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University of Pittsburgh receives $22 million for energy R&D

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:30 GMT

February 10,2012 --

The gift will accelerate the research and education efforts of the center, which is dedicated to improving energy technology development and sustainability

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Southern Co. wins historic license for new nuclear units, full construction to begin

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:30:40 GMT

February 9,2012 --

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the issuance of the Combined Construction and Operating License for Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4, the first such license ever approved for a U.S. nuclear plant

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Odebrecht to host DistribuTECH Brasil Planning Committee Meeting

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:50 GMT

February 9,2012 --

DistribuTECH Brasil will be co-located with an established PennWell sister show, HydroVision Brasil, at the Riocentro Exhibition & Convention Center

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KEMA's Mark Knight elected to GridWise Architecture Council

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMT

February 9,2012 --

The GridWise Architecture Council was convened in 2004 by the Department of Energy with support from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Exelon names leaders for combined Exelon-Constellation

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:25:10 GMT

February 9,2012 --

The appointments reflect leaders who will assume senior leadership roles in the combined organization, effective upon closing

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Minnesota Power proposes new transmission for Canadian hydropower

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:20 GMT

February 9,2012 --

Minnesota Power on January 26 received Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approval for a long-term 250 MW purchase of hydropower from Manitoba Hydro beginning in 2020

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SolarReserve completes 110 MW solar power tower with molten salt energy storage

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:10 GMT

February 9,2012 --

Using solar thermal technology, the Crescent Dunes Plant will be a commercial-scale solar power facility with energy storage that enables the plant to store energy for 10-15 hours at a time

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Texas co-op installs 3M ACCR to boost line capacity

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:40:30 GMT

February 8,2012 --

GVEC has deployed the lightweight, low-sag, high-capacity conductor on a transmission line linking the utility's Schertz and Parkway substations

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E.ON to use Convergys smart revenue solutions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:25:40 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The agreement will enable E.ON IT to leverage within E.ON the full portfolio of Convergys solutions, driving enhanced customer experiences

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Hydropower, geothermal, biomass executives urge production tax credit extension

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:05:20 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The call comes as opponents of renewable energy tax policy place the future of these industries in jeopardy, according to the group

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Black & Veatch to design 29 MW Busch Ranch Wind Project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:50 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The 16-turbine Busch Ranch Wind Project will generate 29 MW of renewable energy and will be sited 35 miles south of Pueblo, Colo

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Telvent to provide weather, smart grid solutions to predict electrical load

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:50:10 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The system helps operators accurately predict electrical load and make real-time dynamic adjustments, resulting in the optimization of the existing grid

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DOE to launch research hub focused on batteries, energy storage

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:45:40 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The hub, which will be funded at up to $20 million in fiscal year 2012, will focus on accelerating research and development of electrochemical energy storage for transportation and the electric grid

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FirstEnergy closing more coal-fired units, this time in West Virginia

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:40 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The following plants will be retired: Albright Power Station, Willow Island Power Station and Rivesville Power Station

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Ambient smart grid platform assists with outages

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:55:50 GMT

February 7,2012 --

The integration of AmbientNMS into the existing DOMS systems improves overall system reliability by pinpointing distribution outages with real-time alerts and analytics that utilities can use to identify complex issues, such as nested outages

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ABB wins substations order with Hydro One in Canada

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:30 GMT

February 7,2012 --

The new substations will replace an existing installation built in the 1950s and will serve Canada's largest city Toronto

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Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Energy Center completed in North Dakota

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:20 GMT

February 7,2012 --

Bison 1A, the first phase of the 82-MW installation, was completed about a year ago and has been producing renewable energy since then

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Siemens ready to set up wind power turbine plant in France

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:50 GMT

February 7,2012 --

Siemens is part of a consortium including GDF Suez, Vinci and CDC Infrastructure, which is bidding for the offshore wind farm of Saint-Brieuc

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DistribuTECH draws record attendance in San Antonio

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:20:30 GMT

February 7,2012 --

Held January 24-26 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, DistribuTECH experienced substantial growth for the third consecutive year

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Siemens wins order for combined cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:00 GMT

