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Underwater Cable Could Bring Renewable Energy From Iceland to Europe
The government and utility Landsvirkjun will be studying the feasibility of the idea.
By Ron Gallagher • April 27, 2012 -
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TrendlineGrid 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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Smart Metering: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
AOL Energy has a round-up of news about the industry.
By Ron Gallagher • April 27, 2012 -
U.S. Grid Has $107B in Investment 'Gaps' by 2020
The latest “Failure to Act” report from the American Society of Civil Engineers says focuses on the power-delivery system.
By Ron Gallagher • April 26, 2012 -
Utility Deals Down Slightly So Far in 2012
Some of the decline may be due to already-pending mergers, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in an analysis.
By Ron Gallagher • April 26, 2012 -
KCP&L Requests Rate Increase From Kansas Corp. Commission
The company is seeking to up its charges 12.9%, citing investments at generating stations.
By Ron Gallagher • April 25, 2012 -
PG&E's 'Green Option' to Offer More From Renewable Sources
Residential customers who want to opt in can pay a little more for the company to purchase more from renewable sources.
By Ron Gallagher • April 25, 2012 -
California OKs Demand-Response Activities, Budgets for State's Utilities
For 2013-14, the Public Utilities Commission wants a single application from the companies.
By Ron Gallagher • April 25, 2012 -
IEEE Pushing for Global Smart-Grid Communications, DA apabilities
The organization says the overall goal is to enable smart-grid development.
By Ron Gallagher • April 25, 2012 -
Smart-Grid Milestone in Chattanooga for S&C Electric, EPB
S&C gear now in the city's grid are expected to cut outage times by as much as 40 percent.
By Ron Gallagher • April 24, 2012 -
Electric Ticker Offers Real-Time Power Pricing
Consumers in the Pennsylvania pilot project can see where their power is coming from and what it costs.
By Ron Gallagher • April 24, 2012 -
ComEd files 10-Year Smart-Meter Deployment Plan
The plan calls for installing Install about 130,000 smart meters this year, 370,000 smart meters in 2013 and nearly 520,000 in 2014.
By Ron Gallagher • April 23, 2012 -
E.ON Picks Elster for Smart-Meter Rollout
The gas and electricity company will deploy up to 100,000 smart gas and electricity meters by the end of 2012.
By Ron Gallagher • April 23, 2012 -
Alstom to Modernize Critical Alaska Transmission Line
A contract valued at more than $7 million covers three outdated Static VAr Compensators owned by Alaska Intertie.
By Ron Gallagher • April 23, 2012 -
FirstEnergy Fires Back at AEP Ad
The battle is on in Ohio advertising between the two energy providers.
By Ron Gallagher • April 23, 2012 -
Fortis Files for State Approval of Central Hudson Merger
The proposal submitted to New York State authorities includes a rate freeze until July 2014.
By Ron Gallagher • April 23, 2012 -
Consumers' Electricity Shopping Sees Substantial Growth
At the end 2011, nearly one out of every five kilowatt-hours of electricity in America was supplied by a competitive provider.
By Ron Gallagher • April 20, 2012 -
Ausgrid, Cisco Services Help Create Smarter Substations in Australia
A case study looks at the utility's effort to find a universal design for all locations.
By Ron Gallagher • April 20, 2012 -
Kansas Approves Westar's $50 Million Rate Increase
The company was glad to get the decisions, but consumer advocates howled.
By Ron Gallagher • April 20, 2012 -
Yes, the Smart Grid Can Be End-to-End IP
Tests earlier this month showed that gear-makers can exchange data across platforms and media.
By Ron Gallagher • April 19, 2012 -
EPRI Names New Board Officers
AEP's Akins and TVA's Greene take over as chair and vice chair.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
Smart Grid R&D: The Beat Goes On
Smart Grid News offers a look at some projects that are part of the ongoing industry effort to integrate and benefit from new technology.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
Prudential Financing Boasts $12B Power Portfolio
With a large energy portfolio already, the company has $2 billion available for further investment.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
Duke Energy's Path to a More Engaged, Energy-Efficient and Loyal Customer
Tendril, like Duke, has years of experience and has learned some tricks of the trade.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2012 -
FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Seek to Extend Electric Security Plan
The companies filed an application to essentially extend their current Electric Security Plan into 2016.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2012
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