Final decision eludes group crafting rules for energy corridors

A study panel formed to recommend how to regulate energy corridors across Maine put off its final decision Wednesday as members wrestled with a last-minute bid to extend a moratorium on proposed projects. more...

National Grid objects to proposed cost of wind power

Despite pressure from the governor and other state officials, National Grid has again rejected a proposal to buy clean power from a developer proposing to build a $200-million wind farm off Block Island. more...

SWEPCO to Purchase Valley Electric Membership Corporation Assets

American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) utility subsidiary AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has signed a letter of intent to purchase the transmission and distribution assets of Valley Electric Membership Corporation (VEMCO). more...

House advances bill to ban foreign nuke waste

A House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would block Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions's plan to import 20,000 tons of Italian radioactive waste into the United States and bury some of it in Utah. more...

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Tracking the Global Bubble: Is Europe at a Tipping-Point?

Dec 1, 2009 - 10:00-11:00am Eastern - Your City

Join Platts as they discuss the changes in gas markets across the globe. William Powell, Editor, Platts International Gas Report will examine the key shifts in the global gas supply/demand balance. Alex Froley, European Gas Markets Editor, Platts will discuss how the gas market in Europe is changing and more. more...

Physical & Electronic Access Controls for CIP Compliance

Dec 2, 2009 - 12:00 Eastern - Your City

A controlled security environment is required for CIP compliancy, and, more importantly, to prevent malicious attacks, misuse or accidental damage to assets and the data they contain. To build this environment, you will need to demonstrate asset security management, from defining perimeters through validating access via logs. Are you ready to be audited?

This webcast will take a look at electronic and physical security perimeter, physical and electronic access lists and security management controls. Purchase Now more...

Smart grid and renewable energy integration

Dec 3, 2009 - 12:00 pm Eastern - Your City

Join Intelligent Utility Division Vice President and magazine Editor-in-Chief H. Christine Richards, along with Oncor's Jim Greer as they explore smart grid's critical connection with renewable generation. This free webcast will provide you with key insight and takeaways from Oncor's renewable efforts, including its work with Texas' Competitive Renewable Energy Zones. more...

Introducing the Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture for Utilities

Dec 8, 2009 - 1:00 pm Eastern - Your city

Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA) is Microsoft’s first comprehensive reference architecture that addresses technology integration throughout the full scope of the smart energy ecosystem. The Microsoft SERA helps utilities by providing a method of testing the alignment of information technology with their business processes to create an integrated utility. more...

Making the Business Case for Utility-Scale Distributed Energy Storage

Dec 9, 2009 - 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern - Your City

Join us for this very special webcast that explores the business case behind implementing utility scale distributed energy storage and introduces a method for quantifying the economic, environmental and system efficiency benefits of wide-scale deployment. more...

2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US

Dec 1, 2009 - Dec 2, 2009 - San Francisco, CA - USA

The DOE and the biggest thin-film companies First Solar, Uni-Solar, Ersol, SCHOTT … will discuss ways to secure finance; latest technological advances and cost reduction for thin-film manufacturing. Over 300 senior experts are expected under one roof as the conference establishes to become 'the' annual meeting place for thin-film leaders. more...

2nd European Solar Investment and Finance Summit

Dec 2, 2009 - Dec 3, 2009 - Berlin Germany

Successfully Attract and Secure Investment and Finance for Your Solar Projects more...

Balance of Systems & Balance of Plants Conference + Expo

Dec 3, 2009 - Dec 4, 2009 - San Diego , CA - USA

Balance of Systems/Balance of Plants can now make up to 50% of your overall plant costs! more...

FERC Gas Compliance Conference

Dec 9, 2009 - Dec 10, 2009 - Houston, TX - USA

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EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look like and how close are we to building it? Find out at the Forum, visit www.energybizforum.commore...

 
 

Historical Analysis of Energy Storage Technologies

Blogger Photo By Victor Humphrey - At first glance my first blog posting might be deemed impractical or even illogical by realists, if any can be more...

REGULATORS TO THE RAMPARTS - They Must Lead!

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont set the tone for the gathering this week of our nation's state utility regulators in more...

Intelligence for the Utility as Well as the Grid

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - What comes first – the smart meter or the ability to capture and effectively utilize the information available from the more...

How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis

Blogger Photo By Marcial Ocampo - How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis I believe that once America finds its focus more...

Gems from Silicon Valley and GreenBeat 2009

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - Today’s GreenBeat 2009 conference in San Mateo, California, brought together venture capitalists, analysts, electric utility executives and smart grid solutions more...
 

A Useful Thing Happened on the way to the Smart Grid: the Agile Grid, Part 4

By Stephen Hadden -
The concept of an intelligent electric utility infrastructure or "Smart Grid" is attracting wide interest among utilities, consultants, regulators and other utility stakeholders. This interest, however, is accompanied by widely more...
Filed under: Metering, AMR & Data Management

Management In Real Life: My Contribution

By Kevin Herring -
Have you ever sat around griping about a boss, manager, or co-worker who doesn't "get it" or acts like they know it all? You're not alone; my hand goes up, more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Ills of Indian Energy Sector and Strategies to Overcome

By Bharathi Seeni -
Asian development bank report projected India's total energy consumption at 1279 MTOE by 2030. Per capita electricity consumption for India stood at 631 Kwh as compared to US per capita more...
Filed under: International

Offshore wind: Comprehensive initial study is critical

By Matthew Pollard, P.E. -
Utilities have begun considering offshore wind as a source of new energy. Delmarva Power recently agreed to a long-term offshore wind power purchase contract, and organizations such as Long Island more...
Filed under: Wind

Managing Tree-caused Electric Service Interruptions

By Siegfried Guggenmoos -
Throughout their one hundred year history, utilities have been challenged by tree-conductor conflicts. On transmission systems tree-conductor contacts can have devastating results as demonstrated by the fact that trees were more...
Filed under: T&D Asset Management
 
 

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