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PPL effort reduces electric use by 3 percent

Jun 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Blayne Sheaffer Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, Pa. - The numbers are in on PPL Electric Utilities' first phase of the E-power program, revealing that customers are smart about conserving energy. More...

Southern California Edison Partners with Customers to Conserve Energy

ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 17, 2013 - As Southern Californians prepare for summer, Southern California Edison (SCE) is asking customers to be especially conservation-minded to help keep the electric grid stable and reliable during hot weather when energy use spikes, particularly without the power generated from the San Onofre nuclear plant. More...

With San Onofre closing, sources of region's energy are uncertain

Jun 12 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Abby Sewell Los Angeles Times - The permanent closure of the San Onofre nuclear plant leaves significant unanswered questions about the future of the energy supply in Southern California, the head of the state's Public Utilities Commission acknowledged Tuesday. More...

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SDG&E Is Prepared For Summer With Adequate Power Resources

SAN DIEGO, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire - This summer, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is reminding customers that, while adequate electricity supplies are lined up to meet customers' energy needs, conservation and demand response will still be vital during extremely hot weather or an unplanned power plant outage or transmission line emergency. More...

SAIC to Address Federal Energy Challenges at Power Up Energy Expo

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) - Senior Systems Engineer Feras Karim of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will speak to government concerns, possible solutions, and successes in working toward sustainability at this year's Power Up Energy Expo, to be held at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 18-20. more...

Sensus Gains MultiSpeak 3.0 Certification for Integration With NISC iVUE

Sensus - Sensus, a leading utility infrastructure company today announced that its open standards-based FlexNet communication network has achieved MultiSpeak® 3.0 certification for interoperability with the popular iVUE® system from National Information Solutions Cooperative, or NISC®. more...

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Articles

8 Simple Ways to Successfully Reduce Energy for a Demand Response Event

By Sarah Battaglia
On: June 17, 2013

So you have decided to enroll your facility in a demand response program. You understand that your organization will be protecting the electric grid from blackouts and brownouts during times of high demand, and you more...

5 Ideal Participants for Demand Response

By Sarah Battaglia
On: May 31, 2013

Demand response has become a popular program among a variety of different buildings and organizations. For years, utility companies have relied on this program to protect the electric grid in times of extreme demand. During more...

Let's Democratize Demand Response - Power from the People!

By Marc Tannenbaum
On: May 20, 2013

Demand Response (DR) in the Texas restructured market seems to be on verge of becoming the next big thing. Unfortunately, it has been on the verge of being the next big thing for quite a more...

3 Ways Demand Response Will Lower Costs for Industrial Facilities

By Sarah Battaglia
On: April 8, 2013

Is your facility struggling to pay its daily expenses? Maybe your organization is just looking for an additional source of income. In the midst of our nation's hard economic times, thousands of businesses are searching more...

Growing Demand for Demand Response Programs

By Rasika Athawale
On: March 25, 2013

In a world of hurricanes and super storms people are increasingly becoming aware of the need for a collective action towards a sustainable and clean future. Electricity generation (and consumption) is one of the major more...

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Conferences / Shows

National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid

Tuesday Jul 9, 2013 - Thursday Jul 11, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia - USA

The National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid™ is the premier event in the US focused on the business and policy aspects of demand response and its enabling technologies and applications. It is unique in that it devotes more...

Electric Utility Ratemaking

Tuesday Jul 16, 2013 - Thursday Jul 18, 2013 - Atlanta, GA - Untied States

The Electric Utility Ratemaking Conference, July 16-18, 2013 in Atlanta, GA, will enable attendees to manage cost and revenue with transparency. Gain an understanding of when and how to implement a variety of solutions such as time of use rates, more...

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