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August 9, 2010
Developing a Power Quality Maintenance Program

Power quality engineer from Manitoba Hydro describes how he helped a major industrial costumer develop a power quality program to improve system reliability.

In The Know, Power Quality, Electric Distribution, Energy Delivery, End Use
Article
August 4, 2010
DOE Selects First Battery-Based Energy Storage Project for Conditional Loan

Energy Secretary Steven Chu has offered AES Energy Storage, LLC a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee for $17.1 million to support the construction of a 20 MW energy storage system using advanced lithium-ion batteries.

News, Federal, Energy Storage, Energy Delivery, Policy
Article
July 29, 2010
Climate Change Initiatives May Affect Power Reliability, says NERC Report

Climate change initiatives will require substantial changes to the bulk power system, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation announced in its Reliability Impacts of Climate Change Initiatives (RICCI) Report.

News, Reliability, Energy Delivery, Environmental Impact
Article
July 26, 2010
Protecting Your Smart Grid

Smart grid presents an opportunity to improve reliability and security but also requires constant vigilance and proactive steps to address new risks to automated metering.

In The Know, Advanced Metering, Distribution Automation, Energy Delivery, Smart Grid
Article
July 12, 2010
Department of Energy Awards $92 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the United States uses and produces energy. 

News, Federal, T&D Research, Energy Storage, Energy Delivery, Policy
Article
June 28, 2010
How Cities Are Using ARRA Funds to Reduce Energy Consumption

Forty-five percent of funds from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation and Smart Grid Investment Grant had already been disbursed by May 2010. What are communities doing with the funds and are the intended benefits being realized?

Spotlight, Local Government, Demand Response, Distribution Automation, Advanced Metering, Energy Delivery, End Use, Policy
Article
June 21, 2010
Power Quality and Wind

When it comes to the practicality of renewable energy used by utilities, wind provides a viable amount of load that can integrated into the transmission grid. But how do utilities deal with wind power and its effect on power quality issues of the grid?

In The Know, Connecting to Grid, Electric Distribution, Reliability, Energy Delivery
Article
June 14, 2010
Smart Policies for a 21st Century Grid

What should policymakers do to drive the nation's utilities to invest in the smart grid, which will enable them to deliver low-carbon electricity efficiently? Connected Planet features an article that tells federal regulators exactly what direction they should be heading.

In The Know, Federal, Electric Distribution, Energy Delivery, Smart Grid, Policy
Article
June 8, 2010
Power Distribution Systems Get Efficiency Upgrades

The power distribution system is a untapped, low-cost energy resource, according to the first article in a Transmission & Distribution World series about distribution system efficiency.

In The Know, Electric Distribution, Energy Delivery
Article
June 1, 2010
Report: Carriers Joining with Utilities in Smart Grid Deployment

Government regulations and money continue to be the key drivers for smart grid deployments in North America according to Maravedis’ latest research report.

News, Communications systems, Electric Distribution, Energy Delivery, Smart Grid