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>>

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>> 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>> Spotlight Smart Cities: Next Stop for Utility CIOs and CTOs As locales around the world implement smart grids, the next wave will be smart cities. In a special post for Smart Grid News, Forrester researcher Usman Sindhu and analyst Doug Washburn explain the smart city initiative and why utility CIOs and CTOs need to be part of the conversation.   More>>

News and Analysis Sep 2, 2010 Schneider Electric and Verisae Collaborate on New Demand Response Solution Sep 1, 2010 ComEd Launches Ambitious 'Smart Grid Innovation Corridor' Sep 1, 2010 PG&E Names Advisory Panel to Help Keep Customers Happy During Meter Rollouts Aug 31, 2010 Grid-Scale Energy Storage Market to Hit $35 Billion Globally by 2020 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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SMART GRID NEWS TALK BACK BUZZ San Luis Valley is the Nations Best Model for Renewable As communities and utility companies battle over power lines and who is to blame for falling behind on renewable energy goals, a quiet revolution has occurred right under our nose. With little fanfare, the San Luis Valley has already become the best model for distributed renewable energy generation in the West and maybe even the Nation. When the first energy crisis shook ... Talk Back right now to Ceal Smith