Written by Chad Blevins on February 2, 2010 – 4:57 am
Feb 1, 2010 Utilities will want to note an unmistakable shift in the wind with the President’s proposal: more money for renewables and a generous nod to reviving the all but dormant nuclear sector — and less free money for fossil fuels and gas. . President Obama’s $28.4 billion FY 2011 DOE budget request asks [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 27, 2010 – 10:24 pm
Smart Grid: Part 1 of 7: High Performance in Data Management — Moving from Overload to Insights via YouTube – Smart Grid: Part 1 of 7: High Performance in Data Management — Moving from Overload to Insights.
Written by Chad Blevins on January 27, 2010 – 4:47 pm
News Analysis Finally, Sophisticated Command and Control Comes to Smart Grid Jan 26, 2010 There’s still a long way to go, but the Smart Grid is finally getting the sophisticated ‘situational awareness’ it deserves. As utilities modernize their grids, they also need to modernize their control rooms. A while back Jesse did some consulting to Lockheed Martin. [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 26, 2010 – 5:18 am
Jan 25, 2010 If Smart Grid renewable integration is causing problems or concerns, you’ve got FERC’s ear. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is asking for help as the agency works to be sure its policies are keeping up with the growth of new renewable energy sources. The agency is re-examining its policies to ensure [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 20, 2010 – 8:15 pm
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 Industry Leaders Converge at Parks Associates’ Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer Parks Associates will host over 150 executives from leading utilities and companies active in energy management and smart infrastructure at next week’s Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer. The executive conference, hosted in cooperation with Austin Energy, will take place [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 12, 2010 – 4:04 am
2 pages – 101 KB – PDF File Title GE Bringing State-of-the-Art Smart Grid Efficiency, Reliability and Productivity Technologies to China Description The City of Yangzhou and GE (NYSE: GE) will be working together to help bring the benefits of smart grid technologies to China. GE is building an extensive smart grid demonstration center in the Yangzhou New [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 7, 2010 – 3:56 am
Jan 6, 2010 Back in November I did a piece on Smart Grid companies to be thankful for. That article looked back at companies that have firmly established themselves as leaders. Now it’s time to look forward. Which companies will emerge as the stars of 2010? We asked you to nominate the10 Smart Grid Companies [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 7, 2010 – 3:31 am
Jan 6, 2010 By David Link Energy storage technologies will have a large role to play in the electricity grid of the future, with demand being driven by the growth of intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the development of the Smart Grid and a shift to plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 7, 2010 – 3:26 am
Jan 6, 2010 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. today announced that the recently released SEL-3620 Ethernet Security Gateway is now available for $2,800. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) Celebrating 25 years of innovation in 2009, SEL serves the electric power industry worldwide through the design, manufacture, supply, and support of products and services for power system protection, [...]
Written by Chad Blevins on January 6, 2010 – 5:50 pm
By James Murray Published January 06, 2010 LONDON, United Kingdom — [Editor's note: This article originally appeared on BusinessGreen.com, and is reprinted with permission.] Energy giant Npower has kicked off the new year by announcing it is to offer free real-time energy meters to small and medium-sized businesses that sign up to its E3 business tariff. Under the initiative, which [...]