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At its heart, the Smart Grid remakes the delivery of electricity. It adds intelligence, telemetry, and communications to every part of the grid. This section will let you quickly find the business and technical information you need on all aspects of electric power transmission and distribution.
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The trade association for public power has joined with several consumer and customer groups to argue that RTOs need to publicly disclose metrics to allow people to see how they are doing. |
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A new report from the Electric Power Research Institute suggests efficiency gains using superconducting DC transmission lines could be significant. |
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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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A new white paper from the Electric Power Research Institute marks an important milestone in the evolution of the Smart Grid. EPRI describes it as the move from Smart Grid command & control to inform & motivate. Jesse Berst describes it as the move from interactive to transactive. Find out why. |
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A shift in approach from designing control systems to a focus on enabling technology utilizing Smart Grid communications holds a key to a larger door into the Smart Grid revolution, according to this EPRI white paper, which offers an update to traditional control-based thinking to present an approach that enables independent development of Smart Grid products. |
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Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that its electrical distribution geographic information system (GIS) software is available to enhance engineering curriculums at higher education intuitions. With an increased emphasis on energy efficiency and smart grid developments, the energy industry is in critical need of highly trained and educated workforce to meet these needs. Providing engineering students and educators with the industry’s latest GIS technology tools allows them to gain better understanding of how to solve real-world problems. |
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Utilities are gradually dropping their guard and seeing the overall advantages microgrids could bring to the Smart Grid, and many industry giants — think Siemens, Lockheed Martin and a horde of other companies and universities — are researching and developing ways to make them practical and efficient. |
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AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division in India has been awarded a prestigious eBOP (electrical Balance of Plant1) contract by L&T Power2 for state utility Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Ltd(MPPGCL).
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CURRENT Group, Beckwith Electric and Blue Grass Energy announced today that Blue Grass Energy has selected Smart Grid technology partners CURRENT and Beckwith Electric to demonstrate integrated Volt/VAR Control and Dynamic Voltage Optimization solutions that will enable Blue Grass Energy to reduce technical losses, voltage profiles and reduce system load through advanced voltage optimization automation.
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GTM Research, the market research arm of Greentech Media and industry leader in providing market, technology and economic analysis for the global renewable energy and electric power industries, today announced the availability of The 2010 North American Utility Smart Grid Deployment Survey, a comprehensive analysis of the trends emerging as utilities across the continent roll out smarter grids. The three primary deployment concerns are systems integration, data management solutions and electric vehicle integration, each receiving marks over 50% when asked where the biggest technology gaps exist (multiple selections were allowed). |
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The Tres Amigas SuperStation, the first attempt to link America's three power grids and open up the market for renewable energy, is catching flak from opponents who say it will wind up costing consumers more. |
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This paper puts forth the argument that growth of large central station wind and solar farms, a national priority, will be stymied until existing transmission capacity is increased using new technology (FACTS, optimized transmission dispatch, high capacity conductors, advanced storage, etc.) along with the addition of new high capacity high voltage direct current (HVDC)—800 kV—and high voltage alternating current (HVAC)—765 kV lines. Bottom line: while it is true that today’s transmission is more advanced than distribution, the transition to a smart grid requires much more transmission capability and now is the time to make the required investment.
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Verizon and the CURRENT Group team up to provide utilities with a way to more quickly implement the capabilities of the Smart Grid by coupling CURRENT's intelligent distributed sensing with an IP-based solution from communications giant Verizon. We told you cellular is coming on strong. |
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Electric utilities can more quickly adopt smart grid capabilities by combining intelligent distributed sensing from CURRENT Group with an Internet Protocol-based solution from Verizon. Under a new agreement, the two companies are enabling real-time power consumption and analysis communications between electric companies and sensors deployed on their networks. |
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Landis+Gyr, as part of its contribution to the development of an energy conscious future, today launches AGUILOG®, a solution designed to optimise utility operations and improve overall service efficiency. |
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Good news ahead for the Smart Grid market, says one of its top experts. Chuck Newton is one of the industry's most experienced and respected market researchers. One reason: He goes right to the source for his predictions. He interviews utilities around the world about their buying plans, then cross-correlates their responses with economic news and energy statistics. When we heard his latest survey was about to come out, we asked him to write up a quick summary of the high points, exclusive to SGN readers. Overall, it is good news, even though the market has a ways to go to overcome the slump of 2009. |
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What's being ignored in all the hubbub over Smart Grid technology is that we are moving to a new way of buying and selling electricity. If you fast forward 10 or 15 years, it will look much different than it does today. But how will it look? Richard Tabors, author and VP at Charles River Associates, suggests there are four market models that capture the critical elements of what will emerge when the Smart Grid is fully implemented. Which one do you see in your future? |
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You want the big boys on your side? Global security giant Lockheed Martin has released its Smart Energy Enterprise Suite that offers utilities improved command and control. Jesse caught a sneak preview a while back and says the LM folks know their stuff. |
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Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today launched its Smart Energy Enterprise Suite, or SEEsuite™, of advanced grid management applications to give utilities, system operators and defense customers unprecedented insight into their enterprise operations and command and control of their smart grid assets. |
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PJM Interconnection, a regional grid operator, has dropped back to take a second look at a proposed high-voltage transmission project after refiguring its forecast for future energy use. It's looking at when new lines would need to be built, if ever, and other options. |
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Initial findings from the January 2010 Newton-Evans global tracking study of electric power transmission and distribution investment are somewhat positive, compared with the most recent tracking study (July 2009). Each of five “smart grid” component areas, plus transmission and distribution infrastructure development, has been reported by utilities located in more than 25 countries to more likely be either “increased” or “unchanged” rather than “decreased” from January of last year. The highest percentages of officials reporting increases were in the areas of protection and control, and transmission infrastructure CAPEX budgets. The biggest decrease in CAPEX outlays for 2010 is reported to be in distribution infrastructure, based on the first 50 replies received and tabulated. |
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The original electric power grid has been called “the most complex machine on earth,” and the Smart Grid is even more advanced. Yet it is quite manageable if you take it one piece at a time, which is exactly the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. Check out this brief overview of the infrastructure that transports electricity from where it is made – coal plants or hydroelectric dams, for instance – to the homes, businesses and industries where it’s consumed. Maybe you know this stuff, but chances are you know someone who doesn't. Feel free to pass it along. |
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A wide-ranging study by the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory says yes, it is possible to have 20% of the country's electricity come from wind by 2024. It also says no, it won't be cheap — or easy. The big "if" is transmission. |
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The original electric power grid has been called “the most complex machine on earth,” and the Smart Grid is even more advanced. Yet it is quite manageable if you take it one piece at a time, which is exactly the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. This article discusses the outlook for worldwide electric power generation and the move from a Petroleum Economy to an Electricity Economy over the next 30 years. It also explains how the electric grid -- the all-important “middleware” that ties the generation of electrical power to its end use – suffers from years of neglect and deferred maintenance. |
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Dramatic increases in wind energy production in an Illinois county are quickly pushing the area's aging electricity transmission network to the max — and to the brink of failure. Local leaders and utility officials agree there's no "if" in the equation — it's a matter of how soon. |
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Predictive life cycle asset managment smart grid apps.
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