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New on SGN: Press Releases and Videos
Smart Grid News is now publishing select press releases and videos relevant to the Smart Grid industry. You can distinguish press releases and videos from other content on the site by the PR or video icon next to the summary.

Press Release: Beacon Power Connects Flywheel Energy Storage System to California Wind Farm
Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq: BCON), a leading provider of advanced products and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, today announced that it has shipped, installed and successfully connected a Smart Energy™ 25 (Gen 4) flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in Tehachapi, California. The system is part of a wind power/flywheel demonstration project being carried out for the California Energy Commission.

Press Release: NV Energy Signs Agreement with Department of Energy for Smart Grid Funding
NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) announced today that it has signed a definitive grant agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE), which will provide $138 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for its $301 million Advanced Service Delivery (ASD) project. The ASD project will provide NV Energy with the Smart Grid infrastructure necessary to reduce operating costs and provide new options for customers to help manage their energy usage.

Press Release: Smart Grid Revolution Becomes 'Disruptive' for Utilities Worldwide According to New Microsoft Survey
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.

Press Release: Distributed Energy Storage Pilot Project Installed in Austin
Ice Energy, a leading provider of advanced energy storage for the electric utility industry, has completed the installation of a distributed energy storage pilot project, in conjunction with Austin Energy, at the South Austin Recreational Center, located in South-Central Austin.

Press Release: Study citing importance of carbon capture and storage to meet state's emission reduction targets prompts launch of California CCS Coalition
Prompted by a study highlighting the importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to meet California's long-term target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, a group of energy companies with an interest in advancing CCS today announced the launch of the California CCS Coalition.

Press Release: AHAM President Testifies Before Senate for Incentives to Develop Smart Appliances
AHAM President, Joseph M. McGuire, testified today before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee that S. 3059, the National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2010, opens the door to perhaps the most dramatic energy savings yet attributable to home appliances. The legislation recognizes the potential benefits to the environment and to consumers for Smart Appliances operating in a Smart Grid environment by authorizing the Department of Energy to provide a credit to future appliance efficiency standards for manufacturers who invest in making these appliances Smart Grid enabled.

Press Release: U.S. Electronic Systems Contractors optimistic about business prospects in 2010
On average, U.S. home systems integrators, who have had revenues fall for the past two years, expect sales to pick up by more than 9% in 2010 over 2009, according to Home Systems:Channel and Consumer Monitor.

FutureDash Unveils Support for Google PowerMeter
FutureDash Corp., an innovative start-up business-to-­business(B2B) software company, announces today that GreenDash™, a new
software product allowing manufacturers of consumer networking
and electronics equipment to quickly and easily add real-­time energy monitoring capabilities to their products, now integrates with Google PowerMeter using the newly announced Google PowerMeter API.

Smart Grid Projects: Pulaski Gets Top Marks from Metering International for Innovative Smart Grid Deployment
A pioneering Smart Grid project that is bringing economic and operational benefits to a Tennessee municipality earned Pulaski Electric System (PES) the 2010 Award of Excellence for Innovation from Metering International.

Landis+Gyr establishes strong foothold in Russia
Landis+Gyr, a world leading provider of integrated energy management solutions, has formally established its presence in Russia by opening a new office in Russia’s capital Moscow this month. After several years of successful business in the growing economy, the company is further developing its network to ensure a stronger connection to the market.

Smart Grid Products: ICT Products and Solutions Save Global Energy, Amass Billions
SBI Energy, the leading industrial market research firm behind bestselling titles Electric Vehicle(EV) Infrastructure Manufacturing and Smart Grid Micro Grid Energy T&D and Storage, has added ICT Energy Efficiency: Commercial and Industrial to its growing catalog of reports covering sustainable power resources worldwide.

Utilities Expanding Focus on Smart Grid Technical Standards and Spectrum Issues Support by UTC Staff Changes
The Utilities Telecom Council has created two new positions to meet its member utilities’ expanding focus on smart grid technical standards and spectrum issues and has assigned to two senior executives to lead these key efforts.

Smart Grid Technology Advancements will stretch electrical utilities’ customer service capabilities
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.

