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Some customers are opposed to smart meters

A lot of people may not even know about smart meters, the new devices installed by Lakeland Electric that allow people to monitor their electrical usage in real time. more...
Filed under: Metering

Questions linger over need for new power line

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission continues to question the need for a proposed high-voltage power line between Alma and Holmen, but the utilities behind the project say demand is there for more energy -- and the project creates a backup that doesn't rely on oil-burning generators on French Island. more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Oklahoma in line for about $382 million in transmission projects

Construction could begin later this year on more than $300 million in new power lines to bolster Oklahoma's electrical grid. more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Plymouth fights power-line plan

With a new, higher-voltage power line planned for his Plymouth neighborhood, Manny Day says the smaller existing line is enough to give him goosebumps. more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

PPL to move ahead with Bucks power line project

PPL Electric Utilities said it will start building a controversial high-voltage transmission line even though Springfield Township in upper Bucks County is asking the state Supreme Court to block the project. more...
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ARTICLES

Smart Metering: Getting the Consumer Onside

By Jim Hayward -
In this article, Jim Hayward and David Wing, of Baringa Partners, share their thoughts on what suppliers must learn from consumer psychology (and history) to more...
Filed under: Metering

MDM in Cloud Computing

By Ashish Gupta -
Cloud computing has brought in radical change in the way IT infrastructure (compute, storage and network) can be provisioned on demand from a shared pool more...
Filed under: Metering

There's an App for Achieving a Smarter Grid Today

By James Mustarde -
The water-cooler discussion these days is about how media over hyped Hurricane Irene. However, I'd venture a guess that the millions of consumers who lost more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Hurricane Irene, Nikola Tesla, and Improving Outage Management

By Tim Taylor -
On Sunday August 28, the center of the hurricane/tropic storm named Irene went about 30 miles west of Shoreham, NY, located on the Long Island more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Three Big Band-Aids

By Gay Gordon-Byrne -
These three terms are deeply deceptive marketing terms intended to hide the very real problems of electronic equipment in the field. The fact is that more...
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ENERGY BLOGS

Smart Grid: SoS "… interacting in unpredictable ways that regulators and investors cannot comprehend

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Summary: Similar to financial markets, system crashes are expected in smart grid, because they have been though to be just more...

Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering? – Part 4

Blogger Photo By Jay Cappy - By Jay Cappy, Verizon Business PS Utility Practice Lead – IT Advisory Services   This is part four of the more...

SMART GRID: EEFECTIVE REACTIVE POWER CONTROLLER

Blogger Photo By Shehu Khaleel - Utilities today devote considerable attention to managing voltage levels and reactive power (VAR) throughout the power transmission and distribution systems. more...

The Utility MACT: It's Now a Fact

Blogger Photo By Peter Spinney - As stated in my recent CSAPR post, the New Year has been a tumultuous period for power generators, with respect more...

POST FUKUSHIMA DISASTER; THE FATE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

Blogger Photo By Shehu Khaleel - Why the heated attack between the pro-nuclear and pro-renewable energy experts intensifies after the Fukushima incidence? The two groups had more...

SOLAR & Wind Fish FARM DENIED

Blogger Photo By David Pressler - DeSoto County Florida denied DRD Enterprises from developing a solar / wind powered fish farm violating the Right to Farm more...
 

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IBM End-to-End Security for Smart Grids

 Monday Feb 6, 2012 - 12:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

This on demand webcast is currently available and focuses on end-to-end smart grid security risks and how IBM customers are managing these risks at various points in the electric smart grid chain. more...

 Filed under: Grid Operations

Harnessing Disruption - Dealing with the Threat of Technology and Competition

 Thursday Feb 16, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

This utility industry is on track to spend $1.6 trillion in the coming two decades on generation, transmission and distribution. Clearly, new ways of creating and delivering power will change the business. How does such a capital intensive industry make more...

 Filed under: Grid Operations

Grid Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

 Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

With the realization of the smart grid, the utility industry has experienced fundamental change over the last decade. Entirely new areas of expertise, value, challenge, and opportunity have emerged. Right at the heart of these opportunities and challenges is how more...

 Filed under: Metering

Utility Analytics Institute Summit

 Wednesday Feb 15, 2012 - Thursday Feb 16, 2012 - Orlando, FL

Equip yourself with essential knowledge and stay up to date on the latest in energy analytics. more...

 Filed under: Grid Operations
 


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