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Utilities Kingston Partners with Fuseforward to Develop "Intelligent Utility" Technology
Fuseforward™ - Utilities Kingston (UK) announced a partnership with leading-edge asset management technology provider FuseforwardTM to develop a comprehensive "Intelligent Utility" solution to support all aspects of utility management, including customer relations and billing, operations, service and maintenance management, financial management and reporting, and performance analysis. more...
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...
Cooper Power Systems Introduces Next Generation Distribution System Analysis Software Package
Cooper Power Systems - Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced the introduction of CYMDIST 5.0, the next generation of the company's popular CYMDIST distribution systems analysis software. more...
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Infotility, Inc. Launches Smart Grid Demonstration Project Field Test in Marin County, California
Infotility - Infotility, Inc., provider of distributed intelligent agent software that enables utilities and communities to increase the efficiency and utilization of electric grid assets such as solar and wind power, has launched the field-test phase of an Smart Grid demonstration project, funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), in conjunction with The Marin County Office of Sustainability. 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...
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Planning the Work and Working the Plan

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US Wind Renewable Energy Project Equipped with DTS Condition Monitoring

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Computers Not Enough: Trends in Asset Management

By Warren Causey
Utilities have been managing assets for a long time -- lots of assets. Utilities have millions of parts, supplies, wires, capacitors, trucks, tools, laptops, screws, bolts, gloves and goggles. One problem facing them is that more...
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Are Smart Grids a Smart Investment?

By Jerry Jackson
Analysis of comprehensive smart grid technology applications at 200 of the largest U.S. utilities shows potential smart grid savings of 115,145 Megawatts (MW) with avoided costs of more than $120 billion and net savings after more...
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Smart Metering Goes Smarter

By Fred Claassens
Smart metering is a common term used for any metering solution smarter than a mechanical analog metering service. The NRS 049 specification published in South Africa in 2008 cleared many of these myths and put more...
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Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S.: 2010-2030, Part II

By Omar Siddiqui
One baseline for this study is the 2008 AEO estimate of 3,717 TWh for U.S. electricity use in 2008, with residential consumption at 38 percent, commercial at 36 percent, and industrial at 26 percent. In more...
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Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S.: 2010-2030

By Omar Siddiqui
Electricity consumption in the U.S. residential, commercial, and industrial sectors has grown at an average rate of 1.7 percent per year from 1996 to 2006. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its 2008 Annual more...
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