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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...

GEUS to consider rejecting technology proposals

Nov 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brad Kellar Greenville Herald-Banner, Greenville, Texas - GEUS won't be investing in federally mandated Smart Grid Technology, at least yet not yet, as proposals for a local program came in well over budget. 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...

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AREVA T&D and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) Announce Successful First Test Results for a 13 MVA Shielded, Inductive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL)

AREVA T&D - AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) have successfully designed, built and tested a single module of a 13 MVA (2000 A, 6.4 kV) single-phase, shielded-type inductive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) at the AREVA T&D Technology Centre in Stafford, UK. more...

Sensus Marks the Deployment of Four Million FlexNet SmartPoint Devices

Sensus - Electric, gas, and water utilities have installed more than four million Sensus FlexNet(TM) communications systems endpoints--double the number installed last year at this time--and ten percent of President Barak Obama's recently announced goal of deploying 40 million smart meters over the next several years. more...

State of California Buildings Plug into Smart Grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 13, 2009 -- BUSINESS WIRE - The State of California is partnering with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Sacramento's Smart Grid Stimulus federal grant program. More...

Allegheny Energy won't get Smart Grid funds

Nov 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ed Waters Jr. The Frederick News-Post, Md. - Allegheny Energy will not directly receive federal Smart Grid funds, according to the utility company's spokesman. 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...

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...

ABB wins $75 million SVC power order in Canada

ABB Inc. - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $75 million (USD) from Hydro-Québec for static VAr compensators (SVCs) - equipment which enables quick responses to electrical disturbances in the grid and contributes to restoring its stability. more...

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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

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