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Smart Grid Security Standards May Be Asking the Impossible of Utilities
Security expert Andy Bochman provides a mid-year update on Smart Grid security standards and compliance issues facing utilities. His webcast paints a grim picture, but it's one you can't ignore.

Transforming the American Economy Through Innovation
The Recovery Act's role in promoting renewable energy generation is detailed in a new report from Vice President Joe Biden. In this video, Energy Secretary Chu Steven joins the VP as he details how stimulus money has funded innovation he believes will help build a foundation for a more robust and competitive American economy.

Now Playing: Con Edison NY Smart Grid Animation
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In just one minute and 51 seconds, this nicely rendered video from Consolidated Edison NY does an impressive job simplifying the complexities of Smart Grid technologies and showing how they work together and - more importantly - what it will all mean for New York residents as the pieces are put in place. It's a smart way to tell the consumer story.

"See Your Power" - Save Energy and Money with New Energy Alerts
One of the key customer benefits of SmartMeter™ technology is to help customers better manage their energy use and keep their costs down. This PG&E video highlights the latest SmartMeter™-enabled web capability - a no-cost energy usage notification feature called Energy Alerts.

Privacy Implications of Smart Grid Power Technology
The idea of a national electricity smart grid -- a system that links your home's electrical system and appliances to a national data network -- is a hot topic in energy conservation circles but have we really thought out the privacy implications? For instance, could your jacuzzi rat you out?

Part 1 of 6: Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar
This is the first segment of the Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar presented with Accenture and BC Hydro as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Accenture's Greg Guthridge and Bart Schoonbaert discuss the latest consumer research and present key challenges and potential barriers that utility companies face when approaching the residential mass market.

Part 2 of 6: Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar
This is the second segment of the Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar presented with Accenture and BC Hydro as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Greg Guthridge and Bart Schoonbaert of Accenture drill down on parameters of their recent consumer survey and present the top 5 key findings, going into depth on the consumer paradox and trust factor.

Part 3 of 6: Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar
This is the third segment of the Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar presented with Accenture and BC Hydro as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Greg Guthridge and Bart Schoonbaert of Accenture continue with key findings from their recent global consumer survey with a discussion of emerging barriers and channel diversification.

Part 4 of 6: Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar
This is the fourth segment of the Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar presented with Accenture and BC Hydro as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Greg Guthridge and Bart Schoonbaert of Accenture continue with findings from their recent global consumer survey, keying in on the complexity of consumer preferences. This segment also introduces Jim Nelson from BC Hydro.

Part 5 of 6: Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar
This is the fifth segment of the Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar presented with Accenture and BC Hydro as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Jim Nelson from BC Hydro discusses some of his utility's practices and lessons learned while marketing energy efficiency programs over the last 20 years.

Part 6 of 6: Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar
This is the sixth and final segment of the Secrets of Customer Adoption Webinar presented with Accenture and BC Hydro as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Jim Nelson from BC Hydro continues his discussion of best practices and lessons learned marketing energy efficiency programs to consumers, including tips on creating partnerships. To conclude, host Jesse Berst provides a brief overview of the new non-profit Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative.

Smart Grid Innovations in the National Broadband Plan
What's the National Broadband Plan have to do with the Smart Grid? In this video, Nick Sinai, who headed up the team that looked at Energy and the Environment on the National Broadband Task Force, talks about the potential that Smart Grid technology has to change how Americans use energy. *****

Part 1 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this first of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Susan Christensen, North American Utilities lead at Accenture, and Bernie Bujnowski, Principal at BJB Consulting, are featured in this segment.

Part 2 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this second of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Susan Christensen, North American Utilities lead at Accenture, and Bernie Bujnowski, Principal at BJB Consulting, are featured in this segment.

Part 3 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this third of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Susan Christensen, North American Utilities lead at Accenture, and Bernie Bujnowski, Principal at BJB Consulting, are featured in this segment.

Part 4 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this fourth of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Brian Payne, North American Smart Grid Opportunities lead at Accenture, is featured in this segment.

Part 5 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this fifth of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Brian Payne, North American Smart Grid Opportunities lead at Accenture, is featured in this segment.

Part 6 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this sixth of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment.

Part 7 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this seventh of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment.

Part 8 of 8: High Performance in Talent and Organizations Webinar
In this eighth and final segment from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment.

What's Smart Grid?
This video explains the Smart Grid network that employs two-way wireless communications throughout the distribution grid to provide centralized command-and-control and enable energy efficiency to consumers.

Video: The Smart Grid Vision from Cisco
An intelligent communication infrastructure is at the heart of the networked energy system of the future. This video explains how power distribution will be more efficient, reliable, and cost-effective.

Obama Announces Billions for 'Smart' Power Grid
Speaking in the middle of a solar power generating facility in Arcadia, Florida, President Obama announced a $3.4 billion investment in Smart Grid technologies on Oct. 27. The Recovery Act money was awarded to 100 projects around the country. He talks about America's commitment to modernizing the electrical grid and providing jobs.

Length: 2:03 minutes

DOE Recovery Act Milestones at 200 Days
Every 100 days, the Department of Energy is held accountable for a progress report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This is an update at 200 days, hosted by Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to Secretary Steven Chu for Recovery Act Implementation.

Length: 3:07 minutes

The New Geopolitics of Energy
Michael Klare, the Five College Professor of Peace & World Security Studies at Hampshire College, discusses the new geopolitics of energy.

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