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Smart Grid Demand Response Action Plan Could Use a Response from YOU
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is asking for public comment on the latest draft of its National Demand Response Action Plan. The plan would guide the development of DR resources and implementation and provide for a customer education program.

Smart Grid Market's Scope Stuns Utilities
The disruptive nature of Smart Grid technologies has taken the utility industry by surprise, a new Microsoft study clearly shows.

Smart Meter Bashing in Texas Gets a Response from Oncor
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.

Whew! IRS Says it Won't Tax Smart Grid Stimulus Grants
More of the Smart Grid stimulus money will start rolling out now that the IRS has decided stimulus grants won't be taxed. Some utilities were considering walking away from millions of dollars in grants if they were going to be taxed for them.

More DOE Money Will Flow for Renewable Energy Projects
A new DOE funding opportunity for generating renewable energy with marine and hydrokinetic technologies will be issued sometime this month.

OASIS Blue Ramps Up Smart Grid Standards Work on Energy, Smart Buildings, Natural Resources
An international open standards consortium has brought its big guns to bear on sustainable Smart Grid standards in energy, intelligent buildings and natural resources. Several technical committees under OASIS Blue will coordinate the standards efforts.

Winning the Smart Grid Cleantech Race? Chu Says New Carbon Policy Essential
Energy Secretary Steven Chu laid it on the line for a Stanford U. audience: We're not winning the Smart Grid cleantech race. He pushed for a policy that puts a price on carbon and a carbon cap to provide the direction and assurances utilities and lenders need.

Smart Grid Market Growth: Gaps Remain Say Utility Professionals
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.

APPA to FERC on RTO Metrics: "Thanks But No Thanks!"
The trade association for public power has joined with several consumer and customer groups to argue that RTOs need to publicly disclose metrics to allow people to see how they are doing.

New Mexico Smart Grid R&D Projects Snag Some Yen
A Japanese government agency appears ready to foot some of the bill for a series of Smart Grid R&D projects in New Mexico. More than 30 Japanese companies are reportedly interested. Two national labs are also involved.

Glammin’ Up the Grid (at 198 MPH)
One way to get wary consumers to warm up to the Smart Grid? Glam it up! Porsche may help with its plans for the EV/PHEV market. (Click for a peek at the 918 Spyder concept car.)

More Smart Gadgets, More Smart Appliances … and More Frustrated Utility Customers
In the same week that Google announced it’s opening up its PowerMeter API to developers, along comes research from Zpryme suggesting the global smart appliance market will soar between 2011 and 2015. But with this increasing attention on home energy management and consumers controlling consumption comes a cautionary note for utilities in a new TELUS-sponsored white paper.

Solar on the Cheap? A Massachusetts Firm Says Maybe So
A Massachusetts company is working on a shorter, waste-free silicon solar cell making process it says could cut production costs by 80%.

Finally! Smart Grid Stimulus Money Starts to Flow ... But There are Still Hiccups
The good news is a California utility has officially inked the nation's first federal Smart Grid stimulus grant. The bad news? The tax issue still goes unresolved, and now some U.S. senators are causing a flap over 'Buy American' requirements.

Cut Transmission Line Loss by More than 50%? EPRI Points the Way
A new report from the Electric Power Research Institute suggests efficiency gains using superconducting DC transmission lines could be significant.

Good News for a Change: Utilities Ramping Up Smart Meter Deployments
We're hearing rumblings that at least a couple of major utilities are kicking their smart meter deployments into high gear.

New Coalition’s Mission: Drain the Transmission Planning Swamp
A new utility industry group has formed to push for fair, transparent regional Smart Grid transmission planning. Can't argue with the mission; we'll take a wait-and-see on how they go about it.

Smart Grid Stimulus Money: $100M Suggests the Well Is NOT Dry
The DOE announced it has $100 million in Smart Grid stimulus money available for innovative research projects. Focus for this third round of ARPA-E funding will be grid-scale energy storage, electrical power technology, and building energy efficiency.

Kinder, Gentler NERC? Reforms on the Way, Says New CEO
The new President & CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) may be a breath of fresh air the industry needs.

Smart Grid Company Silver Spring Makes Its IPO Ambitions Official
As we predicted in December, Smart Grid company Silver Spring Networks will make its initial public offering later this year — and has picked Morgan Stanley and Jefferies & Company to underwrite it.

California Powers Up Solar, Doubles Rooftop Array Buy Back Cap
New California legislation would double the amount of electricity the state's investor-owned utilities will be required to buy back from customers with rooftop solar arrays. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign the bill which will raise the rooftop solar cap from 2.5% to 5%.

Anti-Meter Fever Strikes Australia Too
The controversy and hot tempers over smart meter rollouts in the U.S. are popping up in Australia too. Some utility customers in Victoria have gone so far as to padlock their electric meters to block installation of the new meters.

All Your Power Needs in a Backyard Box? Maybe... Not
The recent 60 Minutes coverage of Bloom Energy's power plant in a box and the possibility that it may one day replace the power generation and transmission system as we know it has powered up a Smart Grid-scale controversy.

FCVs Are On the Way (But Patience Required)
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be launched on a commercial scale in most of the world by 2014 and cumulative sales of fuel cell cars and trucks should hit almost 3 million worldwide in 10 years, according to Pike Research.

Survey: Mini-Depression in Grid Spending, and Utilities are Bullish on Nuclear
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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