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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...
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...
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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...
EnerNex and NIST Invite Industry Leaders and Innovators to Join New Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
EnerNex Corporation - EnerNex® Corporation continues to assist in the pioneering task of establishing the nation’s first Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), per its $8.5M contract with the U.S. 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...

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...

Real Time Condition Monitoring for High Voltage Cables at Industrial City Abu Dhabi

Blogger Photo By LIOS Technology - For TRANSCO’s project ICAD (Industrial City Abu Dhabi ) the German DTS manufacturer LIOS Technology GmbH provided its well recognized more...
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DSCADA Talk

By Bill Opalka
When fire hit a rural Connecticut home and a downed power line endangered response teams, the actions of Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) were anything but routine. With residents trapped inside the burning building, firefighters more...
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Redefining Roles: Duke, PG&E Talk Smart Enterprises

By H. Christine Richards
A smarter grid often conjures up visions of meters, electric vehicles, and home energy displays -- essentially the tangible elements. But what really makes these technologies -- and many others -- feasible are the systems more...
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More Open: SCADA Now Adds Security Challenges

By Salvatore Salamone
The greatest fears of damages from cyber attacks to the electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure are coming to fruition. This is happening even after 9/11 focused attention on securing such critical infrastructure. more...
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Federal Cyber Security Plan to Further Bolster NERC CIP?

By Kate Rowland
As with much of an electric utility's communications and control systems infrastructure, its SCADA system could attract the attention of a cyber-hacker. more...
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Application Whitelisting and Energy Systems: Part 2

By Toney Jennings
Application whitelisting solutions have been around for several years, but have had several hurdles to overcome. The first was the generation and management of the whitelist itself, which has been effectively solved. more...
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