February 6,2012 --

With an installed capacity of 4 GW this natural gas-fired power plant will supply enough electrical energy to meet about one tenth of the country's current power demand for its 28 million inhabitants

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Wind energy: over 21 percent of all new power capacity in 2011

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:00 GMT

February 6,2012 --

Representing 21.4 percent of new power capacity, wind energy installations in 2011 were similar to the previous year's 9,648 MW

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Con Edison, Siemens, TIBCO to provide smart grid services

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:30:40 GMT

February 6,2012 --

The project is a result of Con Edison Co. of New York receiving funding for the smart grid demonstration project from the Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus program

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WIRES welcomes Sunflower Electric Power Corp. as new member

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:30 GMT

February 6,2012 --

Sunflower is a Hays, Kansas-based generation and transmission cooperative

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Utility scale photovoltaic growing, more than 60 percent growth in 2012 projected

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:20 GMT

February 6,2012 --

The solar incentive policy mix in both the U.S. and Canadian markets drove up demand in large-scale ground-mount systems, which was 59 percent of this total

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Alstom signs $23.6 million hydropower contract in Vietnam

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:10:20 GMT

February 6,2012 --

Alstom, a supplier of hydropower equipment, and its Chinese partner will provide two 78 MW Francis turbine-generator sets and related equipment for this project

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E.ON secures financing for Illinois wind farm

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:45:20 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The project consists of 94 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines

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SPP approves $1.7 billion in transmission expansion projects

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:10 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The board also approved a 10-year transmission expansion plan, with projects estimated at about $1.5 billion of engineering and construction costs

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Russian-French joint venture, Alstom to supply turbine island for Baltic nuclear power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:00 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The scope of supply agreement signed by AAEM includes Alstom steam turbines Arabelle, generators, condensers, moisture separator reheaters and auxiliary equipment

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B&W to clean up 544 MW coal plant in Colorado

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:30 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The SDA systems are designed to control sulfur dioxide emissions from the single-unit, 544 MW plant

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Pratt & Whitney to build gasification demonstration plant in China

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:40 GMT

February 2,2012 --

The agreement is a step toward commercializing technology designed to lower the cost of coal gasification and provide an alternative fuel source that reduces water use and carbon dioxide emissions

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enXco signs maintenance agreement with TPW Petersburg Wind Farm

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:10 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Energy produced will be delivered to Omaha Public Power District

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Siemens to build solar photovoltaic system at U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:10 GMT

February 2,2012 --

The solar PV system is the primary component of the energy savings performance contract to be implemented by the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc.

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CPUC approves PG&E plan to provide analog meters alongside smart meters

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:16:00 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. supports the CPUC's decision and will respond quickly to customers who opt-out of the utility's smart meter program

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Atlantic Power to buy 300 MW wind project in Oklahoma

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:10:40 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Apex Wind Energy Holdings, a wind power developer based in Charlottesville, Virginia, is the project developer

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Cuculus selected for Belgian smart metering deployment

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:00 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Cuculus GmbH, a developer of smart metering and home control solutions, has been selected to supply its ZONOS platform to Eandis and Infrax's for their rollout of 61,000 meters in Belgium

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Honeywell, Hawaiian Electric to use demand response to integrate renewables

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:50:30 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Hawaiian Electric will conduct a test of fast demand response technology, which gives the utility and facilities the tools to reduce demand within 10 minutes of notification of a pending imbalance between supply and demand

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BrightSource Energy's solar power tower technology picked for South Africa project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:20:20 GMT

February 2,2012 --

BrightSource and its partner Alstom will conduct a comprehensive FEED study for the South Africa market

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U.S. Geothermal's 8.6 MW geothermal plant nears completion

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:10:20 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Charging of the R134a motive fluid into the power plant has been completed, and is undergoing integration testing

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VYCON flywheel energy storage to protect Austin Energy control center

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:05:50 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Austin Energy's 190,000-square-foot control center operates the utility's data center and operates the utility's grid including the switching of utility grid quadrants

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Johnson Controls to help Pennsylvania utility reduce electricity demand

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:01:00 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Johnson Controls will lead the consortium to promote demand response program participation for large business customers

