Santee Electric Cooperative Chooses Milsoft's GIS And OMS
Milsoft Utility Solutions Inc. has announced that Kingstree, S.C.-based Santee Electric Cooperative Inc., which serves over 40,000 consumer accounts, has chosen Milsoft's geographic information system [...]
Now Available: $150M In Unused Clean Energy Tax Credits
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have made available $150 million in advanced energy manufacturing tax credits for [...]
Consert Inc. Bought By Toshiba, Will Integrate With Landis+Gyr
Toshiba Corp. has acquired privately held Consert Inc., an intelligent energy management company. The purchase makes Consert a Toshiba subsidiary, and operations in North America [...]
IBM To Help Operate Smart Grid System In Ontario
IBM has been selected to continue supporting the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to operate Ontario's meter data management and repository (MDM/R) system with new [...]
EEI: Despite Challenges, Electric Power Industry Is Optimistic
In their annual state-of-the-industry address before Wall Street Wednesday, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Thomas R. Kuhn and other members of the EEI leadership team [...]
Echelon Corp. Joins Smart Grid Gotland Project
Echelon Corp., an energy control networking solution provider, says it has been selected for the Smart Grid Gotland project, a large-scale smart grid technology demonstration [...]
Obama Nominates Sally Jewell To Become New Interior Secretary
During a press conference on Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Sally Jewell to replace Ken Salazar as the Secretary of the Interior. [...]
EnerNOC Expands Demand Response Contract With SCE
Boston-based EnerNOC Inc. says it has expanded its presence in Southern California through a new contract with Southern California Edison (SCE). Under the terms of [...]
Survalent Commissions SCADA System For Canadian PUC
Survalent Technology has commissioned a new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for Ontario-based Sault Ste. Marie's Public Utilities Commission (SSMPUC). SSMPUC distributes electricity [...]
Another Study Says Smart Meters Are Safe (This Time, In Maine)
A new study has concluded that Central Maine Power Co.'s (CMP) smart meters pose no danger to the utility's customers. The independent study, conducted by [...]
DNV KEMA Signs Off On HVDC Flexible Converter Valves
DNV KEMA has announced that Electric Power Engineering Co. Ltd.'s (C-EPRI) self-developed prototype 320kV/1000MW, 1563A IGBT valves passed DNV KEMA's witness type test according to [...]
ABB To Upgrade HVDC Link For Bonneville Power Administration
ABB says it has won an order worth around $260 million from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a power marketing agency within the U.S. Department [...]
Smart Appliance Market Developing At Slow Pace
The annual value of the smart appliance market will grow from $613 million in 2012 to $34.9 billion in 2020, finds a recent report from [...]
Hawaii's Novel Approach To Solar Integration
As solar stakeholders and utilities across the U.S. grapple with grid-connection challenges, a new initiative proposed by Hawaiian Electric Co.'s (HECO) utilities could provide a [...]
Cooper Unveils CL-7 Voltage Regulator Controls For Smart Grid
Cooper Power Systems has introduced its CL-7 regulator controls. Available in both single- and multi-phase versions, the smart-grid-ready CL-7 regulator controls are able to easily [...]
Connexx Energy Joins OpenADR Alliance
Connexx Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Lynxspring Inc. and developer of open technologies for building automation and energy management solutions, has joined the OpenADR Alliance. [...]
Ideal Power Converters Notes New Certification For Battery Converter
Ideal Power Converters (IPC), a developer of electronic power converter solutions, says its 30 kW battery converter has been certified for UL 1741 conformance. The [...]
On-Ramp Wireless Launches New Smart Grid Solution
On-Ramp Wireless, a developer of wireless solutions for energy automation and machine-to-machine communications, has announced the launch of its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution built [...]
EnerNOC Signs Demand Response Contract Expansion In California
Boston-based EnerNOC Inc. says it has expanded its demand response presence in northern California, securing the opportunity to grow its megawatts in the region by [...]
139.4 MW Wind Project Goes Live In Pennsylvania
Broomfield, Colo.-based Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) has announced the completion of the 139.4 MW Twin Ridges wind farm, located in Somerset County, [...]