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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...
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...
3TIER Expands Geographical Coverage of Most Advanced Solar Map & Dataset
3TIER Inc - 3TIER® today announced the geographical expansion of its advanced solar map and dataset, previously available for the entire Western Hemisphere, to now include Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. more...
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OG&E partners with The Structure Group for smart grid transformation
Structure Group, The - As OG&E begins implementing its Positive Energy® Smart Grid program in Norman, Okla., the company announced that The Structure Group was selected to continue supporting the implementation of their smart grid roadmap. more...
British Gas Selects Trimble to Deploy GeoManager and Vehicle Diagnostics Solution Across its Mobile Workforce of More than 8,000 Engineers
Trimble Navigation Limited - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that British Gas, one of the world's leading energy companies, will be implementing Trimble's GeoManager™ solution across its fleet of over 8,000 mobile field engineers. more...
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SMARTENING UP THE DUMB

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Planning the Work and Working the Plan

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - The journey of a million miles that I blogged about last week is off to a solid start.  At the more...

Utility speed dating

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The First Step on a Journey of a Million Miles

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Keeping Up with the Big Guys: How Geospatial Technology Can Transform Small Utilities

By Tony DiMarco
They don't have nearly as many customers and employees, and they have fewer meters and substations. However, smaller utilities have the same basic application needs as their larger neighbors. more...
Filed Under Geospatial Infrastructure Systems

Improving Distribution Utility Business Process with Enterprise-Wide GIS

By Ashish Sethia
The utility industry worldwide has been following a repetitive pattern in the change-cycle. The structure of the industry has changed from government owned generating, transmission & distribution companies existing as monopolies to that of a more...
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Leverage Your GIS In Long-Range Power Delivery Planning

By Tim Taylor
In the long-range planning of electric substation and distribution facilities, a long-range load forecast and a plan for future distribution substation locations and capacity are developed. more...
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Go Ahead: Outsource Your Mapping Department

By Jeremy Sadler
Accurate, reliable maps of your field assets are critical to efficient operations. But keeping utility maps accurate and up-to-date -- and at the same time making them accessible to the people who need them -- more...
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Taking GIS Into the Field: Why the End-user Experience is Critical to Success

By Corey Maple
GIS is a technology, not a business process. As a result, taking GIS into the field by itself creates a number of potential challenges. Applications can be too slow, with learning curves that are too more...
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