ARRA Update: Almost Two-Thirds Of U.S. Smart Grid Funds Spent
As of May 14, about 64% ($5.1 billion) of the $8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) funds [...]
More U.S. Consumers Get Behind Smart Grid
Favorable attitudes toward the concept of the smart grid - and smart meters, in particular - increased noticeably in 2012, according to a consumer survey [...]
Study: U.K. Businesses Missing Out On Smart Meter Benefits
Despite the U.K. government's directive that businesses must have an advanced or smart meter installed by 2020, local business owners are not making the most [...]
Two Renewable Energy RFPs Issued In The D.C. Area
Washington, D.C.'s Department of General Services has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to renewable energy companies interested in developing a new wind and/or solar [...]
NERC To Develop Grid Standards For Geomagnetic Disturbances
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a final rule requiring development of reliability standards that address the impact of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) on [...]
National Grid To Build Sustainability Hub As Part Of Its Smart Grid Pilot
National Grid has unveiled plans for the future home of its Sustainability Hub, a 2,200 square-foot facility centrally located within the company's smart grid pilot [...]
Renewable Energy Generation Continues To Grow In Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reports that electric generation from renewable resources in Texas increased 7% in 2012, compared to 2011, with capacity [...]
U.S. Senate Confirms Moniz As New Energy Secretary
By a unanimous vote Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz, who replaces [...]
FERC Accepts Filings From ISO-NE And NTTG; Requires Revisions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has found that ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE) and members of the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG) have partially [...]
U.S. Army And Lockheed Martin Complete Microgrid In Texas
The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin have commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage at [...]
NRG Settles Lawsuit With NJ And CT; Must Shut Down Coal Units
NRG Energy Inc., which operates generating stations in 16 states, has agreed with the States of New Jersey and Connecticut to settle a lawsuit concerning [...]
ZigBee Completes SEP 2 Smart Grid Standard
The Consortium for Smart Energy Profile 2 Interoperability (CSEP) commends industry contributors on the ratification of the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. The [...]
Ontario Power Authority Purchasing Biomass Energy
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated a power island at its pulp and paper operation located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The power island includes a [...]
Minnesota Power Strives For Balanced Mix Of Generation
Minnesota Power is continuing on its strategic path to ensure its power generation mix is affordable, reliable and cleaner to meet customer expectations and underpin [...]
Ambient Smart Grid Nodes Support DNP3 Protocol
Ambient Corp. has announced that all Ambient Smart Grid Nodes fully support DNP3 protocol, which enables local data aggregation and control at distributed locations on [...]
Georgia Power Continues Pursuit Of Renewables With New Biomass Buy
On the heels of its announced 210 MW solar initiative and a recent 250 MW wind purchase, Atlanta-based utility Georgia Power has added 53.5 MW [...]
More Than 1,300 Demand Response Programs Under Way Worldwide
At least 1,342 demand response (DR) programs are now under way worldwide, with 95% of them located in North America, according to a new tracker [...]
PJM Has Gigawatts Of Demand Response To Lean On This Summer
In order to meet high electricity demand this summer, PJM Interconnection says it will rely on nearly 185 GW of available installed generation capacity and [...]
Southern Co. Taps Tom Wilson To Lead Cybersecurity
Atlanta-based Southern Co. has named Tom Wilson vice president and chief information security officer of Southern Company Services Inc. In this role, Wilson will manage [...]
NetComm To Provide 3G Card For Australian Smart Grid Project
NetComm Wireless Ltd. has been selected by Australian utility SP AusNet, through its integration partner Ericsson, to supply the 3G communications card component for the [...]