PJM Smartens Up Transmission Grid With More Synchrophasors Regional transmission operator PJM Interconnection is moving ahead with a program to beef up the digital intelligence of the country's largest electric transmission system by installing more advanced monitoring equipment. A $14 million DOE stimulus grant is covering half the cost of the synchrophasor deployment project. May 10, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Smart Grid Technology: Tipping Point for Superconductors? A University of Houston researcher is working on a Smart Grid technology with high-temperature superconducting wire that could transmit as much as 10 times more power than copper cables. Apr 5, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Midwest ISO Inks Smart Grid Stimulus Grant for Grid-Scale Synchrophasor Project Midwest ISO becomes the first regional transmission operator (RTO) to move ahead with a synchrophasor deployment. The installation of more than 150 of the units is expected to help improve grid reliability and stability and may yield more transmission capacity. Mar 31, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Smart Grid Technologies: Transmission Takes the Plunge Public opposition to overhead power lines is a given. But some companies are working in the other direction: under water. A number of underwater transmission projects are underway with more waiting in the wings. Mar 19, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

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. Mar 3, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

No Surprise Here: French Consortium Wins Bid for Areva T&D Areva SA has announced that the French consortium of Alstom SA and Schneider Electric SA has been selected to buy its transmission and distribution division, leaving international bidders General Electric and Toshiba in the cold. Dec 1, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   1 Active Comment(s)

Carbon Nanotubes for Transmission Lines? It Could Happen Rice University researchers have developed carbon nanotubes hundreds of meters long which they say could be used as electricity transmission lines. These nanotubes may have other Smart Grid applications as well. Nov 11, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Why GE’s Bid for Areva T&D May Be Toast (French Toast) The Smart Grid is seeing explosive growth. And Areva T&D is one of the top performers in the Smart Grid space. So why is its Paris-based parent auctioning it off just as the going gets good? Jesse Berst tells you the rest of the story... including the reason General Electric may have trouble winning the auction no matter how much it bids. Nov 10, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

ATC Looks to Advance PMU and Fiber Optic Technologies Multi-state transmission utility American Transmission Company (ATC) is negotiating two DOE investment grants totaling $12.7 million for expansion of its Smart Grid technologies programs that include grid monitoring and fiber optics communications. Nov 9, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

GE Makes Offer for Areva T&D General Electric has submitted a binding offer for Paris-based Areva's transmission and distribution group, Areva T&D. It is one of three offers; other bidders are an all-French consortium and Toshiba Corp. of Japan. Nov 9, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

New Effort Exploring Ways to Reduce T&D Loss and Save Power The U.S. loses roughly 300 billion kWh of power from transmission and distribution line loss. A collaboration between EPRI, FERC, system operators and utilities are working to fix that problem and save power. Nov 4, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   4 Active Comment(s)

Can We Meet Our Energy Needs with Homegrown Renewables? Renewable energy resources within the boundaries of at least 23 states could provide all of their internal electric power needs, according to a report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). But the cost of transmission remains a roadblock. Oct 23, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Smart Grid Technologies: First-Ever Linkage of America’s Three Big Grids The Tres Amigas project will link America's three power grids for the first time, and will be the country's first renewable energy market hub. It’s a cooperative effort between Smart Grid technologies provider American Superconductor and merchant transmission company Tres Amigas. Oct 13, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   1 Active Comment(s)

WAMS for U.S... Automation market growing... Proof of DR value U.S. needs WAMS says government... World market for EMS, SCADA and DMS hits $1.4B... Smart metering spending set to grow... NERC moves to enforcement... Europe's future energy shortage... DR research proves value. Sep 18, 2006    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Sensors to monitor transmission... U.S. grid-tied PV installations... DG to grow in Europe Iowa State University developing sensors to monitor transmission nationally... Distributed generation to grow in Europe... U.S. grid-tied PV installations to reach 290MW... Microgrids best form of energy surety?... GE assessing renewables in California... Wind and DG interconnection research... DE for reactive power... IEA and EIA predict energy future... New transmission reliability research center. Jul 16, 2006    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

SMART GRID NEWS TALK BACK BUZZ intelliigent metering living in the netherlands i am very interested to hear if in any country the electricitymeter or gasmeter belongs to the owner or user of the power in Europe the transmitter of the power and the supplier are split now but i think the really democratisation means also that people will become independant and the question is if this already takes ... Talk Back right now to g.dick rakhorst