400 Elster has named Mark Fronmuller president of Elster Solutions. He joins the company after serving as senior vice president of global utilities at SAIC Energy [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9911 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:24 -0400 Verdeeco, a smart grid analytics firm, has introduced a configurable online customer portal application that electric utilities can offer their customers. According to the company, [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9910 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:33 -0400 Ernst & Young has appointed Alison Kay as the new global sector leader for power and utilities, effective July 1. Kay will lead [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9912 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Both the Illinois House and Senate have voted to override Gov. Pat Quinn's recent veto of S.B.9, legislation to allow further funding of smart grid [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9916 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Tennessee-based electric cooperative Duck River Electric Membership Corp. (DREMC) has chosen AT&T to provide a comprehensive smart grid package, including advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), meter [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9907 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:44 -0400 Chicago-based utility ComEd says that work related to its smart grid program created nearly 2,700 full-time-equivalent jobs in the first quarter of this year. These [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9909 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:54:17 -0400 Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has announced a collaboration with Echelon Corp. to integrate Echelon's Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) into Mitsubishi's lineup of smart meter products. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9908 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:05 -0400 The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO) says its board of governors has approved a proposed market design change to help foster renewable development [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9905 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:06 -0400 Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and Consolidated Edison Development (ConEdison Development) have announced an agreement to partner in two of Sempra's solar power facilities: the [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9903 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:22 -0400 Nebraska-based Lincoln Electric System has announced plans to triple the amount of wind energy it uses within the next two years. According to a Lincoln [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9904 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Itron Inc. has signed a five-year contract with British Gas to provide a suite of services in support of more than 1.25 million electricity prepayment [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9906 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 As of May 14, about 64% ($5.1 billion) of the $8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) funds [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9901 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:07 -0400 Favorable attitudes toward the concept of the smart grid - and smart meters, in particular - increased noticeably in 2012, according to a consumer survey [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9902 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:59 -0400 Despite the U.K. government's directive that businesses must have an advanced or smart meter installed by 2020, local business owners are not making the most [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9899 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:46 -0400 Washington, D.C.'s Department of General Services has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to renewable energy companies interested in developing a new wind and/or solar [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9898 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:40 -0400 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a final rule requiring development of reliability standards that address the impact of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) on [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9900 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 National Grid has unveiled plans for the future home of its Sustainability Hub, a 2,200 square-foot facility centrally located within the company's smart grid pilot [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9892 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:45 -0400 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reports that electric generation from renewable resources in Texas increased 7% in 2012, compared to 2011, with capacity [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9894 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:55 -0400 By a unanimous vote Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz, who replaces [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9893 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:39 -0400 The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin have commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage at [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9896 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has found that ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE) and members of the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG) have partially [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9897 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NRG Energy Inc., which operates generating stations in 16 states, has agreed with the States of New Jersey and Connecticut to settle a lawsuit concerning [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9889 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:59 -0400 The Consortium for Smart Energy Profile 2 Interoperability (CSEP) commends industry contributors on the ratification of the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. The [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9890 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:50 -0400 Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated a power island at its pulp and paper operation located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The power island includes a [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9888 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:42:03 -0400 Minnesota Power is continuing on its strategic path to ensure its power generation mix is affordable, reliable and cleaner to meet customer expectations and underpin [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9887 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:24 -0400 Ambient Corp. has announced that all Ambient Smart Grid Nodes fully support DNP3 protocol, which enables local data aggregation and control at distributed locations on [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9891 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 At least 1,342 demand response (DR) programs are now under way worldwide, with 95% of them located in North America, according to a new tracker [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9884 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:51:36 -0400 In order to meet high electricity demand this summer, PJM Interconnection says it will rely on nearly 185 GW of available installed generation capacity and [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9882 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:17:32 -0400 Survalent Technology has commissioned a new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for Grays Harbor PUD. Grays Harbor PUD is a community-owned, not-for-profit utility [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9881 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Atlanta-based Southern Co. has named Tom Wilson vice president and chief information security officer of Southern Company Services Inc. In this role, Wilson will manage [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9883 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NetComm Wireless Ltd. has been selected by Australian utility SP AusNet, through its integration partner Ericsson, to supply the 3G communications card component for the [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9885 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 On the heels of its announced 210 MW solar initiative and a recent 250 MW wind purchase, Atlanta-based utility Georgia Power has added 53.5 MW [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9886 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 In a 37-26 vote Friday, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill that would require the state's investor-owned utilities to procure 1% of their electricity from [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9880 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:12:37 -0400 GE has introduced its Smallworld Network Inventory 4.3 software solution, which the company says is designed to provide utilities and telecom operators with an end-to-end [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9878 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:05:16 -0400 Itron Inc. has announced a strategic alliance with Choice, a Brazilian technology company, to integrate and jointly market a non-technical loss (NTL) solution to utilities [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9877 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:56:03 -0400 Tollgrade Communications Inc. has appointed James F. Andrus vice president of global smart grid sales. In this role, Andrus will be responsible for leading Tollgrade's [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9876 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:44:25 -0400 The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced it is forming the R7.8 Working Group 2 to develop a new standard to enable home electronics to [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9879 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 The U.K. has delayed its mass deployment of smart meters for a year. In a letter to Parliament, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9875 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:17:19 -0400 Alarm.com, an interactive security and connected home services company, has acquired EnergyHub, a provider of demand response and energy efficiency products and services for utilities. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9871 Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:50 -0400 Less than three days after announcing the departure of its CEO, ABB says that another high-profile executive will leave the power and automotive solutions company. [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9874 Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:34 -0400 Wi-SUN Alliance, an association dedicated to wireless smart utility products, has announced its membership now exceeds 30 companies. Businesses that have recently joined as contributor [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9870 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:51:11 -0400 EnerNOC Inc. has hired Matthew Maloney as vice president of enterprise sales. In this role, Maloney will report to EnerNOC Senior Vice President of Marketing [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9869 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 The Asia-Pacific smart grid market earned approximately $5.4 billion in 2012 and will reach $15.83 billion in 2018, finds a new report from Frost & [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9873 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is initiating a process that will enable companies to participate in an open competition to develop the new 500 [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9867 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:27:52 -0400 Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has selected Toshiba Corp. to lead the utility's advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) initiative as the prime contractor and system integrator [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9866 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:26:31 -0400 In a 70 to 63 vote Tuesday, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed an omnibus bill that would require the state's investor-owned utilities to procure [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9868 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 California-based utility Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has selected Abengoa to lead a new transmission project that includes upgrades to a 230 kV transmission line and [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9865 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:07:52 -0400 The Wind Energy Institute of Canada is working with S&C Electric Canada Ltd. to add a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to its wind [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9864 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:07:29 -0400 PacifiCorp says it has begun construction on a new high-voltage transmission line to serve customers throughout six western states. The 160-mile line will run from [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9863 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:06:53 -0400 TransAlta Corp. and MidAmerican Transmission have partnered to form a new strategic partnership, TAMA Transmission. The new entity combines TransAlta's power-generation operating history in Alberta, [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9862 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:05:58 -0400 Dominion has permanently shut down its 556 MW Kewaunee Power Station - a nuclear-generated electricity plant that has been in operation for almost four decades [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9860 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:04:11 -0400 The MaRS Cleantech Fund has completed a venture deal with Toronto-based energy storage firm Hydrostor, whose technology converts surplus electrical energy to underwater compressed air [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9859 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:03:53 -0400 Schneider Electric has announced new features and updates to its Wiser home management system, including new digital capabilities to its consumer and utility Web portals [...] http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9858 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:03:31 -0400