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The vision of a modernized electric grid didn’t happen overnight. Some of the industry’s brightest minds have been working together tirelessly to develop strategies and champion the cause long before the notion of a Smart Grid made its way into the mainstream.
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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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The GridWise® Alliance, in partnership with the United States Department of Energy, today announced that Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE and Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO of IBM, will lead an international gathering of energy industry thought leaders at the inaugural GridWise® Global Forum, September 21-23 in Washington, DC. |
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The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) continues to build momentum with the announcement today of nine new members since its launch just three months ago. These new members embody one of SGCC’s key principles -- to create a neutral and objective forum where all stakeholders can work together toward a modernized electric power system that is consumer safe and consumer friendly. |
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Calico Energy Services – (www.calicoenergy.com), the market leader in smart grid data management solutions and services for utilities and power providers, today announced the appointment of its chairman and chief executive officer, Brian Dawson, to the board of the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA). |
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Troy West, General Manager of Technology and Corporate Services at Cleco Corporation in Pineville, Louisiana was elected at UTC’s Chairman of the Board for 2010-2011. The election was held during UTC’s Annual Membership Meeting, held in conjunction with UTC’s annual conference, UTC TELECOM 2010 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. West held several leadership roles within UTC prior to being elected including serving as UTC’s Vice Chairman for 2009-2010. |
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As part of their activities at ConnectivityWeek, the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) announced their next series of successes related to the development of interoperability standards for the Smart Grid. Within recent weeks, several critical steps were completed through the following Priority Action Plan (PAP) teams. |
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Metering industry leaders are working to ensure interoperability between smart meters, smart home applications and the Smart Grid overall. Current members of the new IDIS Association include Itron, Landis+Gyr and Iskraemeco. |
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The IPSO Alliance, the leading organization defining the “Internet of Things,” today announced that five new members have been elected to its board of directors. These members represent Bosch, Duke Energy, Fujitsu, Intel and National Instruments. The mission of the board is to actively promote and educate the networking, technology, consumer and government communities about the benefits and availability of Internet Protocol (IP) for smart networked devices. |
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) launched an industry-wide “transmission efficiency” demonstration collaborative with a group of utilities and transmission system operators that will compile and analyze performance data from transmission lines, substations and grid operations to assess the cost, benefit and technical criteria for implementing efficiency measures. |
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The GridWise Alliance, a technology-neutral smart grid coalition, and IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES), the leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy, today announced the signing of an agreement enabling the two organizations to work collaboratively on smart grid-related issues. The cooperative agreement was unveiled during the Smart Grid Day, April 21, 2010, held in conjunction with the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exposition in New Orleans, LA. |
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The North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) said it appreciates the recognition given in the order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopting a series of electricity demand response standards developed by NAESB. |
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Hosting a seminar bringing together government and private sector leaders from the U.S. and Japan, the GridWise Alliance, the preeminent smart grid organization in the United States, today announced the initiation of a close working relationship between the U.S. and Japan to develop and deploy the smart grid in each nation. |
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J. Carl Nichols, Project Manager, Duke Energy recently was appointed as Chairman of the UtiliSite Council Board of Directors at the Council’s Annual Conference, The Utilities Wireless Collocation Summit 2010 in Hollywood, Florida. The UtiliSite Council, an independent operating unit of the Utilities Telecom Council, focuses on developing best practices and identifying opportunities for utilities interested in using reliable utility infrastructure for collocation and backhaul services to support the commercial wireless industry. Nichols is a founding member of the UtiliSite Council through Duke Energy and brings a wealth of utility experience to the board. In the same elections, Angela Castellano, Wireless Manager, SRP Telecom was elected Vice-Chair and Allan Bakalar, Vice President and General Manager, PT Access Networks was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the UtiliSite Council. |
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The Zigbee® Alliance and Wi-Fi Alliance® have agreed to work together on wireless home area networks for the Smart Grid, with an initial focus on Zigbee Smart Energy 2.0. |
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The Utilities Telecom Council has created two new positions to meet its member utilities’ expanding focus on smart grid technical standards and spectrum issues and has assigned to two senior executives to lead these key efforts. |
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A new utility industry group has formed to push for fair, transparent regional Smart Grid transmission planning. Can't argue with the mission; we'll take a wait-and-see on how they go about it. |
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No one wants to invest heavily in the Betamax of Smart Grid architecture and watch while the rest of the industry settles on VHS. But it could happen if you don’t pay attention. Fortunately EPRI program manager and energy industry veteran Matt Wakefield is here with a self-assessment that can help you avoid technology obsolescence and standards pitfalls – before it’s too late. |
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The U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) today announced that a National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid will be held in Washington, DC, on June 23-24. |
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The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today outlined an action plan for Congress and the Obama Administration to build on their historic commitment to electric vehicle technology and accelerate the growth of hybrid, plug-in, battery and fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. |
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The Critical Infrastructure Communications Council (CICC) highlighted the spectrum crisis affecting the operations of critical infrastructure industries in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski. |
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The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that John D. McDonald, general manager of marketing for GE Energy’s transmission and distribution business and an IEEE Fellow, will serve as chair of the governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, the organization launched by NIST in November to sustain and coordinate development of interoperability standards for a modernized electric power grid. |
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Earlier today, at the invitation of the House Democratic Caucus, representatives of the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition(DRSG) presented their views on smart grid development, job creation, and economic recovery to over 200 Members of the House at the body’s annual Issues Retreat. |
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The GridWise® Alliance, a Smart Grid advocacy coalition, has sent a letter to state regulatory commissions urging them to continue their support of Recovery Act Smart Grid proposals that were not funded by the Energy Department. |
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In this open letter to state utility commissioners, GridWise Alliance encourages them to move forward with high-quality Smart Grid projects that were not funded by the Recovery Act. |
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The SAE 2010 World Congress will be reengineered with a sharper focus on technical and innovative content when it convenes April 13-15, 2010, at Cobo Center in Detroit. Host Company for the event is Ford Motor Company and the Tier One Strategic Partner is Magna International Inc. |
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