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Westinghouse Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility in Chattannooga, Tennessee
Westinghouse Electric Company - Westinghouse Electric Company celebrated the grand opening of its first United States Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Training Center and its second WEC Welding Institute on August 20, 2009 in Chattanooga, Tenn. more...
Energy Education Coalition Partners with Clemson University to Bring Electrical Engineering Courses to the Industry
Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) - To help the energy industry meet expanding professional workforce needs, the Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) has partnered with Clemson University to bring their Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) to the energy industry. more...
PECI Attracts Top Talent with Innovative Public Referral Rewards Program
Portland Energy Conservation Inc. (PECI) - Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. (PECI), a leading energy efficiency consulting firm known for innovation is excited to announce a fresh twist on recruiting with the debut of their Public Referral Rewards Program. Established in response to the global challenge of scaling up the energy sector workforce, the program will help the organization identify and recruit top talent for specialized, hard-to-fill positions. With a cash reward of $1,000 to non-PECI employees who refer a successfully hired candidate, this unique offering is expected to increase the company’s technical and management capacity by drawing the highest caliber talent. more...
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Merced Irrigation District, CA Upgrades to MS Govern Under Harris' Software for Life Policy
Harris Computer Systems - Management Solutions for Government (MS Govern), a division of Harris Computer Systems, is pleased to announce the addition of Merced Irrigation District to its growing number of customers in California. more...
Itron CEO LeRoy Nosbaum Added as EnergyBiz Leadership Forum Keynote Speaker
Itron - Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that its chief executive officer and chairman of the board, LeRoy Nosbaum, will join a host of prestigious industry luminaries as keynote speaker at the EnergyBiz Leadership Forum, March 8-10, 2009 in Washington, D.C. more...
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Lots of work to do on smart grid; it’s expensive and some things haven’t yet been invented.

Blogger Photo By Warren Causey - The “smart grid” or “Intelligent Utility”, which is receiving a tremendous amount of press and promotion from the federal government more...

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...

USA Green Jobs and Sustainability

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Utility speed dating

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - I spent Monday afternoon utility speed dating at the Edison Electric Institute’s CFO conference in Hollywood, Florida, and I thoroughly more...

Dodging a bullet the hard way

Blogger Photo By Warren Causey - It has been a busy week or so, with the DOE releasing ARRA “smart grid” awards on last Tuesday and more...
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