Blogging the Grid Independent Probe Says Heat (Not Smart Meters) Caused PG&E Bills to Soar Score one for smart meter technology. The Structure Group’s independent evaluation of PG&E’s smart meters indicate they are accurate. But the utility gets demerits for its customer service.  More>>

Blogging the Grid Cisco's Smart Grid Stranglehold Intensifies with Major New Partnership Today Smart Grid powerhouses Cisco and Itron announced a strategic alliance to deliver a definitive IP-based communications platform. What does it mean for the rest of us? Jesse Berst offers some insight.   More>> Analysis Energy Storage: Can It Replace Transmission? Grid-scale storage may not be widespread enough today to defer new transmission, but KEMA storage expert Rick Fioravanti argues it’s an angle worth exploring. As new technologies emerge, it may be closer than you think.   More>> Blogging the Grid The Smart Grid Threat That’s Even Bigger Than Security Security expert Andy Bochman contends in today’s post that the kind of Smart Grid threats he typically writes about – cyber attacks, Stuxnet viruses and the like – aren't the biggest challenge to Smart Grid success. Click inside to learn what worries Andy even more.   More>>

News and Analysis Sep 3, 2010 NIST Releases Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security Sep 3, 2010 Smart Grid Technologies: Cheaper, Better Solar Cells on the Way? Sep 2, 2010 Schneider Electric and Verisae Collaborate on New Demand Response Solution Sep 1, 2010 ComEd Launches Ambitious 'Smart Grid Innovation Corridor' First Look A New (and Less Expensive) Way to Launch Smart Grid Projects As the Smart Grid unfolds, utilities face pressing challenges they've never seen before. How do you grapple with technologies, programs and services that are brand new — and get it right the first time? Click inside for a new service to help utilities prepare for Smart Grid deployments, and to do it with less time and money.   More>>

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NEWS Smart Grid Newsletter Email Archives Smart Grid Technologies: Cheaper, Better Solar Cells on the Way? NIST Releases Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security Independent Probe Says Heat (Not Smart Meters) Caused PG&E Bills to Soar Schneider Electric and Verisae Collaborate on New Demand Response Solution		STIMULUS Directory of Energy Awards Directory of State Stimulus Toolkits Grid Storage Systems Get $60M Boost from DOE. But Where's the ROI? Transforming the American Economy Through Innovation Stimulus Funds and Smart Grid Deployments Play a Critical Role in Growing Value and Volume of Mergers and Acquisitions		DELIVERY A New (and Less Expensive) Way to Launch Smart Grid Projects Transmission Line Developer Wants to Send Surplus Texas Wind Power to Other States Energy Storage: Can It Replace Transmission? Canadian Firm Building All-Electric Vehicles for U.S. Army’s Microgrid Project Increased Demand and Industrial Growth Pushing Global Spending on T&D		TECHNOLOGIES Smart Grid Technologies: Cheaper, Better Solar Cells on the Way? NIST Releases Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security Independent Probe Says Heat (Not Smart Meters) Caused PG&E Bills to Soar PG&E Advanced Metering Assessment Report Commissioned by the California PUC PG&E Advanced Metering Assessment Report: Executive Summary

SMART GRID NEWS TALK BACK BUZZ Meters for smart grid Where can I find additional information of the manufacturing of the meters for the smart grid system? ... Talk Back right now to Jim Austin