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Cooper Power Systems and CGI Announce Partnership to Deliver Smart Grid Projects
Cooper Power Systems - Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), and CGI Group Inc. more...
Central Hudson Conducting Self-Assessment Phase of Storm Response
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Mar 17, 2010 -- BUSINESS WIRE - In the aftermath of the most significant storm event in its history, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, subsidiary of CH Energy Group, Inc. More...
Canadian Electricity Provider BC Hydro Selects Telvent for Sustainable Electric Grid Solution
Telvent - Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today it will supply the Telvent Distribution Management System (DMS) to BC Hydro. more...
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BPLG Collaborates with Advanced Innovations on Demand Management
BPL Global, Ltd. - BPL Global(R), Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, today announced collaboration with Advanced Innovations, Inc. (AI), a global provider of electronics design, manufacturing and supply-chain solutions. more...
Quebec puts its power on the line
Mar 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Larry Rulison Albany Times Union, N.Y. - Quebec is New York state's largest trading partner, but what it really wants to do is sell the Empire State lots of clean power. More...
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Bipartisan Group of 29 Governors Urges Action on Wind Energy

By Tom Gray - The bipartisan Governors' Wind Energy Coalition today urged Congress to enact a renewable electricity standard (RES) and other policies so more...

Green technology helping Grow the Economy are Not Linked to Fact

By Michael Edwards - [External Link] it has been reported that for every green job created in Spain they have lost two jobs. The fact more...

Is the Smart Grid that is Being Pushed a Costly Mistake?

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - The main argument is that, by inaction, each State Government should be responsible to their constituencies for a very costly more...

Unleashing Design Thinking in the Power Industry by Reframing

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Design Thinking demand side radical disruptive innovations to the power industry at the "fuzzy front end" are facilitated with a more...

Another Institutional Memory Warning: Do today's power grids have little centralized control?

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Smart Grid Command & Control: The Death of the Giant Brain in the Sky, an article written by Jesse Berst more...
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Smart Grid 2.0

By Jack Ellis
Back in 2005, a couple of engineers used the term "Smart Grid" to describe their vision of an advanced power system. Particularly in the aftermath of the 2003 Northeast Blackout, Smart Grid quickly became a more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

How Essential is the Smart Grid?

By Shehu Khaleel
Utility companies generate, transmit and distribute energy to consumers. This can be done more efficiently, cost-effectively and remain sustainable by designing an electric system that integrates smart devices, critical data and two-way communication between the more...
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Inducing Private Investment for Grids

By Jeff Dalebroux
There has been much discussion about the need for increased transmission capability and the so-called smart grid. The need has been framed in terms of repair of deteriorating infrastructure, energy independence and security, and economic more...
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Smart Forecasting for a Smarter Grid

By Michael Price
Most successful smart metering programs focus on business process management to maximize benefits (e.g., operational improvements) enabled by an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Improved data visibility, frequency, and quality enabled by AMI technologies, can enhance more...
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New Transmission Interconnection Procedures Needed for Independent Transmission Facilities

By Ann Warren
Transmission facilities in the United States that distribute electrical power have traditionally been built by vertically integrated utility companies to transmit power from their own generating facilities to their customers. Since the utility companies built more...
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