ERCOT Credits New Tool for Wind Records

New transmission-analysis ability enables the council to credit wind with a higher contribution.

By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012

Constellation Supports Sustainability at 99 Bank Locations

The utility will deliver Green-e Energy Certified power from wind generation.

By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012

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Electricity 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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Benefits to LA Utility From Improved Customer Bills

Redesigned bills have reduced customer calls to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012

IEEE's Power Matters Alliance Goes 'Live'

Part of the Industry Connections program, the new effort focuses on wireless "Power 2.0."

By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012

Steal This Idea! Illinois Shoots to Be a Smart-Grid Hub

The state has a plan from which other locales might do well to borrow shamelessly.

By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012

Smart-Grid Consumer Privacy: A Little Myth, a Little Method

Ideas about what is private and what's not depend on whom you ask.

By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012

Smart Grid Labs: Testing the Future

Enernex has opened its Smart Grid Labs testing facility.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012

Power Prices May Skyrocket Without Smart Grid

The chair of the Global Smart Grid Federation sees that possibility.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012

U.S. Seeks Help With Smart-Grid Complexities

Seamless coordination is a problem in a sector that was built for something else and is always changing.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012

Proposals Sought for Largest-Ever Army Renewables Program

The service wants to make power-purchase agreements going out 30 years.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012

Pennsylvania OK's Constellation Energy Demand-Response Service

The company manages demand-response programs in the PJM grid, New England, New York, ERCOT, California and Ontario. As an approved demand response provider, Constellation Energy is pre-qualified to serve colleges, schools, local governments and state agencies.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012

ABB Lab Creates a Tempest Indoors for Smart-Grid Research

On the campus of N.C. State University in Raleigh, ABB's simulator is a mini-network for study.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012

M&A: Good News Ahead (And Some Not So Good)

A business intelligence company looks at the smart grid sector through 2016.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012

Price Tag to Link Europe's Renewables: $137 Billion

That's what system operators think it will cost to integrate new energy sources.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012

AEP Ohio Modifies Electric Security Plan

The company told the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that it intends to file a modified plan by the end of March.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012

Ameren Illinois Files Infrastructure Upgrade Plan

The company Monday laid out a six-part program, including smart meters for about 62 percent of its customers.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012

Odyne Systems Delivers DOE-Supported Plug-In Hybrids to Utilities

Four utilities are among companies adding Odyne hybrid trucks to their fleets.

By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2012

Xcel Gets Rate Hike, Customer Rebate Approval

North Dakota regulators gave their OK to the new revenue for tree-trimming and infrastructure improvements.

By Sean Griffey • March 2, 2012

Cisco Substation Automation Architecture Overview

A video from the gear-maker offers a look at how it connects with Cisco routers and switches.

By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2012

New NIST Framework Makes for 97 Smart Grid Standards

The NIST has released version 2.0 of its Smart Grid Interoperability Standards.

By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2012

IDC Energy Insights Reports on U.S., World Utilities

SmartGrid News is providing readers a chance to purchase a range of reports from IDC Energy Insights.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 29, 2012

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative to Use Apogee Interactive Billing

The installation will be at Prince George Electric Cooperative, one of 11 ODEC members.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2012

JCP&L to Invest $200 Million to Enhance Reliability

The company has an eight-part project list to accomplish the goal.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2012

GE Launches Next-Generation Fault Restoration

GE says its system can cut typical customer outage time from hours to under a minute.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2012

ITC, Kansas Utilities Set Agreement for Transmission Projects

ITC Great Plains LLC, Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and Mid-Kansas Electric Company, LLC

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 24, 2012