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Dairyland Power Cooperative Awards Comprehensive New SCADA/EMS Contract to OSI
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) - Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a comprehensive new contract by Dairyland Power Cooperative to upgrade and replace its Energy Management System (EMS) as well as its Distribution Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. more...
Siemens sponsors Grid-Interop 2009
Siemens Energy, Inc. - Grid-Interop 2009 is an annual three-day gathering of thought leaders from around the world who will focus on the successful interconnection of transmission and distribution devices to enable the Smart Grid. more...
Always on call: Oncor's secret North Texas grid management center
Nov 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Jack Z. Smith Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas - People take electricity for granted -- until the lights fail to come on in the morning or there's no air conditioning on a scorching July afternoon. More...
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ABB and Fortum to develop large-scale smart grid for sustainable city project
ABB Inc. - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will work on a joint development project with the Nordic utility Fortum to design and install a large-scale smart grid in a new district of the city of Stockholm. more...
LG Electronics, Electrolux, Control4, HomeGrid Forum, Midas Medici Group Holdings and CABA Join Smart Grid Association
Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) - The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) announced today that six companies have joined the trade association and will contribute to its efforts aimed at developing markets for smart grid technologies and smart grid practices like demand response. more...

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Intelligence for the Utility as Well as the Grid

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - What comes first – the smart meter or the ability to capture and effectively utilize the information available from the more...

Gems from Silicon Valley and GreenBeat 2009

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - Today’s GreenBeat 2009 conference in San Mateo, California, brought together venture capitalists, analysts, electric utility executives and smart grid solutions more...

Interim airport report: Grid-Interop

Blogger Photo By H. Christine Richards - After all of the interoperability work that went on with EPRI and NIST earlier this year, I had to ask: more...

Where the utility hits the road: mobile workforce optimization

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - Back in September, I had the opportunity to meet with Thomas Ligocki, the president and CEO of Clevest Solutions Inc. more...

Partnership, Not Preemption

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - As discussed in prior posts, the industry-wide implementation of smart grid technologies is a long journey.  Similar to other long more...
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