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Looking for a deeper understanding of the smart grid? Subject matter experts at Modern Grid Solutions offer introductory smart grid courses online for electric utility personnel, utility executives as well as non-utility personnel and executives. Click for course descriptions and registration information.
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Curious about smart grid projects in your state - or the state next door? We've just updated all 50 of our state smart grid toolkits. Each one is packed with energy-related projects, news and trends. You'll also find useful state-specific resources, including state energy agencies, utility and regulator listings, advocacy groups and incentive programs. Click inside to start your coast-to-coast tour.
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| Industry events and conferences can help you stay on top of industry trends and technologies and make important contacts. Our calendar is loaded with upcoming events, with links for further details. And be sure to jump to page 2, where you can see the conferences Smart Grid News Chief Analyst Jesse Berst will be attending.
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As many grid suppliers and utilities have found out, good power engineers are in short supply. One solution that has been catching on for many suppliers and utilities is to develop a financial relationship with universities that have strong power engineering programs. Read the story to find out how it works.
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Projects at seven colleges and universities around the U.S. will receive awards from the Department of Energy to better prepare the electricity industry workforce of the future in synchrophasor technology. Click for details on this new program and which schools will be involved.
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The Navy Yard in Philadelphia will house what's described as a groundbreaking demonstration project for the smart grid and net zero energy buildings. Organizers say the GridSTAR Net Zero Energy Demonstration Structure will serve as a valuable hub for workforce training, building performance testing, energy management research and smart microgrid modernization deployments.
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The U.S. had nearly 750,000 clean job openings in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report from Denver-based Ecotech Institute, a college that trains students for solar, wind and renewable energy jobs. The Institute says more than 8,000 of those jobs were in solar. See where else the report found gains.
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The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus Initiative is helping prepare the next generation of power and energy engineers by awarding scholarships and career experience opportunities. June 30 is the deadline for the next round of scholarship applications.
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This film from Hubbell Power Systems explores the life and times of journeyman linemen, apprentices and their families. Their team has traveled all over North America documenting the stories of the lineman brotherhood.
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A new DOE analysis of the economic gains to date from the $2.9 billion in smart grid stimulus spending suggests it generated nearly $7 million in economic benefits and nearly 50,000 jobs. The DOE gives itself pretty high marks. Do you? Read the details and take our quick poll.
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If you're wondering how you're going to find the smart grid talent you need to pull off a smart meter deployment or other major smart grid initiative, you'll want to see the advice former Glendale Water and Power GM Glenn Steiger shared in an interview with Smart Grid Careers.
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Battery technology, business and innovation classes will be offered on the San Jose State University campus. The "battery university" is a joint initiative by the school and CalCharge, an energy storage accelerator program.
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The utility industry faces both a graying workforce and a younger future worker who associates utility jobs with climbing poles and flipping switches. Brynn Downing of the Energy Providers Coalition for Education explains a program that Northeast Utilities participated in to try to solve one part of that pipeline problem.
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From rebates and smart home makeovers to online games and electrifying theatrical performances, you may be as surprised as we were at some of the creative ways power companies are sending a little love to their customers and communities. Click for seven customer engagement ideas that may inspire you.
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Power systems have traditionally been controlled through centralized management. But the time is coming when that will no longer be adequate to manage the generation and distribution of electric power in an increasingly complex and decentralized grid. The solution? A market-based approach called transactive energy.
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