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ERCOT: Renewable energy capacity up 16 percent in Texas
Texas, a place traditionally evocative of nodding oil pumpjacks and crisscrossing natural gas and oil pipelines, is on its way to becoming a powerh...
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Westinghouse names president of Americas regionWestinghouse Electric Co. named Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas region, effective May 31 |
Electric grid prepared for summer demand, says NYISOThe NYISO forecasts that New York's summer 2013 peak demand will reach 33,279 MW |
NRC inspectors sent to North Carolina power plantThe nuclear power plant was shut down after data showed the flaw near a nozzle on the vessel head |
Gas plant in Russia will use Wartsila gas turbines
The plant will be connected to the grid, although the primary purpose of the project is to provide a reliable and efficient electricity supply for ...
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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 |
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 |
In April, $80 million in new transmission entered serviceThree electric transmission projects representing nearly 80 miles of line and $80 million of investment entered service in April |
Oklahoma natural gas-fired power plant to break ground in 2014The 103 MW Charles D. Lamb Energy Center should be completed by spring 2015 |
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 |
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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Google buys airborne wind power turbine company Makani Power
According to Makani, airborne wind turbines (AWT) can generate energy inexpensively and in a greater variety of locations than traditional wind tur...
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ERCOT: Renewable energy capacity up 16 percent in Texas
Texas, a place traditionally evocative of nodding oil pumpjacks and crisscrossing natural gas and oil pipelines, is on its way to becoming a powerh...
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Tesla Motors repays DOE loan back with $451.8 million cash payment"I hope we did you proud," CEO Elon Musk says in statement |
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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Westinghouse names president of Americas regionWestinghouse Electric Co. named Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas region, effective May 31 |
Wind energy benefited most from tax credit extension
After the extension of the production tax credit as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, renewable power capacity increased, with the ...
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Google buys airborne wind power turbine company Makani Power
According to Makani, airborne wind turbines (AWT) can generate energy inexpensively and in a greater variety of locations than traditional wind tur...
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ERCOT: Renewable energy capacity up 16 percent in Texas
Texas, a place traditionally evocative of nodding oil pumpjacks and crisscrossing natural gas and oil pipelines, is on its way to becoming a powerh...
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Ivanpah solar power project 92 percent completeIvanpah Solar Electric Generating System in California is more than 92 percent completed as of May 22, according to BrightSource Energy |
Juhl Energy buys pair of Canadian wind power projectsBoth projects have Interconnection and power purchase agreements with NB Power and are in the final stages of development |
Massive 40 GW Congo hydropower dam to begin construction in October 2015The first phase of the project, as planned, would produce 4.8 GW of hydroelectricity to be sold to South Africa |
ZBB to provide renewable energy smoothing for Lower Valley Electric Co-op
The system includes the ZBB EnerSection 125kW bi-directional inverter and ZBB EnerSection DC inputs for regulating power flows to and from four lea...
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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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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 |
Nova Scotians to receive home energy reportsEfficiency Nova Scotia's Home Energy Report anonymously compares a home's electricity usage to 100 similar ones in the area |
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 |
National Grid, ChargePoint launch electric vehicle charging station project
ChargePoint and National Grid unveiled the first of what will be many electric vehicle charging stations funded through a $1 million award from the...
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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 |
Power grid underprepared for threats to cybersecurity
The restructuring of the power sector and the emergence of the smart grid has largely ignored the issue of cybersecurity, according to ABI Research
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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 |
WHITE PAPERS
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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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Achieving IT/OT Convergence using Advanced Communication Networks
In this webinar, representatives of Avista, an investor-owned utility headquartered in Spokane, Washington, will describe their approach to achieving IT/OT convergence in grid modernization project...
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How Oncor Restored 20 Percent of Outages Before Customers Knew They Occurred
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