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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...

Articles 

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

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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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...
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M2M: Smartening Up The Grid

By Jessica Kennedy - Machine to Machine (M2M) technology is what makes the “Smart Grid” smart. We often hear about the many benefits of more...
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The reason network management systems are growing in the transmission domain

By Galen Rasche - Power systems operations are increasingly reliant upon information infrastructures, including communication networks, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), and self-defining communication protocols. more...
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Share Knowledge and Best Practices with your Fellow Transmission and Distribution Professionals

By LIOS Technology - CEATI T&D Cables Workshop: Share Knowledge and Best Practices with your Fellow Transmission and Distribution Professionals in Las Vegas, NV, more...
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New smart grid data management solution on display at DistribuTECH

By Rick Reeder - The energy T&D systems of today are more complex than ever before, and electric utilities are on the lookout for more...


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