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Enspiria Solutions Included in Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA) - Key Tool for Smart Grid Development
Enspiria Solutions Inc. - Enspiria® Solutions, a leading provider of consulting and systems integration to the utility and government sectors, announced that the company has been included in the recently published Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA). more...
IntelliCom wins major M2M contract
Intellicom - The contract covers a complete M2M system based on the NetBiter® solution where all monitoring, control and management of the field equipment is standardized through the netbiter.net online server. more...
Echelon and Unitronics Partner to Expand Enterprise Energy Management Solutions in Spain
Echelon Corporation - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) announced today that Unitronics Comunicaciones, a leader in the Spanish IT and communications market, has become a reseller and integrator of Echelon’s LonWorks® technology in Spain. more...
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BPLG Transforms with SGIG Wins
BPL Global, Ltd. - BPL Global®, Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, announces that BPLG and our strategic partners have collaborated with multiple electric utilities awarded Smart Grid Investment Grants (SGIG) from the DOE as part of the ARRA funding announcements made by President Obama earlier this week. One highlight is the opportunity for BPLG to work with FirstEnergy in supporting their award to modernize their electrical grid and reduce peak energy demand through multiple smart grid technologies. BPLG has the opportunity to work with our strategic partners on other named projects with award amounts totaling more than $800M. more...
Trilliant Wins Contract with Centrica's British Gas for Smart Communications Software System
Trilliant Networks, Inc. - Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations and renewable resource integration, today announced that it is to provide communications headend software to British Gas as part of the first phase of the utility’s smart metering activities. more...
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Critical Infrastructure Determines Long-Term Strategy, Part II

By Raj Vaswani
Application vendors have historically been defined by the physical medium of their solution. A vendor might be "wireless" or "powerline," but rarely both. Over the past few years, there has been a dizzying increase in more...
Filed Under Communication Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Determines Long-Term Strategy, Part I

By Eric Dresselhuys
Energy Conservation. Energy Efficiency. Go Green. Clean Tech. Smart Grid. The utility industry has enacted a number of initiatives with a common goal -- improving the quality, value and long-term sustainability of electricity delivery. more...
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Strategies for Success in Enterprise Architecture

By Paul Kurchina
As utilities plan a smart grid vision, a key strategy is how to manage the information flow between devices and enterprise systems. It's about advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). It's about real-time. It's about the spatial more...
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The Critical Role of Enterprise GIS in Smart Grid Technology

By Bill Meehan
GIS is widely recognized for its strong role in managing traditional electric power transmission and distribution and telecommunications networks. GIS will likewise play a strong role in managing the smart grid. For utilities, GIS already more...
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Computer Security Experts: the Grid's Communications Infrastructure is Not Yet Invulnerable

By Kate Rowland
On May 1, the communications, technology, and the Internet subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on cyber security, looking specifically at communication networks, power grids, and more...
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