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MidAmerican Renewables buys 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:05:10 GMT

February 1,2012 --

The 550-MW photovoltaic power plant being built in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., will have the capacity to generate enough renewable energy to power about 160,000 average California homes

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B&W to apply for DOE small modular nuclear reactor funding

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:20 GMT

February 1,2012 --

A draft funding opportunity announcement issued by the DOE outlines a plan to provide investments to private industry to support the design, licensing and manufacturing of SMRs

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Opower, APPA, CSG, Energate join Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:50:30 GMT

February 1,2012 --

The Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid announced the addition of four new members

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AEP leans on natural gas as new 580 MW plant goes into operation

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:40:30 GMT

February 1,2012 --

With the start-up of the Dresden plant, AEP has added more than 4,800 MW of natural gas-fired capacity to its generating fleet in the past decade

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Areva, partners bid for new EPR nuclear plant in Finland

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:05:50 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The plant supplier will be selected during 2012-2013. The schedule for the project as a whole will be defined during further negotiations

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TEP picks Areva Solar for concentrated solar power project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:45:10 GMT

January 31,2012 --

TEP's Sundt Solar Boost Project will use Areva Solar's Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector solar steam generators to produce up to 5 MW of power during peak demand periods without added emissions

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Minnesota Power hydroelectricity purchase aids wind integration

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:26:00 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The 250 MW PPA will provide a competitive energy resource for customers of Minnesota Power

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Siemens partner Semprius claims record for photovoltaic efficiency

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:10:50 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The latest prototypes achieved a milestone with 33.9 percent solar module efficiency, according to Siemens

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EPRI, DOE, NRC seismic study to boost readiness at U.S. nuclear plants

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:00 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The NRC is requesting U.S. nuclear power plants to reevaluate seismic hazards using this information as well as other guidance

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Burns & McDonnell dedicates new smart grid laboratory

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:40 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The new facility was formally dedicated during a Jan. 27 open house for employee-owners and clients

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Route chosen for Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project, utilities say

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:21:00 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The utilities' chosen route for the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project is the best alternative for the power line needed by millions of electric customers in the region

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Alstom to supply turbines, generators to African hydroelectric dam

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:20:30 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The hydropower station will be constructed on the Kafue River in central Zambia, about 260 km south of the country's capital, Lusaka

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SAIC provides smart grid as a service to four Alaska villages

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30:40 GMT

January 31,2012 --

SAIC and IES implemented SAIC's Smart Grid as a Service (SGS) offering at these locations, and services have been on-line and running since December 12, 2011

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MISO interpretation of transmission capacity sharing affirmed

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:40 GMT

January 30,2012 --

FERC's order reiterated its decision that the JOA allows for the sharing of available transmission capacity between MISO and SPP

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ABB to buy Thomas & Betts for $3.9 billion

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:40 GMT

January 30,2012 --

The transaction is subject to approval by Thomas & Betts shareholders as well as to customary regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by the middle of 2012

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President Obama energy plan borrows elements of Pickens Plan

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:10 GMT

January 27,2012 --

The newly unveiled plan by the president also calls for a dramatic increase in the use of renewables — chiefly wind and solar — in America's power generation grid

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B&W wins $75 million environmental construction contract for Indiana power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:50 GMT

January 27,2012 --

B&W previously announced it would design and supply the wet FGD units and related components for the project

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Nuclear future commission delivers final report to DOE

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:25:50 GMT

January 27,2012 --

The report detailed comprehensive recommendations for creating a safe, long-term solution for managing and disposing of the nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste

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DistribuTECH 2012: Breaking news direct from the convention floor

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:50 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Here are a few of the top news items that the utility industry first learned about on the DistribuTECH conference floor this year

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Texas Instruments unveils new Zigbee Smart Energy system at DistribuTECH

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:36:00 GMT

January 26,2012 --

SE2.0 SoC and 802.15.4g radio tailored for smart grid and remote sensor applications in demonstrations at DistribuTECH 2012

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DistribuTECH news: Vermont energy grid to get IBM network upgrade

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:10 GMT

January 26,2012 --

At the 2012 DistribuTECH conference, IBM and the Vermont Electric Power Co. announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the state of Vermont

