Comverge Reveals Energy Navigator Solution
Comverge Inc. has announced Comverge Energy Navigator, a new cloud-based energy management portal. According to the company, the portal provides one-click access to assessments of [...]
RES Americas To Build 267 MW Phase Of Washington Wind Farm
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) has been selected as the balance-of-plant (BOP) constructor for Phase II of the Lower Snake River wind farm. [...]
Former Utility Execs Join Opower Advisory Board
Opower, a provider of customer-engagement solutions for the utility industry, has announced that John Rowe, former chairman and CEO of Exelon, and Dick Kelly, former [...]
Smart Grid Reality Check, Part I: The Future Of Distributed Generation
Editor's note: This is the first installment in a three-part series. Part II, on energy storage, will be published June 19. Three main drivers move [...]
GE And Trilliant Partner On Smart Grid Products
GE has chosen Trilliant's smart grid communications platform to be a part of GE's Grid IQ Solutions as a Service (SaaS) offerings for the public [...]
Calif. Pilot To Test Energy Storage With Solar Tech
Maxwell Technologies Inc. and Soitec will collaborate on a California Energy Commission (CEC)-funded, two-phase program to demonstrate the benefits of combining an energy storage system [...]
Ambient Corp. Joins G3-PLC Alliance
Ambient Corp. says it has joined the G3-PLC Alliance to further the aims of the international group alongside other stakeholders of the smart grid ecosystem. [...]
C3 Energy Releases Variety Of New Smart Grid Solutions
C3 Energy has announced the availability of three new smart grid analytics applications for utilities: C3 Asset & System Risk, C3 Customer Reliability & Safety, [...]
Millions Available In N.Y. Smart Grid Funds; Proposals Due Aug. 14
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced that $10 million is available to support new smart grid technologies to help re-engineer New York State's electric [...]
Indiana Michigan Power Co. Enters 200 MW Wind Energy PPA
Indiana Michigan Power Co. (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables North America LLC [...]
Utilities' Appetite For Wind Energy Continues To Grow
Evidence that utilities are increasingly turning to wind energy is well documented, and recent announcements show this trend accelerating. Last year, for the first time [...]
Smart Grid Activity Is Heating Up In South America
South American smart grid expenditure will cumulatively reach $49.8 billion by 2023, according to a new study by Northeast Group LLC. The report says this [...]
Ambient Devices, Ontario Utility Team Up On Smart Grid Pilot
Ambient Devices has announced the launch of a pilot program with Ontario-based electric utility Hydro One Networks Inc. The program will see Hydro One delivering [...]
Honeywell Unveils New Smart Thermostat; Neb. Municipality First To Install Solution
Honeywell has announced Total Connect Comfort with automated demand response (ADR), a new Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat for the home that also connects with a suite of [...]
AEP Subsidiary Seeks 200 MW Of Wind Energy
American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking long-term purchases of up to 200 [...]
California Grid Breaks Another Solar Record, Surpassing 2 GW Peak
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO) has reported that solar power generation reached a new all-time high output of 2.071 GW on June [...]
SCE Closing Doors On Nuclear Generating Station, Reducing Workforce
Southern California Edison (SCE) has decided to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). "SONGS has served this [...]
Siemens To Head Smart Meter Rollout In The U.K.
Independent energy supplier First Utility has appointed Siemens Metering, Communications and Services to deliver, install and maintain both smart and standard domestic meters across the [...]
More Utilities Likely To Pursue Advanced Distribution Management Systems
Despite significant barriers to faster uptake, the worldwide distribution management system (DMS) market will see steady growth over the next several years, increasing from $507 [...]
WWF Campaign Calls For $40B In Renewable Energy Investments
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has initiated a new international campaign calling for investment in renewable energy to increase by at least $40 billion over [...]