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The effort to revamp the nation’s electric grid clearly has friends in high places. Who are they? What are their roles? Who are the people to watch at both the state and federal level? When it comes to setting Smart Grid policy, regulating projects, and doling out dollars, it’s important to know who makes the decisions. Learn more about them in this section.
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu wrote the first post in the DOE’s new energy blog. The department also launched Twitter and Facebook accounts as part of a push for transparency, engagement and accessibility. |
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The DOE has released its Open Government Plan, a series of efforts to make its activities more transparent and to encourage more public interaction with the agency. The platform also provides public access to the department's resources and information. |
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The Department of Energy, the Department of Interior and the Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to work together more closely and align their priorities toward developing sustainable hydropower. The goals are to generate more power from federally-owned facilities and to look for innovative ways to develop low-impact hydropower. |
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The new President & CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) may be a breath of fresh air the industry needs. |
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Senator Sanders interviews Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and asks how the federal government views and supports sustainable resources in energy production. |
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Several big-name utilities and Smart Grid technology companies will deliver the gospel at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December. A new group, the Smart Green Grid Initiative (SGGI), will orchestrate educational events at the summit. |
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Commentary on the need for new rate structures and business models to encourage utilities to foster energy efficiency since a reduction in demand (sales) translates to diminishing revenue. Utilities must be incentivized by the ability to earn revenue in ways that are not entirely linked to additional sales. |
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This document provides guidance for utilities and other smart grid project developers on communicating how and why smart grid technologies will benefit consumers and the environment, as well as the overall electric system in general. |
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Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to accept bids for demand response resources. |
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This paper proposes a framework of policies to guide the future development of America’s electric transmission grid so that the electric power industry will be able to serve more effectively the changing needs of the U.S. economy and society. A factual overview of the American electric power industry, with a focus on high voltage transmission is provided. Public policies affecting the electric industry and, specifically, the transmission grid are summarized, and a range of proposals for legislative and regulatory policy reform are analyzed. Finally, a set of recommendations is provided which would accelerate innovation and the evolution of an “end-to-end smart” transmission grid in America. |
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The Energy Independent and Security Act of 2007 required the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to conduct a National Assessment of Demand Response Potential and report the result to Congress on: 1) The estimated nationwide demand response potential in 5 and 10 year horizons; 2) Barriers to demand response programs, and 3) Recommendations for overcoming barriers to more use of demand response. “This study takes a flexible, real-world approach to gathering information on the potential for demand response,” FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said. “It also makes available to the public an easy-to-use spreadsheet model, complete with data inputs and assumptions, so that states, utilities and other interested parties can make updates or modifications based on their own data and policy priorities.” |
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The Department of Energy is taking the lead in disbursing billions of dollars in stimulus funds in support of Smart Grid and renewable energy projects around the country. Learn more about this important fedeal agency. |
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Senate bills address renewable and energy storage... NERC reliability guidelines may have the opposite effect... Cisco connects with another big utility for Smart Grid work... Motorola wants in on the Smart Grid space... How important is real time data? |
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The Bill lays the foundation for specific programs that are to be implemented by regulation or directives to be issued by Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
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Here's a quick look at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and its role. |
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Here's a snapshot of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency charged with regulating the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil. |
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The Department of Energy is taking the lead in disbursing billions of dollars in stimulus funds in support of Smart Grid and renewable energy projects around the country. Learn more about this important federal agency. |
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Setting national energy policy and dealing with such issues as global climate change falls under the legislative domain of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Here's your guide to these influential lawmakers. |
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What new services will the smart grid provide customers? Do customers want these new services? Will they respond by changing their energy use patterns? The answers to these questions will help policymakers in federal and state government determine whether the benefits of the smart grid will cover its costs. |
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Who are the stewards of our national energy policies? The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce plays an influential role. This reference guide highlights the committee's role and membership. |
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The Ontario Power Authority’s mandate is to ensure reliable, sustainable electricity supply for Ontario.This presentation details its plans for FIT, theFeed-In Tariff program. |
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The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) provides expertise to utility regulators across America and in a number of countries overseas. Learn more about this non-profit organization. |
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Ontario’s Green Energy Act includes the first adoption of advanced renewable tariffs in North America. This slide show presents some of the global experience with price-differentiated power generation tariffs.
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Widespread uptake DG will require a paradigm shift from the centralized power generation model was built on, and will be critical to “turbocharging” green energy deployment, as envisioned in the Green Energy Act.This discussion includes a DG and Cogeneration Roadmap for Toronto. |
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Since 1974 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has regulated the nation's commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials. Here's a snapshot of the agency. |
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in Europe the transmitter of the power and the supplier are split now but i think the really democratisation means also that people will become independant and the question is if this already takes ...