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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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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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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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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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Three weeks after the Maryland Public Service Commission turned down Baltimore Gas & Electric's ambitious Smart Grid plan, the utility has submitted an amended proposal and is seeking a quick decision to avoid losing stimulus money. |
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While cyber security is a hot issue in Smart Grid circles, a U.S. Government Accountability Office study found that critical elements of a coordinated security R&D effort are missing. The report says the cyber security initiative needs a national R&D agenda and more coordination and leadership of R&D activities. |
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Representatives from IEEE, NIST and other organizations gave a House subcommittee a progress report on interoperability and cyber security standards development. John McDonald, IEEE Fellow and director of technical and policy development for GE's digital energy business, told the legislators that "tremendous progress” has been made. |
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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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Federal officials were briefed today on the results of the PowerCents DC Program, a pilot project considered the first in the electric utility industry to test an integrated Smart Grid combination of dynamic pricing, multi-faceted consumer energy information feedback and smart appliance control. |
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In rejecting California’s Proposition 16, backed by Pacific Gas & Electric, voters demonstrated that consumer dissatisfaction with high energy costs wins out over the desire for subsidized Smart Grid technology. At least that’s the take from Lux research associate Matthew Feinstein. He’s got more on the Prop 16 outcome, including what it means for smart meter companies, inside. |
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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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GridWise Alliance President Katherine Hamilton reacts to the Maryland Public Service Commission's decision to turn down Baltimore GAs & Electric's Smart Grid proposal. |
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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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published its National Action Plan on Demand Response. The plan calls for the formation of a public-private coalition to develop and implement successful demand response programs for states, local areas and regions. |
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The eventual federal approval of the controversial Cape Wind offshore wind farm project last month was a "major breakthrough" for additional offshore wind projects planned in the U.S., according to an SBI Energy study. |
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Michael Shames, founder-director of a California consumer watchdog group involved in energy issues, is back with the second installment of his Smart Grid wellness prescription for utilities hoping to prevent the consumer backlash that has plagued some smart meter deployments. What he has to say may seem harsh – but it’s a consumer-side perspective that utilities and regulators need to hear. |
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About 80% of utility executives recently surveyed said they're dissatisfied with the progress the Obama administration has made in meaningful energy policy and legislation. |
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Renewable energy standards are in place in a slight majority of states, but according to a report from Renewable Energy World their differences far outweigh their similarities. And implementing those standards won't be easy. |
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The Energy Department filed two requests for information on implementing the National Broadband Plan today, one asking for information on utility communications requirements and another concerning utility customers' access to electronic meter data, Smart Grid privacy and data collection policies, and the consumer role in balancing the benefits of data access and privacy. |
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The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Air Force have backed off in their opposition to construction of a north central Oregon wind farm, the country's largest to date. The feds had argued that the tall turbine installations could interfere with the operation of a radar station 50 miles away. |
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Wednesday gave the go ahead to the developer of a controversial wind farm proposed off the Cape Cod coast. Two local Indian tribes, a well-organized and well-heeled minority of Cape Cod residents — not to mention the National Park Service, opposed the project. |
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A House committee is expected to begin work on HR 5116, which would provide multi-year reauthorization and expansion of the 2007 America Competes Act, which currently supports a variety of R&D and technology programs that could represent tomorrow’s Smart Grid innovations. |
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It looks like we’re getting a step closer to leasing offshore wind projects in federal waters. The Department of the Interior has issued the country's first Request for Interest for renewable energy development off the Delaware coast. |
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Is there a report or synopsis of the Smart Grid development in San Luis Valley that you describe in your note? I am particularly interested in what type of energy storage was found to be most cost-effective as the community developed their solar energy dependence.
Gerald Voecks ...