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Con Ed reduces voltage during NYC repairs
Areas of the Bronx and Manhattan both see 5% reductions as repairs get made.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 2, 2012 -
N.C. regulators hire law firm in Duke investigation
The chairman of Jenner & Block will lead the N.C. Utilities Commission's probe.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 2, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Mario Tama / Staff via Getty ImagesTrendlineGrid Resiliency
Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.
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Duke Energy to make good on promised merger savings despite legal troubles
The embattled company filed requests to pass $89 million in first-year savings to its Carolinas customers.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 2, 2012 -
Deep Dive
5 countries investing heavily in smart grid tech
Smart grid technology has investors all over the world, and countries such as Brazil, China and South Korea are putting big money into upgrades.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012 -
Mississippi Power denied rate increases during appeal
The power company wants funds to cover costs incurred from a Kemper County power plant.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012 -
Dominion cites storm costs, reports 2Q profit drop
Second-quarter earnings for Dominion fell as the company reported $45 million in repair costs from the summer's storms.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012 -
Xcel seeking $16.5M for SmartGridCity Wednesday
Regulators will hear Xcel's case as the utility seeks to charge ratepayers more to pay for their smart grid project.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012 -
Judge lets charge stand against former Indiana regulator
The former chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will face the three charges against him.
By Brian Warmoth • July 31, 2012 -
Quanta picked for Alberta transmission project
Houston, July 31, 2012 — Quanta Services announced that ATCO Electric has selected Valard Construction, a Quanta Services company, to install transmission infrastructure for ATCO Electric's Hanna Region Transmission Development project. Under the terms of the contract, Valard will in...
By Lindsey Smith • July 31, 2012 -
Connecticut Light and Power deadlocked in worker negotiations
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers plans to picket as contract negotiations with the utility reach a standstill.
By Brian Warmoth • July 31, 2012 -
Indian grid fails second day in a row, impacts 600 million
About half of the country's population lost electricity due to grid failures.
By Brian Warmoth • July 31, 2012 -
Net metering gets controversial, and Central Hudson suspends requests
Jesse Berst at SmartGridNews
By Brian Warmoth • July 31, 2012 -
North Carolina’s probe into the Duke/Progress CEO shuffle could take months
Barring a settlement, NC utilities regulators could deliberate over the issue for months after the August 7 deadline for gathering information.
By Christopher Sacco • July 31, 2012 -
New technologies may aid in faster grid repairs
Utilities might be able to use technology culled from consumer electronics as well as military surveillance to help expedite repairs.
By Christopher Sacco • July 31, 2012 -
Sensus gets equity stake in Brazilian smart grid vendor
Sensus will distribute CAS technology as a result of the new partnership.
By Brian Warmoth • July 30, 2012 -
7 smart meters and how they manage power
Utilities and their customers have never had more choices in the smart meter market. Utility Dive looks at seven examples of the tech that's out there and what it does.
By Brian Warmoth • July 30, 2012 -
Grid failure in India leaves 300 million without power
The massive outage left trains and power stations offline Monday.
By Brian Warmoth • July 30, 2012 -
FirstEnergy fights new round of outages in Pennsylvania
Akron, Ohio, July 27, 2012 — FirstEnergy utilities have restored service to more than 262,000 of the 327,000 customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New Jersey who lost power following widespread, severe storms that hit the region July 26. Company linemen, hazard responders, f...
By Lindsey Smith • July 27, 2012 -
Georgia Power finishes final smart meter installation
Final installation caps a six-year effort to install digital meters on a daily basis throughout Georgia.
By Brian Warmoth • July 27, 2012 -
7 smart thermostat models helping utility customers manage energy use
Nest, TXU and Honeywell all have ways to put homeowners in touch with their energy consumption through smart thermostats, and utilities are catching on to the benefits.
By Lindsey Smith • July 27, 2012 -
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Smart meter controversy, Brazil and negawatts
Smart meters are a big deal right now, whether they're being debated in the U.S. or ordered in large numbers in South America.
By Brian Warmoth • July 27, 2012 -
Con Ed and union reach 4-year agreement, end lockout
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo brokers deal between the two sides as a storm approaches NYC.
By Brian Warmoth • July 26, 2012 -
National Grid could see $16 million in fines in Massachusetts
The attorney general's office will likely also seek penalties against NSTAR and Western Massachusetts Electric Company after finding their storm responses last year to be inadequate.
By Brian Warmoth • July 26, 2012 -
Half of Con Ed's locked-out union workers resuming duties
Half of the the 8,000 locked-out workers will return to work Thursday, nearly a month after their contract expired.
By Brian Warmoth • July 26, 2012 -
Obama's $11 billion in smart grid stimulus slowly pushing changes forward
A Time report looks at where federal smart grid dollars have gone what President Obama originally wanted for the grid.
By Brian Warmoth • July 26, 2012