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The stimulus bill – officially the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) – provides billions of dollars to modernize the electric grid and enhance energy independence. Use this section to drill down on the opportunities available and follow the money.
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How has the stimulus money for smart energy projects been spent up to now? Use our directory to find ARRA-funded energy awards sorted by topic, from biomass to storage and transportation - plus solar, wind, the Smart Grid and more. |
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Much of the stimulus money is heading to the states. Use this directory for one-click access to our 50 State Stimulus Toolkits. In each you'll find useful Web resources including links to key state agencies, utility and regulator listings, projects, and media reports on local energy-related initiatives. |
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You’d probably expect California and Colorado to make a list of 10 key states driving Smart Grid deployment. Click inside to learn the eight other states cited by GTM Research in its new report on 2010 Smart Grid policy and the states that are leading the way. |
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The Energy Department's Recovery Act stimulus investments have benefitted the domestic EV industry in a variety of ways: jobs and manufacturing plants and product lines, not to mention charging stations. |
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The Energy Department awarded $92 million to projects that will focus on accelerating green technology innovation, increasing U.S. competitiveness in grid-scale energy storage, power electronics and building efficiency. |
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Conditional commitments for almost $2 billion in Recovery Act funded loan guarantees have been offered to two advanced solar technologies projects, one to produce thin film solar panels and the other to build and operate a concentrating solar power plant. |
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A week after the Maryland Public Service Commission turned down to Baltimore Gas & Electric’s ambitious Smart Grid initiative, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission gave a thumbs up to Oklahoma Gas & Electric’s $366.4 million smart meter expansion. Both utilities’ initiatives were to be funded in part by federal stimulus money. |
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Is the Maryland PSC’s ruling against Baltimore Gas & Electric a major setback for smart metering or merely a pothole along the way? We’ve rounded up some differing opinions on what the ruling means. |
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The Maryland Public Service Commission’s decision to turn down Baltimore Gas & Electric’s stimulus-funded smart meter proposal sent shockwaves through the industry. In this guest commentary, eMeter Chief Regulatory Officer Chris King offers perspective on the PSC decision – and suggestions for utilities hoping to avoid a similar fate. |
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The Maryland Public Service Commission has rejected Baltimore Gas & Electric's Smart Grid metering proposal that has ratepayers taking on most of the initial costs of the project. BG&E President Kenneth DeFontes was quoted in the Baltimore Sun as saying he was "dumbfounded" by the decision. |
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The Energy Department will award more than $76 million in Recovery Act money to support development of innovative technologies to increase building energy efficiency and cost effectiveness and related training programs. |
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Saft lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology will supply renewable energy storage for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) photovoltaic (PV) storage pilot program at Anatolia, Ill, a high penetration PV community within SMUD’s service territory. |
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DOE has selected 20 communities and local organizations to receive a total of $60 million in Recovery Act funds for local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to reduce energy consumption by homes, businesses and vehicles. |
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Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced it is implementing a smart metering network for the City of Duncan, Okla., that will allow the municipality to automatically collect electricity and water usage data from residents and local businesses. The smart grid deployment is part of a broader energy-efficiency and public-safety program funded by a 15-year, $14.2-million energy savings performance contract and backed in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The program will help the city improve meter accuracy, reduce its energy and operating costs, and enhance public safety services. |
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Many Smart Grid experts believe too many stimulus dollars went to smart meters. They argue it would have been smarter to spend more on distribution automation and system efficiencies. Here's an opposing viewpoint from longtime industry participant Sunil Sharan. |
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Coulomb Technologies will give away almost 5,000 of its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs. The company's ChargePoint America program, partially funded by a Smart Grid stimulus grant, will deliver the residential and public stations to nine regions across the country. |
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While addressing Smart Grid security issues at a Dubai conference this week, HP's global lead on Smart Grid technology said the limited amount of time utilities have to use DOE stimulus grant money may have pressured some to overlook security issues in early Smart Grid deployments. |
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DOE has $20 million available for research, development and demonstration of cutting-edge geothermal technologies. The intent is to demonstrate the economic and technical practicality of unconventional geothermal energy technologies. |
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Duke Energy has finalized an agreement with the Department of Energy for $204 million in stimulus funds to support smart grid projects in the company's five-state service territory. |
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The New York Independent System Operator has reached an agreement with DOE to receive $37.8 million for Smart Grid technology deployments in New York's electric grid. |
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Regional transmission operator PJM Interconnection is moving ahead with a program to beef up the digital intelligence of the country's largest electric transmission system by installing more advanced monitoring equipment. A $14 million DOE stimulus grant is covering half the cost of the synchrophasor deployment project. |
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The Energy Department has announced $106 million in funding for research and development in three areas: creating biofuels from electricity, improving electric vehicle batteries and advancing carbon capture technologies. |
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A big chunk of stimulus money went into metering initiatives around the country, yet the DOE has slowly but surely been doling out dollars for a wide variety of Smart Grid projects and technologies. Some of them are just plain exciting. We’ve identified 10 we’ve got our eyes on. They may not all be successful, but like we said, they’re all pretty darn interesting. See if you agree. |
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In recent weeks the DOE and utilities around the country have been inking contracts that will at long last unleash federal stimulus funds for scores of Smart Grid projects. Is the momentum finally shifting? Click inside for a quick update on Smart Grid Investment Grant recipients. |
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With energy experts forecasting substantial increases in solar power in the coming decades, GE researchers are working with Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest electric utility, to understand how large amounts of solar can best be integrated into today’s grid. |
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