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Track the Smart Grid industry's hot-button topics and trends. The articles linked below are some of the most popular ever published on Smart Grid News.
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Curious about smart grid projects in your state - or the state next door? We've just updated all 50 of our state smart grid toolkits. Each one is packed with energy-related projects, news and trends. You'll also find useful state-specific resources, including state energy agencies, utility and regulator listings, advocacy groups and incentive programs. Click inside to start your coast-to-coast tour.
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From rebates and smart home makeovers to online games and electrifying theatrical performances, you may be as surprised as we were at some of the creative ways power companies are sending a little love to their customers and communities. Click for seven customer engagement ideas that may inspire you.
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Power systems have traditionally been controlled through centralized management. But the time is coming when that will no longer be adequate to manage the generation and distribution of electric power in an increasingly complex and decentralized grid. The solution? A market-based approach called transactive energy.
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We received so many thoughtful nominations for our Smart Grid Companies to Watch competition this year that we decided to switch things up. Instead of SGN editors making the first cut as we've done in the past, we're asking readers to do it. Starting now. Click for details.
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Which smart grid stories got SGN readers clicking in 2012? We ran the numbers and came up with our top 10 most-read stories from the past 12 months. Click to see which smart grid company readers seem to be most interested in, which utility's actions made it our No. 2 story - and of course, which story was No. 1.
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Hurricane Sandy continues to take a toll in the Northeast - long after the winds stopped blowing. Long Island Power Authority's chief operating officer has resigned over the criticism leveled at the utility for its slow restoration; New York's governor is demanding an investigation of the state's utilities and "dysfunctional" system, and a class action lawsuit is in the works.
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ABB says it has solved a 100-year-old electrical engineering problem with the development of the world's first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current. The breaker breakthrough (we had to say it) sweeps away the long-standing roadblock to developing DC transmission grids.
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A residential PPL customer posted a note to tell us that for him, real time tracking and online reporting via texts and the utility's website, all enabled by smart meters, made all the difference in Hurricane Sandy. It got us to thinking that other victims from the front lines of the super storm might have similar tales to share.
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So often we focus on the tech side of the smart grid but today we're turning the tables and looking at six marketing tactics electric utilities are using to evangelize consumers on the benefits of energy efficiency, demand response, electric choice and related programs. Who knows, you may find an inspiration or two worth trying yourself.
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A report out of Cincinnati tells of a woman who didn't want a smart meter on her home for health reasons - and she didn't get one. Instead, Duke Energy disconnected her from the grid. We're not sure why there's no opt-out in Ohio yet, but we've got to think there's a less draconian way to handle smart meter objections. Do you agree? We've got a quick poll on it.
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With the U.S. presidential campaign heating up, EnerNex VP Doug Houseman has done an analysis of the energy policies of both candidates. While he found details lacking, he's come up with an eye-opening list of winners and losers in the electric industry based on who voters choose in November.
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The Tres Amigas Superstation in eastern New Mexico is arguably the most important transmission project in the United States. But new roadblocks have arisen that throw its future in doubt.
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Now in its second day, India's massive power blackout has spread to all but six of the country's 28 states and has affected some 620 million people. Could smart grid technology prevent outages like India's or the recent storm-related outage that left one million people without power in Washington, D.C.? There's no shortage of opinions that it could.
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Longtime utility industry observer Warren Causey argues we may be aiming at the wrong goals by seeking demand response and peak pricing. His suggestion? Make electricity so cheap that everyone can afford to use as much as they need, any time of day.
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They're calling it a power struggle in Texas, where a Houston-area woman pulled out a handgun to prevent a utility worker from installing a smart meter on the side of her house. He didn't. The woman may have won the first round, but a CenterPoint Energy spokesperson told a local TV station that court action is likely.
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