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IBM Global Services wants to build a smarter planet and it sees the smart grid as the centerpiece of that ambition. IBM's smart grid position is as the category's "super-integrator" -- a firm capable of pulling together hardware and software from multiple sources into a cohesive system. IBM's smart grid track record includes some of the world's earliest and most ambitious projects, including the remake of Centerpoint Energy's grid and the modernization of the Island of Malta. Global Services did $56 billion in revenue in 2010. IBM's smart grid services reside in the company's Energy & Utilities practice.
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Houston-based CenterPoint Energy is one of the world's true smart grid leaders. So when CenterPoint makes a move, it's worth paying attention. This time, they are launching a company-wide platform for customer interaction, one that pulls together all four of its lines of business in all six of its states.
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We have some hefty wins on our list this week - from a $68.5 million Canadian contract to a $260 million order in Oregon. See who snagged those and other awards, and check our M&A win section to see which Texas company Toshiba just acquired.
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A new demonstration project underway in Germany certainly looks like a promising solution for the many issues facing EV charging, as well as the related management problems utilities face. This announcement from IBM should be welcome news to both providers and consumers.
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This IBM white paper discusses how to meet the challenge posed by the growing volume, velocity and variety of information in the utilities and energy industry, including a look at business requirements, technical challenges and IBM solutions.
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A demand response pilot IBM is working on with several Swiss companies is interesting on several fronts. Among them: it's targeting industrial loads, it's using a supermarket chain's industrial freezers, and it's using load flexibility to match up with renewables.
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Oklahoma Gas & Electric has been widely praised for its groundbreaking smart grid project, by customers, policymakers and experts alike. It is truly one of North America's most comprehensive, end-to-end smart grid deployments. We thought you'd be as interested as we were in taking a look under the hood at OG&E's strategy.
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A smart charging infrastructure that IBM and ESB are setting up in Ireland will manage about 1,000 public EV charging points. Much of the focus is payment options and infrastructure monitoring, but some touches on the utility-side software needed to properly manage EVs when they show up in volume. If successful, it could be a template for future, larger EV infrastructures.
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In this first segment of our Sept. 25 webinar presented with IBM and the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), SGN's Jesse Berst introduces the topic and challenges of engaging today's electric power customers. Then Patty Durand of SGCC introduces their work in consumer research.
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Today's customer realities and overall attitudes toward the smart grid and the benefits utilities can derive from customer analytics are highlighted in numerous charts and graphs in this presentation deck from SGN's Sept. 25, 2012 webinar. Featured panelists were Patty Durand, Executive Director of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, and Vickie Dorris, Solution Leader, IBM Energy & Utilities Industry.
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Click for a sneak peek at three wide-ranging smart grid demonstration projects, from a V2G initiative involving IBM, Honda and PG&E to a pilot on Long Island that's gauging consumer response to dynamic pricing signals. You'll also learn about an energy storage demo in Sweden and get a link to EPRI's latest smart grid project updates around the world.
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A recent IBM global survey showed that up to three-quarters of consumers are concerned about the confidentiality and security of home energy use data. What to do? Matt Futch, Global Policy Director with IBM Energy & Utilities, argues that appropriately designed industry practices and regulatory guidance can help the energy ecosystem protect sensitive information. Click for his examples of how and where it's already happening.
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You don't have to be at DistribuTECH to stay on top of the news; the PR machine has been spewing out announcements for days now. We've sifted through dozens of releases and pulled out the announcements we didn't think you'd want to miss. Click for details on Itron's new analytic apps to help utilities take advantage of smart grid data, for Opower's new Marketplace service at Home Depot, for the latest from Lockheed Martin, IBM, Honeywell and many others.
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Smart grid advocates (and what little there is of national energy policy) encourage going after energy efficiency full throttle, and IBM and ABB have taken up the cause. They're working jointly on a different approach to study and possibly develop a new high-voltage insulator capable of significant reductions in transmission line loss. Click inside for more.
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IBM's research arm has teamed with Swiss electric utility provider EKZ on a pilot project that will allow consumers to charge their EVs and monitor energy costs via mobile devices. There are benefits for utilities, too. Click inside for details and a video.
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Vault.com, which provides insight into the consulting industry, just unveiled its practice area rankings for 2012, covering everything from health care to public sector consulting. But you don't have to wade through all of that; we've zeroed in on the top energy consulting firms for you. Just click inside.
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