Enovos Luxembourg opens 10 MW wind farm in FranceThe wind turbines chosen for this site are the Vestas V90 model |
U.K. grants approval for 504 MW offshore wind farm
The developer estimates that the 140 wind turbine project will provide enough electricity to power the equivalent of as many as 500,000 homes a yea...
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JCP&L completes power reliability projects
The work included rebuilding transmission lines, upgrading substation equipment, and rebuilding infrastructure and reconnecting service to homes on...
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Bulwark Protective Apparel to assist storm recovery effort in Oklahoma
Bulwark Protective Apparel is offering flame resistant clothing for linemen, utility workers, and oil and gas workers in the Moore, Oklahoma area, ...
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Moniz: Tesla's early loan repayment vindicates DOE loan guarantees
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said Tesla is an example of how support for startup companies is an effective way to advance clean energy technology
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TransAlta to return power plants to service
TransAlta Corp. said the forced outage at its Keephills 1 power plant will last longer than anticipated so the company can complete a full rewind o...
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Maryland gas plant moves forward for Old Dominion Electric CooperativeWildcat Point would be built five miles west of the town of Rising Sun adjacent to the Rock Springs Generation Facility |
NRC approves more power output for McGuire Nuclear Power Plant
The NRC staff determined that Duke Energy could safely increase the nuclear reactors' power output primarily through more accurate means of measuri...
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Westinghouse appoints head of nuclear power plants divisionBenjamin will lead Westinghouse efforts to meet existing new plant customer needs and further develop new plant opportunities |
Natural gas power plant starts construction in WyomingThe power plant is scheduled to begin operations in late 2014 |
JCP&L completes power reliability projects
The work included rebuilding transmission lines, upgrading substation equipment, and rebuilding infrastructure and reconnecting service to homes on...
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Bulwark Protective Apparel to assist storm recovery effort in Oklahoma
Bulwark Protective Apparel is offering flame resistant clothing for linemen, utility workers, and oil and gas workers in the Moore, Oklahoma area, ...
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Belgium power grid operator considers investing in France, Netherlands operatorsIn 2010, Elia purchased part of German TSO 50Hertz Transmission from Vattenfall, Sweden's state-owned utility company |
Electric grid prepared for summer demand, says NYISOThe NYISO forecasts that New York's summer 2013 peak demand will reach 33,279 MW |
China reaches out to help Pakistan with its electric power shortageThe productivity of Pakistan's industrial sector has slowed to a halt in the past due to power shortages |
Lethal Oklahoma tornado leaves thousands still without electric powerThe tornado killed 24 people, including 9 children. It also destroyed two elementary schools and a hospital |
Humboldt Utilities to deploy Elster AMIHumboldt is preparing to implement a new "pay-as-you-go" system, which allows customers to pay for utilities as they use them |
In veto overturn, Illinois legislature approves grid modernization plan
Ameren Illinois and ComEd both released statements in approval of the vote, saying this legislation will help them improve the electric power grid ...
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TOA Technologies helps E.On deploy smart meters in U.K.With the software, E.On will be able to predict when appointments happen and how long they will take |
Smart meter C&I market will reach nearly $13 million by 2020Worldwide shipments of smart meters for the C&I market will grow from 10 million annually in 2013 to 12.7 million annually by 2020 |
Itron to serve 1.25 million customers in U.K. metering contract
Itron is providing a B2B customer support call center, prepayment vending transaction management, meter data management (MDM), data reporting, tech...
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Elster Solutions names presidentFronmuller comes to Elster from SAIC Energy, where he spent the past five years as senior vice president of global utilities |
Bulwark Protective Apparel to assist storm recovery effort in Oklahoma
Bulwark Protective Apparel is offering flame resistant clothing for linemen, utility workers, and oil and gas workers in the Moore, Oklahoma area, ...
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Joint venture makes $20 million bid for ailing electric car firm Fisker AutomotiveAccording to the company, Fisker was worth roughly $2 billion as recently as 2011 |
Moniz: Tesla's early loan repayment vindicates DOE loan guarantees
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said Tesla is an example of how support for startup companies is an effective way to advance clean energy technology
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California Energy Commission, PG&E unveil energy storage pilot
The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is low and then sends reserved power to the grid when dem...
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Waxman, Markey report charges gaps in power grid securityThe electric grid is the target of numerous and daily cyber attacks. One utility said that there were 10,000 attempted attacks each month |
NRC approves more power output for McGuire Nuclear Power Plant
The NRC staff determined that Duke Energy could safely increase the nuclear reactors' power output primarily through more accurate means of measuri...
