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As the Smart Grid moves from concept to reality, it will not be business-as-usual for the world’s electric utilities. The utility sector will change more in the next 10 years than it has in the past 50 years. This section will lead you to the articles, discussions, white papers and resources to prepare for this tsunami of change.
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The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission denied a request by the state's largest utility to expand a smart meter test program. This latest bump in the Smart Grid road came when regulators determined that ratepayers, who would foot the bill for the expansion, wouldn't see the benefits. |
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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. |
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The EPA's Green Power Partnership will host a webinar Thursday, July 29, on a new national wind program designed to allow companies that use a large amount of power to buy renewable energy in a financially neutral way. |
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The market value of electricity generated from biomass is expected to reach $53 billion by 2020, well above the roughly $45 billion in 2010. That’s according to a new Pike Research report. |
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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). |
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California solar industry associations have called for the implementation of feed-in tariffs to help speed growth in solar and other renewables. The consensus from the associations is that feed-in tariff policies for U.S. renewables are long overdue. |
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What’s touted as the world’s first Lithium ETF was launched by New York-based Global X Funds. Meanwhile, a man described as a ‘true guru’ of the global energy sector offers ideas on energizing a portfolio. |
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Alstom Grid has been awarded a contract to deliver its Energy Management System (EMS) Solution to Statnett SF in Norway. |
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In their first face-to-face meeting, the leaders of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and utility regulators explored options for increasing state-level participation in developing the standards needed to modernize nation's electric power system with two-way communication and control capabilities. Such capabilities will be needed to give consumers greater control over their energy bills, facilitate charging of electric vehicles, enable high penetrations of renewable energy, and improve the reliability of the power system. |
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the GridWise® Alliance announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to work collaboratively on global smart grid issues in various capacities including market policy discussions, conferences and reports. Bloomberg New Energy Finance will serve as the Research Partner for the inaugural GridWise® Global Forum set for September 21-23 in Washington, DC.
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BPL Global®, Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, has been awarded a public tender in Angouleme by private housing landlord Vilogia Horizon to improve energy efficiency of 33 of their buildings with more than 1,000 apartments. Vilogia Horizon is a subsidiary of the Vilogia group which manages 75,000 apartments in France. The landlord will see building energy consumption reduced while tenants save money on their utility bills and everyone will benefit from the reduction in carbon emissions and improved environmental impact. |
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Three U.S. Senators introduced legislation this week to offer tax credits as incentives for the development of energy storage technologies that would make renewable energy sources more efficient, reliable and affordable. |
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The newly formed Global Smart Grid Federation plans to link Smart Grid organizations around the world to encourage sharing of ideas and best practices to help accelerate Smart Grid deployments. |
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ABB enters the record books with the completion of the first ultrahigh-voltage direct current transmission line to operate commercially. The line, located in southeastern China, spans 1,240 miles between Xiangjiaba and Shanghai, making it the longest and most powerful transmission link in the world. |
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With increasing frequency we’re seeing reports of new players or new partnerships in the home energy management space. Everyone wants in on the action. But Pike Research senior analyst Bob Gohn poses the billion-dollar question: Who will entice pesky consumers into “behavior change” – and be able to make money doing it? Don’t miss his analysis. |
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The Smart Grid tsunami is nearing the shore. Without preparation, you and your company could be victims. With forethought, you could emerge as victors. The key is to get to the high ground… but where’s that going to be? Jesse Berst says we can learn from other industries that have gone through similar upheavals. Click to read insights from telecommunications, transportation and retailing. |
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has achieved another significant milestone with the commissioning of the Xiangjiaba-Shanghai project, the world’s first UHVDC (ultrahigh-voltage direct current) transmission link to go into commercial operation. ABB was the main technology supplier to State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and the project was completed in 30 months, one year ahead of schedule. |
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With the addition of a seventh Massachusetts municipal electric company to its list of clients, GroundedPower is conducting pilot programs in all electric metering environments, including legacy and AMR and AMI smart meters. |
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After more than 19 months of collaborative work with its stakeholders, yesterday the Midwest ISO filed its proposed cost allocation methodology for new transmission projects. Multi Value Projects (MVPs), transmission projects that have a regional impact and are part of a regional plan, will now have a 100% regional allocation of costs, pending the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval. |
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Adoption of Smart Grid technologies could put the brakes on offshore oil exploration that led to the BP Gulf Coast oil spill, the worst in U.S. history. At least that’s the conclusion reached in The Environmental Magazine. |
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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. |
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Cisco was a big winner in the Internet world and is looking to be equally so in the Smart Grid space. But we count at least five hurdles the networking giant will have to overcome (and you may think of a few we’ve overlooked). So click inside and take a look; there's a Quick Poll too. |
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There’s much to like about what Cisco is doing to connect the dots in the Smart Grid space. But for utilities, Cisco’s vision may pose some real challenges. High cost, hidden lock-ins and cloud computing are on our worry list. But there’s more too. |
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The July/August 2010 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine, offers what many experts now deem a rational solution to our continued dependence on fossil fuels, and a way to potentially head off the offshore oil exploration that has resulted in the worst oil spill in the nation's history: a national "smart grid." The smart grid would be an updated, digital version of our century-old network of electric power lines — and would allow power plants to respond, in real time, to electricity needs. |
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Cisco calls it an innovation platform. But Jesse Berst has taken a look under the hood and he's calling it the Smart Grid’s first operating system. Either way, the important thing is that we are finally starting to see the underpinnings of a real end-to-end platform. Click inside for details on this promising development. |
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