S&C to Construct 2.5 MW Solar PV Site in New Mexico
S&C Electric Co. has been awarded a $7.9 million contract by Green States Energy to construct a 2.5 MW solar photovoltaic farm near Roswell, N.M. [...]
ABB Buying Solar Photovoltaic Inverter Company Power-One
ABB has announced that it is acquiring Power-One Inc., a provider of renewable energy power conversion and power management technologies, for more than $1.02 billion. [...]
UBC Vancouver Campus Unveils New Smart Grid Energy Storage Project
The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Vancouver campus has partnered with Alpha Technologies Ltd. and Corvus Energy to create a $5.1 million energy storage system. [...]
FERC Accepts More Compliance Plans, Pursues Cybersecurity Rules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted more Order No. 1000 compliance filings, as well as proposed new cybersecurity standards. The commission accepted plans [...]
Indiana Municipal Utility Chooses Aclara Power-Line Tech
Anderson Municipal Light and Power plans to implement Aclara Technologies LLC's TWACS power-line communications to read electric meters. Aclara says the TWACS technology will provide [...]
SDG&E Enters PPAs for 62 MW of Solar and Wind Power
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has signed five new renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) totaling nearly 62 MW of solar and wind energy. SDG&E [...]
15 MW Solar Project Dedicated in Delaware
Gov. Jack Markell, D-Del., joined representatives of PSEG Solar Source, Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. (DEMEC), juwi solar Inc. and Sunolar Power on Wednesday to dedicate [...]
Pa. Utility to Spend $110 Million in Grid Improvements
West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., says it will spend approximately $110 million this year to further enhance the electrical system and reliability [...]
Report: Higher Level of Renewables Poses No Problem for the Grid
Even if the U.S. ceases to burn coal, shuts down a quarter of its existing nuclear reactors, and trims its use of natural gas by [...]
AEG Introduces New Utility-Scale Solar Inverter
AEG Power Solutions has released its 880 kVA central solar inverter, the Protect PV.800. The inverter offers improved features for grid connection, such as stabilizing [...]
Full Spectrum's Wireless WAN Supports IEC 61850
Full Spectrum Inc., developer of the FullMAX wide area network technology, has released a new version of its wireless communications software that supports the utility [...]
Entelios Coordinating Demand Response Programs for E.ON
In collaboration with Entelios AG, E.ON has developed its first demand response product for German industrial and commercial customers, helping to ensure grid reliability through [...]
RES Americas Begins 250 MW Wind Project in Kansas
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) has begun construction on the 250 MW Buffalo Dunes wind project, located southwest of Garden City, Kan. Alabama [...]
Ericsson Spearheading Smart Meter Deployment for E.ON Elnat Sverige
E.ON Elnat Sverige AB has selected Ericsson to provide consulting and systems integration services for a deployment of 600,000 smart meters, as well as to [...]
EDF RE Takes Full Stake in Texas Wind Farm
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has acquired the remaining 49% interest in the 161 MW Spinning Spur II wind project from Cielo Wind Power LP. [...]
GridSense, WEIDMANN Launch Monitoring Platform for Distribution Transformers
GridSense, an Acorn Energy company that develops and markets advanced monitoring solutions for the electric power industry, and WEIDMANN Electrical Technology are partnering to launch [...]
Penelec Pursuing Electric Grid Upgrades in 2013
FirstEnergy Corp.'s Pennsylvania Electric Co. (Penelec) says it is spending approximately $105 million this year to expand and strengthen the power grid in its service [...]
Utilities Integrated Record Levels Of Solar Power
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) says California-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in [...]
Municipal Utility Using OSIsoft Tech to Support Distribution Automation, AMI
Silicon Valley Power (SVP), the municipal electric utility in Santa Clara, Calif., says it is deploying the PI System from OSIsoft as a part of [...]
Elster Selected for Smart Meter Project in Texas
Elster says the City of Georgetown, Texas, has chosen EnergyAxis for its system-wide, multi-utility meter replacement project. Georgetown intends to deploy the EnergyAxis solution throughout [...]