Cybersecurity need is growing, Los Alamos director saysCyber attacks, currently a serious threat to the American energy system, are set to become only more substantial in the coming years |
Mississippi Power names new president and CEO
Mississippi Power elected G. Edison "Ed" Holland as president and CEO effective immediately after Ed Day announced his retirement
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Cybersecurity a near-constant problem for many power utilities, report findsA handful of surveyed utilities said they experienced attacks on a daily, frequent or constant basis |
SEIA joins with Electricity Storage Association to promote solar, energy storageThe groups will collaborate on communication efforts, events and policy activities promoting solar energy and storage |
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 |
GDF Suez to power the home of the Philadelphia PhilliesGDF Suez Energy Resources NA secured a new multi-year contract to provide power to Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies |
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 |
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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NRG Energy building solar projects for Starwood hotelsStarwood Hotels is teaming up with NRG Energy to build solar arrays at Starwood properties globally |
Alterra Power, EDC joint venture to develop geothermal energy in Chile, Peru
The agreement calls for EDC to earn a 70 percent interest by funding 100 percent of the next $58.3 million in project expenditures at Mariposa, and...
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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 |
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Consolidated Edison partner on solar energy
Construction on Mesquite Solar 1, located in Arlington, Ariz., began in 2011. Power from the facility has been sold to Pacific Gas & Electric u...
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More than 480 microgrid projects in some stage of developmentMore than 480 microgrid projects are proposed, planned, under construction, or operating worldwide, representing nearly 3,800 MW of capacity |
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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ConEd's smart grid program creates 2,700 jobs
The report showed that the grid modernization program produced 896 full-time equivalent positions, including 313 at the utility and 583 at its cont...
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