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Generation

Siemens turns over Longview coal-fired plant to customer

The plant will make a major contribution to environmentally compatible and economical power generation in the region. It is also one of the most efficient and cleanest coal-fired plants in the U.S.


 
PHI Group, partners to build 2,000 MW coal power plant in Vietnam

PHI Group is working with several international institutional investor groups that have indicated an interest in financing this project as well as power plants in Quang Tri Province with Sao Nam Group


 

Energy Efficiency

PECO selects Comverge to deliver more than 65 MW of reduced electricity demand

The goal of the program is to achieve PECO energy savings targets as set forth in Pennsylvania Act 129


 
AEP Retail Energy to buy BlueStar Energy

BlueStar, based in Chicago, provides electric supply for retail customers in Ohio, Illinois and other deregulated electricity markets


 

Customer Service

SDG&E warns customers about payment scam

The fraudulent activity has been reported on the East Coast and at this time there are no indications that SDG&E customers have targeted


 
Long Beach, California picks Oracle to deploy billing, customer support systems

The project is one of several aimed at transforming city operations over the next five years by replacing legacy computer systems


 

Smart Grid

Study predicts future utility telecommunications upgrades will be strong

Despite economic uncertainty, outlook for investment on utility telecommunications upgrades during 2012-2014 remains positive, influenced by a new generation of field automation applications and advanced metering.


 
Guiyang Power selects Telvent for expansion of smart grid efforts

With Telvent's smart grid solutions, Guiyang Power will have access to critical data through an interface that integrates with its current software


 

Policy and Regulation

Duke Energy Ohio, Kentucky link into PJM

At midnight Eastern Time, Jan. 1, PJM Interconnection successfully assumed operational control of the transmission systems of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.,  both subsidiaries of Duke Energy Corporation, and began administering open, competitive wholesale electricity markets in those areas.


 
California Energy Commission releases energy efficiency rules

There are an estimated 170 million chargers in California households, an average of 11 battery chargers per household


 

Transmission and Distribution

Ameren Illinois implementing Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act

The filing made with the Illinois Commerce Commission uses the performance-based formula rate-setting method


 
S&C solution protects NASA facility from power outages

In the event of a power disturbance, it transfers electrical load to the back-up system in a fraction of a second


 

Renewable Energy

Juhl Wind earns $1.4 million grant for the Winona County Wind Project

The grant was issued by the U.S. Treasury Department in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009


 
enXco, KCP&L sign power agreement for 100 MW wind project

enXco will develop, build, and own the Spearville 3 Wind Project, consisting of 63 General Electric XLE wind turbines, while KCP&L will buy the power generated under a 20-year power purchase agreement


 

Metering

JEA extends Landis+Gyr contract to manage advanced meter network

JEA's advanced metering program for electric and water meters has operated under a managed service agreement with Landis+Gyr since 2001


 
BC Hydro goes live with Itron MDM system

By the end of 2012, the system will collect data from over 1.8 million meters