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As the Smart Grid transitions from concept to implementation, the DOE’s team focused on accelerating grid modernization has a new name and some new objectives. Among them: helping with Smart Grid evaluation and implementation planning and Smart Grid business case development. There’s more too; Joe Miller has details. |
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People Power is the latest to offer an open source kit allowing developers to create Smart Grid devices for the home energy management space. |
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With big U.S. automakers planning to release new electric vehicles in the months ahead, a name familiar to consumers will get involved on the charging side. GE is expected to release smart charging stations that will communicate with utilities and potentially help consumers reduce their electric bills. |
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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. |
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The disruptive nature of Smart Grid technologies has taken the utility industry by surprise, a new Microsoft study clearly shows. |
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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. |
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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. |
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A new DOE funding opportunity for generating renewable energy with marine and hydrokinetic technologies will be issued sometime this month. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.) |
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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. |
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A Massachusetts company is working on a shorter, waste-free silicon solar cell making process it says could cut production costs by 80%. |
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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. |
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A new report from the Electric Power Research Institute suggests efficiency gains using superconducting DC transmission lines could be significant. |
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We're hearing rumblings that at least a couple of major utilities are kicking their smart meter deployments into high gear. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The new President & CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) may be a breath of fresh air the industry needs. |
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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. |
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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%. |
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