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A Texas electric utility believes customers really do want smart energy efficiency devices in their homes and businesses and plans to install 100,000 of them by 2012. |
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Cisco was a big winner in the Internet world and is looking to be equally so in the Smart Grid space. But we count at least five hurdles the networking giant will have to overcome (and you may think of a few we’ve overlooked). So click inside and take a look; there's a Quick Poll too. |
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There’s much to like about what Cisco is doing to connect the dots in the Smart Grid space. But for utilities, Cisco’s vision may pose some real challenges. High cost, hidden lock-ins and cloud computing are on our worry list. But there’s more too. |
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Southern California Edison achieved a milestone Monday with the installation of its one millionth smart meter. |
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American utilities will need to adopt a new business model if they're going to succeed in a 21st century that demands clean, low-carbon electricity and customer engagement, according to a report prepared for the sustainability advocacy coalition Ceres. |
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Customers who “get” the Smart Grid technologies their utilities are involved in tend to be more satisfied with their electricity providers, according to a study by J.D. Power and Associates. Problem is, not many consumers get it. See which states can claim the highest consumer awareness. |
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Peter Fox-Penner’s new book, “Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities,” is a must-read for anyone in the industry – and we’re delighted that Peter graciously agreed to write a short adaptation for SGN readers. Don’t miss it. |
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It doesn’t take a Ph.D in economics to see the utility business model is breaking down as fast as the Smart Grid is building out. And rather than shrugging it off as someone else’s worry, Jesse Berst says anyone collecting a paycheck from a utility ought to be nervous - and pro-active about helping piece together a new model. He explains inside. |
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Once we transform our archaic electric infrastructure into a Smart Grid, what then? Truth is, we don't know. There is no shared vision of the long-term future of the Smart Grid. No roadmap that takes us to our final destination. And Jesse Berst says that’s costing us in time, money and support. Click inside for more on this important topic. |
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Utilities face an accelerating number of challenges and changes as Smart Grid pilot and demonstration projects are deployed, according to a new report on ‘Smart Grid Growing Pains’ from PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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The Solar Electric Power Association, an organization with electric utility and solar industry members, has set up "self-help" groups for utility members to help them identify concerns about solar power and provide possible solutions for them, share ideas and develop best practices. |
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Salt River Project, the third largest public power utility in the U.S., will double its deployment of Elster smart meters, expanding its total rollout to one million. A $56.9 million matching DOE Smart Grid Investment Grant will help pay for the project. |
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Utilities hoping to avoid the consumer backlash that has stymied some Smart Grid deployments shouldn’t miss today’s advice from Michael Shames, founder-director of a California-based consumer watchdog group. In the first of two installments, he offers some frank suggestions to help utilities avoid a clash with angry, distrustful consumers. As Michael says, it’s not pretty. |
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Joe Weiss is a man with a mission – and in today’s post Andy Bochman says the utility control system security advocate appears to be making some headway. If you aren’t up to speed on Joe’s cause – and what it means to your utility – Andy’s got you covered. |
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Pacific Gas & Electric apologized to customers this week for lousy customer service related to its smart meter rollouts. The apology came with a 700-page report on the smart meter installations and the problems the utility is working to correct. Meanwhile, we’ve put EPRI’s just-released white paper titled “Accuracy of Digital Electricity Meters” on the top of our recommended reading list. |
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When it comes to influencing the future of the Smart Grid, who really wields the power? Jesse Berst offers some thoughts on the type of individuals in the running, but we're asking for your help on this one. Click inside where we've got a Quick Poll and a comment form that's awaiting your nominations for the Smart Grid's most powerful men. |
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Oregon-based Portland General Electric has a larger percentage of renewable energy customers than any other utility in the country, according to a DOE national laboratory's annual ranking of the country's top green pricing programs. |
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The Electric Power Research Institute has launched a collaborative of utilities and transmission system operators to gather and analyze performance data from transmission lines, substations and grid operations to establish the cost, benefit and technical requirements for improving transmission efficiency. |
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Smart Grid solutions provider CURRENT Group has been selected by Iberdrola, a leading wind power producer and the world's fourth largest utility, to provide what it says is the first and largest deployment of smart metering technologies that will incorporate end-to-end interoperability using the open PRIME metering standard. |
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Texas A&M University is setting up a six-month research consortium to help electric cooperatives, municipal and other public utilities understand and evaluate the business case for investments in the Smart Grid. |
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GE's Smart Grid technologies are helping a German town take an innovative and holistic approach to energy efficiency while reducing its carbon footprint. The town of Erding and other German communities like it are using GE's smart meters to monitor all utility services used, not just electricity. |
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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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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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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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