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At DistribuTECH, G&W Electric, Survalent Technology show off new automation solution

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20:30 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Visit G&W booth #677 at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio to see a new automation solution from G&W Electric and Survalent Technology in action

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Alcatel-Lucent makes network management easier with solution released at DTECH

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The new Service Portal Express for Utilities was released at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio, and conference attendees learned about the technology on the conference floor January 24-26

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At DistribuTECH, Itron demonstrates new Active Smart Grid Analytics solution

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:51:00 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Itron will be demonstrating the ASA analytic applications at DistribuTECH in their booth #611

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Petra Solar demonstrates GridWave technology at DistribuTECH

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:40:20 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The SEGIS initiative was established to foster advancements that maintain or improve power quality and reliability while increasing PV solar technology's contributions and economic value to the electrical grid

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Metadigm announces accurate meter reading technology at DistribuTECH 2012

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:25:30 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Metadigm services will be displaying and demonstrating their products and services at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio, Texas at booth #2134

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S&C, Alstom Grid introduce integrated smart grid solution at DistribuTECH

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:20:20 GMT

January 26,2012 --

This new solution, announced at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio, is the outcome of joint research and development to support smart distribution through layered intelligence

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At DistribuTECH, C3, SAIC expand alliance to deliver integrated energy solutions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:50 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Building on an alliance initially formed in 2011, the extended relationship between SAIC and C3 includes joint product development, sales, marketing and support

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At DistribuTECH, BMW partners with Tendril on electric vehicles

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:51:00 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Tendril will be demonstrating how its cloud platform integrates the BMW ActiveE with the home area network to provide orchestrated and prioritized charging at its booth (#771) at DistribuTECH

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Utility picks Active Power for 415-volt data center design

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:26:00 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The utility deployed the critical backup power equipment at its data center facility in North America late last year to provide both power conditioning and protection to the mission critical site

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Enspiria Solutions is now Black & Veatch

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:15:30 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Black & Veatch acquired Enspiria Solutions in 2010

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FirstEnergy, citing regulations, to retire six coal-fired power plants

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:50:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The total capacity of the competitive plants that will be retired is 2,689 MW

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Lebanon, Ohio selects Mueller Systems for AMI

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:10 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The Mi.Net System enables utilities to improve operational efficiencies and customer service by fully automating the meter reading-to-billing process and linking meters, distribution sites and control devices in a single data network

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New rates approved for Duke Energy's South Carolina customers

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:30:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

Duke Energy Carolinas will increase its customer rates in South Carolina by $92.8 million

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Constellation Energy wins power supply, renewable contracts in Northeast

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:25:20 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The new contracts cover agencies in New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

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Report: Japan's TEPCO set for $13 billion government bailout

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:30 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The sum of $12.8 billion in public funding would essentially nationalize TEPCO, a utility that provides power to about 45 million people

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Equador's largest utility selects Cooper Power Systems

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:15:40 GMT

January 25,2012 --

Cooper will improve the utility's power system engineering analysis capabilities of their grounding system as well as all their substations and generation power plants

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AlertEnterprise launches NERC CIP compliance solution

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:46:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The AlertEnterprise Compliance Express framework offers utilities with full compliance lifecycle support, organized evidence management, instant accountability and progress tracking of all NERC reliability standards

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Metadigm Services unveils MetaRead meter reading system

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:30 GMT

January 25,2012 --

Meter data are captured with digital photos on handhelds in the field, and then sent to a secure web portal, where a process of tight-filtering, advanced algorithms are deployed to verify the meter data

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enXco signs operations agreement with Suncor Energy

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:41:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

Wintering Hills, an 88 MW wind project located near Drumheller, Alberta comprises 55 GE 1.6-MW wind turbines

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AEP SWEPCO signs wind power purchase agreements for 359 MW

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:20 GMT

January 25,2012 --

American Electric Power unit Southwestern Electric Power Co. signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 MW of renewable energy from wind projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas

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Earth Networks, EnergyHub debut e5 home energy demand response

