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Are Utilities Wasting Money on Marketing?

E Source Companies, LLC - A new three-part E Source report reveals strategies for calculating the return on marketing investment (ROMI) for utilities, along with case studies of existing measurement solutions and future opportunities based on smart grid data. more...

ScottMadden to Partner with Energy Central to Host Energy Industry Update Webcast

ScottMadden, Inc. - ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America's leading energy consulting firms, will join forces with Energy Central to present, "The State of the Energy Industry," on Friday, March 8, 2013, from 12:00-1:00 PM EST. more...

OSI Technology Adopted by Major Transmission Company for Advanced Situational Awareness System

Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) - Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been selected by a major U.S. Transmission Company to supply them with an advanced new Situational Awareness System for their Transmission Control Centers. more...

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National Load Dispatch Centre of Vietnam Selects OSI Technology for a Large Scale National Power Transmission Management System

Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) - Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been selected by the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) of Vietnam, to supply a multi-level new Hierarchical SCADA/EMS (HSEMS) for Vietnam's national transmission grid. This large-scale project encompasses the replacement of four existing control systems; for NLDC and each of the three Regional Load Dispatch Centers (RLDC's). more...

M.C. Dean Named Siemens Solution Partner for Protection Systems, Smart Grid Division

Siemens Energy, Inc. - CIM Automation Systems, a division of M.C. Dean, Inc. has been appointed an "Energy Automation-Smart Grid" Siemens Solution Partner. M.C. Dean is the first "Energy Automation-Smart Grid" Siemens Solution Partner in the United States. more...

ABB provides Public Power utilities with a broad range of new Smart Grid solutions

ABB Inc. - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced plans to help empower Public Power and rural electric utilities with future-proofing their systems for a reliable, efficient and sustainable grid. more...

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Articles

Smart Grid -- Vision and Focus

By Joao Gomes
On: December 4, 2012

I think that it is common sense that the definition and understanding of the problem is always the first step to creating a solution. The main obstacle to the implementation and development of an "Intelligent more...

Role of Artificial Neural Networks in Microgrid

By Satish Balantrapu
On: November 2, 2010

The increased prevalence of distributed generation resources, incentives and the need to provide a reliable, secure and clean supply of power to consumers has led to the emergence of a new type more...

Smart Distribution Grids: Beyond AMI

By Devendra Vishwakarma
On: September 15, 2010

Smart Grid has changed the way utilities look at their grids and the way customers look at their electric utilities. It all started with AMI infrastructure investments and now its time to look beyond the more...

A Useful Thing Happened on the Way to the Smart Grid: An Agile Grid, Part 5

By Stephen Hadden , Shannon Messer
On: August 31, 2010

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 differing expectations about when the more...

Future Power Systems - what will they look like and the 'Smart Enterprise'

By Stephen Browning
On: May 25, 2010

The Power System of the Future will be radically different from today, with high penetration of unpredictable variable output renewables. We have a lot of potential new technology and control mechanisms to utilise. more...

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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...

Power On: Utilizing Smart Meters to Improve Outage Management at DTE Energy

Wednesday Jun 26, 2013 - 1:00 PM Eastern - VIrtual Event

This webcast will feature Patricia Armbruster, Principal Process Management Facilitator in Distribution Operations at DTE Energy, who will share her experience and insights into improving outage response with smart grid technology. more...

Unlocking the data scientist mystery

Tuesday Jul 9, 2013 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

As a preview for Utility Analytics Week's data scientist panel session, H. Christine Richards will speak with one of the panel participants to unlock the secrets of the mysterious data scientist and the role they play in utility analytics. more...

The Foundation Meets The Vision: A Discussion with an Analytics Pioneer

Tuesday Jul 16, 2013 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

As the key player in the build-up of OGE's analytics infrastructure, Paul Dick is truly one of the analytics market's pioneers. Now as an executive with analytics leader SAS, Mike takes a moment to catch up with Paul to reflect more...

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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...

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