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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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Utilities are preparing to spend billions building out transmission at a time when affordability is a major concern.Get a handle on what’s at stake and the solutions being offered in this trendline.
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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 -
Con Ed VP disputes union claims to lawmakers
New York's governor called on the Con Ed and union leaders to end the dispute as Assembly members talk to representatives from both sides.
By Brian Warmoth • July 26, 2012 -
O'Malley orders study of Maryland electric service
The state's governor want recommendations for improvements after recent power outages.
By Brian Warmoth • July 25, 2012 -
Midwest electricity demand sets new record
MISO credits high temperatures and air conditioners for the new 98,576 MW record.
By Brian Warmoth • July 25, 2012 -
Smart meter hacking tool's creator explains its purpose
Weber held off on showing off OptiGuard earlier this year due to pressure from within the industry.
By Brian Warmoth • July 25, 2012 -
New York State Assembly evaluating Con Ed situation
Negotiations continue as lawmakers gather in NYC to look at current conditions.
By Brian Warmoth • July 25, 2012 -
Pepco says its improvement plan may not be sustainable in wake of reduced rate increase
Pepco officials are wary they won’t be able to continue the reliability improvements they’ve started after the Maryland Public Service Commission ruled against the full increase the company sought.
By Christopher Sacco • July 25, 2012 -
Dominion Power selling Edge platform to utilities
Dominion’s smart energy distribution software was developed for the company's own needs but is attracting interest from other electricity providers.
By Lindsey Smith • July 24, 2012 -
Duke Energy scraps plan for business customer rate cuts
A $13 million plan to give North Carolina businesses a break on electric rates has been taken off the table.
By Brian Warmoth • July 24, 2012
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