Commentary IBM Smart Grid Strategy: The Grid’s Only ‘Super Integrator?’ After updating you on Cisco and GE Smart Grid strategies in recent posts, today Jesse Berst zooms in on IBM, which he’s calling the Smart Grid’s first and only super integrator. Do you agree? Click inside for a quick look at Big Blue's far-reaching role in our ecosystem (and a chance to nominate IBM strategies you want to know more about).  More>>

Blogging the Grid For Utilities, Stuxnet Worm Poses Real Threat to SCADA (and Business as Usual) The Stuxnet worm targeting control systems and utility companies is heavy-duty malware. Security blogger Andy Bochman says that means USG and FERC must get way more serious about energy control system security and issue mandatory policy. Why? Without a crippling blow from Stuxnet, Andy predicts most utilities will simply move along with no procedural changes. Find out why he calls that unacceptable.   More>> Spotlight Smart Grid Gut Check: How Do Things Feel from Where YOU Sit? As we march into the second half of 2010, progress on the Smart Grid front is a decidedly mixed bag. Some wins? Yes. Setbacks? Sure. Uncertainty? Oh yeah. So how does it all shake out? That’s where you come in. Click inside and participate in our H2 Smart Grid Gut Check.   More>> Analysis Stationary Battery Storage Expands to Strategic Markets Recent moves by Ener1, Sony and others demonstrate industry interest in the still-emerging business models for energy storage. Click inside where Lux Research analyst John Kluza provides details.   More>>

News and Analysis Jul 28, 2010 Smart Meter Setback: Hawaii PUC Kicks Back Project, Tells Utility to Try It Again Jul 27, 2010 New Report Cites Top 10 States Driving Smart Grid Deployment Jul 27, 2010 EV Charging Companies Partner Up for Expansion and New Pilots Jul 27, 2010 Smart Grid Markets: Biomass Expected to Hit $53 Billion by 2020 Commentary Microsoft's Billion-Dollar Missed Smart Grid Opportunity That innovation platform that Cisco is touting could have been Microsoft’s. There was a time when the software giant was the obvious candidate to create an operating system for the Smart Grid. But Jesse Berst says Microsoft has missed out entirely. Click inside to find out why.   More>>

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NEWS Smart Grid Newsletter Email Archives All Smart Grid Score Cards Smart Meter Setback: Hawaii PUC Kicks Back Project, Tells Utility to Try It Again Smart Grid Gut Check: How Do Things Feel from Where YOU Sit? EPA Webinar Highlights New Renewable Energy Purchasing Program for Major Power Users		STIMULUS Directory of Energy Awards Directory of State Stimulus Toolkits New Report Cites Top 10 States Driving Smart Grid Deployment Stimulus Investments Pump Up EV Industry Growth $92M in New Stimulus Awards Target Grid-Scale Storage, Energy Efficiency		DELIVERY IBM Smart Grid Strategy: The Grid’s Only ‘Super Integrator?’ Press Release: American Transmission Co. Announces Plans for 150-Mile, 345-kV Transmission Line in Western Wisconsin Press Release: Making grids even smarter: Siemens acquires software that warns of possible blackouts Press Release: Starview Technology Inc. and Logica Partner to Help Utilities Manage Flexible Domestic Demand on the Smart Grid ABB Completes World's Longest, Most Powerful High Capacity Transmission Link (A Year Ahead of Schedule)		TECHNOLOGIES Smart Meter Setback: Hawaii PUC Kicks Back Project, Tells Utility to Try It Again Press Release: Largest Wind Project of Any Manufacturer in U.S. Gets Green Light Press Release: Lutron Helps the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition Raise Awareness of Electricity System and Usage Press Release: Chicagoland Church Has Faith In Wind: First Urban Green Energy Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Installation in Illinois at Valley Baptist Church Press Release: Sentec breezes into turbine design

SMART GRID NEWS TALK BACK BUZZ Cooperation Dear Sir or Madam, This is David from Zhejiang ieping Technology CO., LTD in China. We learn you from ERPI that you did great research on distribution automation in the past several years. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our company and products, with the hope that you can help us with some suggestions. Zhejiang ieping Technology CO., LTD ... Talk Back right now to David Zhu