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Enovos Luxembourg opens 10 MW wind farm in FranceThe wind turbines chosen for this site are the Vestas V90 model |
U.K. grants approval for 504 MW offshore wind farm
The developer estimates that the 140 wind turbine project will provide enough electricity to power the equivalent of as many as 500,000 homes a yea...
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Joint venture makes $20 million bid for ailing electric car firm Fisker AutomotiveAccording to the company, Fisker was worth roughly $2 billion as recently as 2011 |
Yingli to supply Indonesia solar power project with 10 MW of solar modulesLocated at Gemas, Negri Sembilan, the 10.26 MW photovoltaic project is owned and managed by Amcorp Power |
Vestas wins 155 MW wind turbine order from MexicoThe project will use 47 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines, one of Vestas’ newly launched 3 MW types |
Northwest Stave River run-of-river hydropower project secures financingThe 17.5 MW Northwest Stave River hydroelectric project is located on Crown land, about 35 km north of Mission, British Columbia |
Electric grid prepared for summer demand, says NYISOThe NYISO forecasts that New York's summer 2013 peak demand will reach 33,279 MW |
Ernest Moniz's DOE will focus on energy efficiencyEvery year, much of the electric power the U.S. generates, transmits and consumes is wasted at some point in that process, said Moniz |
Ernest Moniz sworn in as secretary of energyFollowing his swearing in, Moniz told employees that he was honored to be back at the DOE and was looking forward to a productive tenure |
Mitsubishi Electric to collaborate with Echelon on smart meters
Mitsubishi Electric's new smart meters will incorporate grid-sensing and communication technologies based on Echelon's OGSP and its networked energ...
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Con Edison CEO talks storm hardening, outage preparedness"To succeed, we must work together. Our plans won't matter if we can deliver energy but customers cannot receive power." |
Making buildings 30 percent more energy efficient would save $34 billion per year
Improving energy efficiency in buildings by 30 percent would create a $275 billion market for advanced technology, engineering and design services,...
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JCP&L completes power reliability projects
The work included rebuilding transmission lines, upgrading substation equipment, and rebuilding infrastructure and reconnecting service to homes on...
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Itron to serve 1.25 million customers in U.K. metering contract
Itron is providing a B2B customer support call center, prepayment vending transaction management, meter data management (MDM), data reporting, tech...
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AT&T provides Duck River Electric with smart grid packageThe utility came to AT&T to upgrade their smart grid infrastructure, reduce operational costs and improve customer service |
Gov. Cuomo says 'broken' LIPA to be taken over by PSEG
LIPA will still be allowed to receive federal disaster funding and will maintain certain tax advantages of a publicly owned utility, according to C...
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Olympia, Washington picks Itron AMI SolutionThe city of Olympia has selected Itron’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to increase operational efficiency |
Opower, National Grid launch energy efficiency program in Rhode IslandNational Grid is the first utility to provide the program statewide, according to Opower |
Cybersecurity spending on power grid infrastructure to reach nearly $3 billionReport: Cyber attacks that can cause serious damage to electrical grids are a reality |
Moniz: Tesla's early loan repayment vindicates DOE loan guarantees
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said Tesla is an example of how support for startup companies is an effective way to advance clean energy technology
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Humboldt Utilities to deploy Elster AMIHumboldt is preparing to implement a new "pay-as-you-go" system, which allows customers to pay for utilities as they use them |
California Energy Commission, PG&E unveil energy storage pilot
The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is low and then sends reserved power to the grid when dem...
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In veto overturn, Illinois legislature approves grid modernization plan
Ameren Illinois and ComEd both released statements in approval of the vote, saying this legislation will help them improve the electric power grid ...
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TOA Technologies helps E.On deploy smart meters in U.K.With the software, E.On will be able to predict when appointments happen and how long they will take |
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Understanding the Limitations of a Traditional Power Factor Measurement and its Analysis
A line-frequency power factor measurement is the electric power industry’s most widely embraced electrical field diagnostic test with which to asse...
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A Revolution in Current Transformer Testing
Different test devices and methods are used in the market to verify the performance of current transformers during development, production, instal...
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Orange and Rockland Utilities: “Smart Grid Testing of Reclosers and Sectionalizers in a Distribution Automation & Restoration (DAR) System” (OMICRON Magazine reprint)
Testing of reclosers and sectionalizers in distribution networks has become demanding for both the testing personnel and the test equipment used. S...
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Profile for the Use of Precision Time Protocol in Power Systems
Electric utilities globally have initiatives to modernize their grids. Each utility will create their own path to the “smart grid” bas...
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Renewable Energy World Conference and ExhibitionVienna, Austria
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SEL Modern Solutions Power Systems ConferenceChicago, Illinois
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EEI Annual ConventionSan Francisco, CA , US
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CIRED 2013Kistamassan, Kista, Stockholm , Sweden
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