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ScrapSafe processes obsolete electric meters responsibly

Jun 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Nolan Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H. - The service that Rochester-based ScrapSafe offers to power companies across the country is "environmentally friendly and economically sound," says the company's VP of Marketing David Colby. more...
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A Year Later, SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink Delivering On What It Was Designed To Do

SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire - One year after San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) energized and put into service the 117-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line linking San Diego to the renewable-rich Imperial Valley, the positive impact of this infrastructure project is enormous not only to the San Diego region, but also to the state of California. more...
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Meter equipment installation now completed at Boomer Lake Station

Jun 14 - Stillwater NewsPress (OK) - The installation of additional metering equipment at Boomer Lake Station, where Stillwater Utilities Authority has its power generation plant, was completed Thursday. more...
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Appalachian Power aims to improve coordination among repair crews

Jun 13 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Zack Harold Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va. - Appalachian Power spokesman Phil Moye said last summer's derecho was the worst storm in the company's history. more...
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Panelists say it's smart to use new electric meters

Jun 12 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Emily Pickrell Houston Chronicle - Smart meters continue to draw some opposition, but the devices that communicate customers' power use information are central to meeting Texas electricity demand by reducing it, panelists said at a Houston conference Tuesday. more...
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Mon Power Continues Vegetation Management Work to Enhance System Reliability

FAIRMONT, W.Va., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire - Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE), continues to conduct vegetation management work across its 34-county service area, primarily in north-central West Virginia, as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance system reliability. more...
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Articles

An Analysis of Field Failure Protection of Ungrounded Synchronous Generators

By Archana Venugopal
On: June 14, 2013

The generator is the single most capital intensive and significant equipment in the power system and hence its protection becomes very critical both to the more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Analytics for Utilities

By Parmarth Naswa
On: June 12, 2013

Analytics has been one of the buzz words in many industries that have direct and high volume of customer engagement like banks, retailers and telecom more...
Filed under: Metering

Improving consumer sentiment for smart meters

By Arijit Mandal
On: May 15, 2013

Smart meters, once believed to be readily acceptable to regulators, utilities, and consumers, are no longer the same due to growing skepticism about smart meters more...
Filed under: Metering

Trouble Looming on Digital Device Repair

By Gay Gordon-Byrne
On: April 29, 2013

Electric Utilities are accustomed to managing their own equipment repairs. This is going to be increasingly challenging as more and more "digital" devices enter the more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Who Turned Out the Lights?

By Alan Ross
On: April 29, 2013

In the middle of the biggest game of the year with millions of fans watching and billions of dollars on the line, the power suddenly more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

ENERGY BLOGS

Defending a Cyber-Physical System

By Kate Davis - The power grid is a cyber-physical system whose electrical infrastructure's reliable operation depends largely on its cyber infrastructure. The measurement more...

M2M knowledge sharing key to cybersecurity defense

By Chris Blask - Knowledge is power, and nowhere is that more true than in the area of cybersecurity. Maximum reduction of cyber risk more...

China Edison - U.S. Getting Leapfrogged?

By Martin Rosenberg - China plans to spend $100 billion on long-distance ultrahigh-voltage lines. China’s State Grid Corp. wants to learn at home and more...

Simple ... Steam ... Got it?

By Sarah Courtney - My thought for the day: More people need to harness their "waste" and literally empower themselves and their business. Do more...

From Restoration to Reinforcement: New York Strengthens Electric Grid for Storm Season

By Jessica Kennedy - June 1 will begin the 2013 hurricane season, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) it is more...

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Webcasts
Conferences / Shows

A Look at How a Data Giant Is Tackling Analytics

Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 11:30 AM Eastern - VIrtual Event

Vice President of the Utility Analytics Institute, Mike Smith, will discuss the rapidly changing utility landscape as data becomes a key asset for utility business. He will interview Brad Williams, Vice President of Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities, for additional insights more...

Filed under: Metering

The Promise of Smart Grid - Improving Operations Today for a More Profitable Future

Wednesday Jun 19, 2013 - 1:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

This webcast features perspectives from operational technology (OT), information technology (IT) as well as the general industry outlook, to provide attendees insight into the challenges utilities are facing today as well as a holistic view into smart grid strategies to more...

Filed under: Metering

UtiliNet Europe 2013

Tuesday Jul 2, 2013 - Friday Jul 5, 2013 - Brussels

Managing the Migration to IP/Ethernet to Facilitate the Smart Grid 2-5 July 2013 – Le Plaza Brussels, Belgium 2-Day Conference: Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th July 2013 Pre-Conference Fundamentals of IP/Ethernet Workshop: Tuesday 2nd July 2013 Post-Conference Security Seminar: Friday more...

Filed under: Grid Operations

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