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Oncor partners with Grid 21 to launch energy efficiency program in Texas
Dallas, July 11, 2012 — Grid 21, in partnership with Oncor , launched the 2012 Biggest Energy Saver Campaign on June 20, 2012, to reward eligible, participating customers who use their advanced meter data to reduce their energy usage and potentially lower their electric bills. This year&...
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Smart grid technology helps capture energy from trains
A SEPTA pilot program in Pennsylvania is capturing energy from train-braking and getting it back to the market.
By Brian Warmoth • July 11, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineElectricity Supply and Demand
After nearly two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity consumption reached an all-time high in 2024 and is expected to continue rising. This trendline brings together the best of Utility Dive’s coverage of emerging trends in supply and demand and the decisions being made today that will impact the power system for years to come.
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New transmission project will help California meet summer electric demand
The Sunrise Powerlink Transmission project, which came online on June 18, 2012, will add approximately 800 megawatts of transmission capability to the Southern California electric grid. Originally conceived as a way to link the San Diego load pocket to renewable energy sources in Imperial Coun...
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Con Ed union talks still deadlocked
The New York lockout continues as Tuesday's negotiations fail to produce agreements for a new contract.
By Brian Warmoth • July 11, 2012 -
Burbank Water & Power pursues demand- and supply-side energy management system
In order to take advantage of new demand management capabilities and to incorporate and integrate functionality into real-time utility operations, Burbank Water & Power will implement an SAIC Integrated Automatic Dispatch System (IADS) to be completed in the first quarter of 2013. IA...
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Texans are big on shopping for competitive electricity deals
The wide-open market for consumers' electricity business has resulted in more than half of them switching from legacy utilities in some areas.
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Utilities select top peers in social media use
E Source interviewed 51 North American electric and gas utilities to identify which utility peers they consider to be leaders in social media. According to the participating utilities, Avista Utilities is at the top of the social media list because of its innovative customer engagement. The ra...
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Duke Energy wants Ohio rate increases
Duke Energy Ohio filed applications to raise electric rates by $86 million and gas rates by $44 million in the southwest part of the state.
By Brian Warmoth • July 11, 2012 -
5 innovative grid projects from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Department of Energy funding has been a source of controversy, but projects at one U.S. national laboratory could improve the way things work on the grid.
By Brian Warmoth • July 11, 2012 -
Rogers says Duke Energy's board worried about Johnson
Duke CEO tells North Carolina regulators that the board questioned Johnson's leadership abilities at Progress Energy.
By Brian Warmoth • July 10, 2012 -
PPL Electric Utilities' smart grid project now operational
Pennsylvania operations should benefit for the company as new problem-detection and service-monitoring features are introduced.
By Brian Warmoth • July 10, 2012 -
Con Ed union talks resume as worker arrested
Talks resume in Con Ed's negotiations with the Utility Workers Union of America as a worker is charged with assault.
By Brian Warmoth • July 10, 2012 -
ENISA urges smart grid protection against cyber attacks
The European agency releases a report outlining smart grid security issues and recommends 10 courses of action.
By Brian Warmoth • July 10, 2012 -
Ohio OKs capacity-pricing system for AEP
The state's Public Utilities Commission's goal is to make AEP-Ohio a fully competitive retailer.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2012 -
Severe damage, difficult access make Mon Power repairs difficult
The West Virginia utility has been working hard in tough territory in the Mountain State.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2012 -
Indianapolis Power & Light to stop buying more renewable power
The Indiana utility will continue to honor current agreements, but cites high costs of renewable energy in its decisions.
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012 -
Pepco makes last-minute request to delay rate hike decision
The Washington-based utility hopes to add $111 million per year in revenue.
By Lindsey Smith • July 9, 2012 -
Michigan report recommends smart meter opt-out choice
June 29 report looks at smart meter adoption and perceptions to recommend regulatory action.
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012 -
Con Edison removes power outage updates from website
Con Ed. representative says violent union protestors are the reason the utility can no longer provide power outage information to the public.
By Lindsey Smith • July 9, 2012 -
Duke's Rogers to testify as merger fallout riles regulators
North Carolina regulators and the state attorney general are taking a hard look at the Duke Energy-Progress Energy merger.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2012 -
Smart grid needs smart pricing to benefit companies and customers
Demand is up, everyone wants to find ways to save, but 99% of U.S. customers are on flat-rate pricing.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Asian markets demanding millions of new smart meters
Rising populations in Asia create a demand for more widespread electricity access—and 220,000 new smart meters per day by some accounts.
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
Con Ed asks court to stop protests by locked-out workers
The utility wants a state Supreme Court judge to order union picketers to stop interfering.
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
KPMG names top 10 urban energy projects
Ten international urban energy projects are featured in KPMG's "Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition."
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
Is it finally time to convert to underground cable?
An engineer with a long record of working and consulting for power companies says it's to get past the "rosy glow" of just having an electric infrastructure.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012
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