Smart Grid Projects: Glendale Becomes First in Nation To Sign Contract for Federal Smart Grid Grant
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) today signed a contract for a $20 million federal Smart Grid Investment Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), becoming the first city in the nation to receive Smart Grid funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Smart Grid Projects: Landis+Gyr lays foundation for Slovenia's smart grid
Landis+Gyr, the leading global supplier of smart meters and energy management solutions,will be contributing to the further development of Slovenia by the deployment of smart metering infrastructure and energy efficiency tools for the residential sector to the country’s largest utility, Elektro Ljubljana. The utility’s decision to invest in advanced metering is based on a compelling business case rather than a response to regulatory requirements.

EPRI Shows That Direct Current Superconductor Cable is Feasible for Development Using Today’s Technology
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has published a report that describes the design of a superconducting direct current (DC) cable system capable of moving thousands of megawatts of electricity between regions, and which is practical and ready for commercial development, using today's technology.

Smart Grid Company Announcements: Siemens acquires Elektrozavod’ stake in Russian joint venture
Siemens Energy has fully acquired Siemens High Voltage Products OOO (LLC). Until now, Siemens had held a 51-percent stake in the joint venture headquartered in Ufa, the capital of the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan located near the foothills of the Ural Mountains. Elektrozavod, Russia’s largest transformer manufacturer, held the remaining 49 percent in the joint venture, which was founded in November 2008. The Russian competition authority approved the transfer of title. Following completion of the acquisition Siemens wants to expand the production of circuit-breakers and disconnectors for high-voltage switchgear for the Russian market.

Smart Grid Products: Hungarian Power Distribution Companies EMASZ and ELMU Select Telvent Technology
Telvent, the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today it will be supplying its Distribution Management System (DMS) components for an advanced network control system planned by Hungarian power distribution companies EMASZ Halozati Kft Miskolc and ELMU Halozati Kft Budapest. This new network control system will serve nearly half of Hungary’s electric consumers. Hungarian automation engineering company PROLAN, supported by Telvent, was awarded the project over other elite European competitors.

Smart Grid Company Announcements: Viridity Energy Names Laurie Actman as Director of Government Relations and Business Development
Viridity Energy, a Conshohocken, PA-based smart grid company that transforms large energy consumers into virtual energy generators, today named Laurie Actman as Director of Government Relations and Business Development. In her new role at Viridity Energy, Ms. Actman will develop strategic partnerships in the Mid-Atlantic region by educating decision makers in both the private and public sector on the importance of advanced energy management solutions such as demand response and smart grid technologies.

Smart Grid Companies and Utilities Cited: Corporate Responsibility Magazine Releases 11th Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
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.

Smart Grid Products: Telvent's Meter Data Management (MDM) System Maximizes Smart Grid Investment Values
Telvent, the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today the launch of its new MDM System. As utilities seek to maximize their investment and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), Telvent Conductor MDM™ will allow the processing and assimilation of mass amounts of data from multiple AMI networks, turning this data into business information that can be made available to the entire company.

Smart Grid Products: Transmission and Distribution: AREVA delivers Hydro One Networks’ Energy Management System upgrade
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Division has delivered an important system upgrade to Hydro One Networks Inc., the largest operating subsidiary of Hydro One Inc., which is wholly owned by the Canadian Province of Ontario. The new energy management system (EMS) is based on AREVA T&D’s renowned e-terra™ application suite and is running at Hydro One’s primary control center in Barrie, Ontario and its backup control center in Richview, a neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario. The system monitors and controls 97 per cent of Ontario's electricity transmission system, covering over 1 million square kilometers.

IBM Sponsors Rural Smart Grid Summit
Harris M. Warsaw, Vice President, General Business of the Americas for IBM, announced today that IBM will be a title sponsor of the Rural Smart Grid Summit (RSGS) beginning April 26th in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

APPA Calls for Greater Wholesale Market Transparency; Expresses Concern Regarding Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets
Members of the American Public Power Association's (APPA)Legislative & Resolutions Committee today approved 11 resolutions at its annual Legislative Rally, including endorsing policies to improve wholesale market transparency and expressing concern regarding regulation of over-the-counter (OTC derivatives markets.

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