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:20:50 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The program incorporates live, neighborhood-level weather conditions and forecasts into demand response programs that aim to reduce peak consumer demand to better manage grid load during extreme weather

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S&C, Alstom introduce layered intelligence solution for electric grid

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:16:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

This new solution is the outcome of joint research and development to support smart distribution through layered intelligence

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Honeywell launches U.K. smart grid project to reduce power grid strain

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:56:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The utility will work with customers to trim peak electricity use, and reduce strain on the local networks and substations, which are nearing capacity

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Ambient Corp. enhances smart grid communications node

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The addition of Qualcomm MDM6600 chipset provides utilities with faster connectivity and flexibility; product receives Verizon Wireless certification

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Siemens plans to hire 300 veterans in 2012

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:50:10 GMT

January 25,2012 --

Siemens will increase its pledge to the Joining Forces initiative by committing to hiring another 300 veterans in 2012

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ANGA response to State of the Union: Natural gas keeps energy affordable

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:26:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

'We welcome President Obama's remarks in support of the safe and responsible development of natural gas and the opportunities it presents to create American jobs and advance our nation's environment, economy and energy security.'

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Z-Wave, OpenADR alliances join to speed OpenADR standard adoption

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:10:40 GMT

January 25,2012 --

Z-Wave Alliance members have successfully completed field trials with utilities such as Sacramento Municipal Utility District using OpenADR standards to implement effective demand response programs

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Dominion, Lockheed Martin release energy efficiency solution

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:06:00 GMT

January 25,2012 --

EDGE is a modular and adaptive conservation voltage management solution enabling utilities to deploy incremental grid-side energy management that requires no behavioral changes or purchases by end customers

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OSIsoft joins Western Electricity Coordinating Council synchrophasor program

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:55:30 GMT

January 25,2012 --

The OSIsoft PI System will provide the data collection and management infrastructure required by WISP in several areas related to storing and visualizing data that has been collected for use by grid operators to monitor the Western Interconnect.......

Intergraph provides NorthWestern Energy with outage, workforce management tools

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:45:10 GMT

January 25,2012 --

NorthWestern Energy will deploy 35 dispatch seats and 360 mobile seats across the multi-state territory

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CODA Energy launches energy storage solutions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:10:50 GMT

January 24,2012 --

Worldwide installations of energy storage capacity are expected to increase from 121 MW in 2011 to 12,353 MW in 2021, with an estimated $122 billion in potential deployments over the next 10 years

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Ambient Corp. deploys 75,000th smart grid communications node

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:10 GMT

January 24,2012 --

The Ambient X-Series nodes serve as the communications backbone for utilities modernization efforts, enabling multiple smart grid applications across secure IP communications

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GarrettCom becomes a Belden brand

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:30 GMT

January 24,2012 --

As an associated product brand of Belden, GarrettCom becomes fully integrated into Belden's global organization with access to their signal transmission portfolio

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ANSI accreditation to support smart grid testing, certification framework

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:15:40 GMT

January 24,2012 --

The framework lays out a plan to enhance the quality of secure and interoperable smart grid products and reduce their installation cost in the smart grid

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Constellation Energy, PureSense to provide load response services to growers

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:00 GMT

January 24,2012 --

The relationship will provide the real-time irrigation management company the opportunity to offer their growers Constellation Energy's load response programs

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Itron releases Active Smart Grid Analytics solution for smart grid data management

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:10:30 GMT

January 24,2012 --

Each application is bundled with Itron's Analytic Accelerators and Extension Toolkits, which help utilities take full advantage of their smart grid data

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enXco signs wind turbine supply agreement with REpower for 50 MW

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:40 GMT

January 24,2012 --

These wind turbines will supplement a previous order with REpower to supply the full capacity of the 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project located in Solano County, California

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C3, SAIC expand alliance to deliver integrated energy solutions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:26:00 GMT

January 24,2012 --

Under the agreement, SAIC will sell, install, and support C3 software as an integrated component of its energy services offerings

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POWERGRID International magazine names Projects of the Year Award winners at DistribuTECH 2012

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:10:10 GMT

January 24,2012 --

The awards were given out today during the keynote presentation at the DistribuTECH 2012 conference in San Antonio

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