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The Smart Grid won't happen without leadership from the utility industry. In this section, you'll get a sense of how some of today's forward-thinking utilities are stepping up to the task.
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The disruptive nature of Smart Grid technologies has taken the utility industry by surprise, a new Microsoft study clearly shows. |
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Only 8 percent of utilities around the world have completed their smart grid technology implementations while 37 percent have projects underway and more than half haven't yet started, according to a new Microsoft Corp. survey. |
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Texas utility Oncor, now in the early stages of a massive smart meter rollout, is catching flak from angry customers who say "We're tired of being overcharged." See what the utility is doing about it. |
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A new study gives insights into what utility professionals *really* think about the Smart Grid market. Take a look — you might be surprised at what they're saying. For instance, despite the media focus on smart meters, the utility pros don't think they're so hot. And, of course, there's not enough money in the government pot. |
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Emerging smart grid technology will place important new tools for cutting electricity costs and consumption in the hands of electrical utilities and their customers. It will also, however, significantly increase customer care requirements as newly-educated and curious customers call their provider with an increasing number of questions. |
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We're hearing rumblings that at least a couple of major utilities are kicking their smart meter deployments into high gear. |
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Corporate Responsibility Magazine (the new name of CRO Magazine) announced its 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, based on publicly available information and recognized by PR Week as one of America’s top three most-important business rankings.
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Pick up concrete, proven methods for dealing with the all-important “people side” of the Smart Grid transformation during our "High Performance in Talent and Organizations" webinar on Wednesday, March 10. You'll learn how your organization can find and retain the smart people you need for successful Smart Grid deployments. (And it's free!) |
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A new electric utility survey says capital spending on infrastructure has dropped for two years straight for the first time since the 1930s. The Black & Veatch survey also found that utilities believe nuclear energy is the best bet for meeting environmental rules and cutting emissions. |
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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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For so many years we’ve worried about technical challenges related to the Smart Grid build-out. But what if it turns out that consumers – the folks next door and down the street – are what ultimately trips it up? Erica Watson-Currie, who is part of a DOE-funded Smart Grid Demonstration project in California, offers an eye-opening perspective on the socio-behavioral aspect of Smart Grid adoption. You may not like what she has to say, but you should read it anyway. |
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Whopping discrepancies between projected and actual costs for Xcel Energy's Boulder, Colorado, Smart Grid project have caught the state PUC's attention. Now the regulators want to do what they do: Regulate it. |
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PG&E can't catch a break: Angry Bakersfield customers filed a class action suit against the utility in November alleging that newly installed smart meters were responsible for overcharges. Now, some Sebastopol customers are bashing PG&E because they're afraid the new meters are health hazards. |
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The Smart Grid must be big: You can even major in it at college. At least, you'll be able to at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College this fall. |
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When Central Maine Power Company unveiled its planned rollout of smart meters to 600,000 customers, an electrical workers union argued that the meters could mean 141 employees might be laid off. The Maine PUC has sided with the utility. |
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A new research report says global implementation of Smart Grids could be hobbled by two seemingly unlikely stakeholders: utilities and their customers. |
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The fusion of technologies that is the Smart Grid also represents a mixture of technical cultures. As Pike Research senior analyst Bob Gohn explains, it puts the netheads and the power guys in a culture clash that could influence the Smart Grid’s evolution. His message to industry decision makers? Be aware. |
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Energy Business Reports offers a new report Smart Grid Technology, Providers and Investments, a 147-page status of smart grid energy applications, smart grid technology providers, and smart grid investments. |
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If you missed the High Performance in Data Management Webinar presented by Smart Grid News and Accenture, the complete video archive and slide decks are now posted. Click inside for access - and stay tuned for details on the next webinar in our Lessons from the Real World series. |
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IDC Energy Insights released its annual predictions for the utility industry, and Jesse Berst has a thought (or three) about each and every one of them. If you want to know where the industry is heading – from consolidation in the HAN space, the tipping point for grid-scale storage, ‘pockets’ of EV growth and more – don't miss this. |
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The majority of utilities responding to the Pacific Crest Mosaic Smart Grid survey on TOU pricing and demand programs expect them to be implemented by 2012. Click for the full results. |
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The federal government is putting billions into creation of the Smart Grid through the jobs-focused stimulus bill. At the same time, some in organized labor are speaking out against the move to smart meters because of pending job losses. Jack Danahy explores the disconnect – and looks at job prospects as the Smart Grid build-out moves into high gear. |
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Central Maine Power Company's plans to replace existing meters with smart meters for about 600,000 customers has hit a snag: Union officials have warned that the new meters could mean 141 employees will lose their jobs as a result of the automation. They'll present their case in a state Public Utilities Commission hearing Wednesday. |
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PNM, New Mexico’s largest electric utility, has signed a contract with First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) to construct 22 megawatts (MW) AC of utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in New Mexico. |
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National Grid has proposed a comprehensive smart grid demonstration program in the Syracuse area that will serve as a test site for the energy grid of the future and provide hundreds of “clean energy” jobs in upstate New York. |
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