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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 -
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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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 -
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Bill Johnson leaving Duke, Con Ed and Dominion
The Duke-Progess merger, post-storm power restoration and Con Ed's union negotiations topped our audience's reading lists this week. See if you missed anything after the jump.
By Brian Warmoth • July 6, 2012 -
New report puts Johnson's payout for Duke departure at up to $44.7 million
Bloomberg News says that Bill Johnson may get more than four times what had been reported.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Surprise CEO switch at merged Duke Energy is causing headaches
Standard & Poor's put the country's newest and largest utility on credit watch because of worries about internal stability after CEO Jim Johnson's sudden resignation.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Maryland Public Service Commission to review utility reports after power is restored
Maryland's Public Service Commission chair explains what regulators will look at after a million customers in the state lost power.
By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012 -
Con Ed repairing equipment amid NYC lockout and brownout
Con Ed blames the brownout on heat, while union reps say maintenance is suffering without them.
By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012 -
Half a million still without power in Ohio and eastern states
West Virginia remains the worst-hit state as more that 500,000 customers from Ohio to Virginia lack electricity.
By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012 -
Dominion restoration ahead of schedule, but Florida lineman killed
Dominion Power says it is a day ahead of where it thought it would be in restoring power in Virginia, and it noted the death of a lineman among Gulf Power crews sent the Florida panhandle.
By Ron Gallagher • July 4, 2012 -
High-voltage switchgear is an expanding market, led by China, U.S.
Expansion in China makes up about 20% of the global demand as power reaches into more parts of the country.
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Bill Johnson resigns as Progress-Duke merger takes effect, gets $10 million
Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson was supposed to be CEO of the merged company under the Duke name.
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Delaware power nearly restored
Delmarva estimates that more than 97% of their customers have been helped following damage from the weekend's storms.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012 -
Utilities missing opportunities when discussing smart grid projects
A new survey produced by Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) shows that utilities are missing opportunities when it comes to communicating smart grid initiatives with consumers.
By Sean Griffey • July 2, 2012 -
Southern, Dominion and First Energy stocks up after heat and storms
Utilities stocks went both ways amid heat, volatile weather and power outages throughout the U.S.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012 -
IBM trims $43 million from global power bill with energy-saving effort
IBM had about 3,200 conservation programs in place at 364 facilities around the world in 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2012 -
American Electric, Dominion and Pepco still working to restore power after storms
More than 2 million customers from Illinois to Virginia are still powerless after weekend storms kill 15.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012 -
Con Ed dismisses workers after union talks fail
The New York power provider comes up short in negotiations with the Utility Workers Union of America after the union's current contract expires.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012 -
Utility STARS to invest $2.9B into NY energy industry
New York's transmission owners (NYTO) are recommending the formation of a public-private partnership to jointly develop and own transmission facilities in New York State, supporting the findings of the Statewide Transmission Assessment and Reliability Study (STARS) report. The propos...
By Lindsey Smith • July 2, 2012 -
SMUD examines integrating batteries with renewables
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has launched an energy storage project for 42 households. The project will occur over the next 18 months and is intended to help determine what happens when a home is partially powered by a large battery. The $5.9 million demonstration project w...
By Lindsey Smith • July 2, 2012 -
New York transmission owners have jobs for proposed entity
New York State Transmission companies have 18 job-generating infrastructure projects for a public-private company they want to create.
By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2012 -
Texas wholesale electricity price cap hike approved
The Texas Public Utility Commission votes to raise the state's wholesale electricity price cap by 50%.
By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012 -
N.C. says Duke-Progress merger will keep jobs in the state
The industry is shifting, and having the two North Carolina companies form the nation's biggest utility, based in Charlotte, is better than one merging with a company from elsewhere, the state Utilities Commission said.
By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2012 -
EIA
Electricity storage: Location, location, location – and cost
The federal Energy Information Administration offers a survey of storage technologies as they exist now and the pluses and minuses of the options.
By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2012
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