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September 6, 2010
Boulder Smart Grid: Handicapped From the Start?

Boulder, Colorado is just one big technology magnet when it comes to anything to do with alternative energy, conservation and end-use efficiency. There’s no other place quite like it. And that’s precisely why it was bound to hit major roadbumps as a Smart Grid pilot project.

Insights, Smart City, Smart Grid
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August 31, 2010
California City Utility Moves to Smart Metering

Glendale Water & Power in California is embarking on its largest utility project to date by replacing all of its meters with new technology.

In The Know, Advanced Metering, Communications systems, Smart Grid
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August 30, 2010
How Clean and Green are Electric Vehicles? It All Depends…

The eco-friendliness of EVs all depends on how and when the batteries are charged. A number of utilities are offering special rates for charging EVs on off-peak hours. Those incentives may encourage maximizing total EV-related carbon emissions, particularly in areas with growing solar and wind resource penetration.

Insights, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, PHEV, Plug-in Electric Vehicle, Smart Grid, Transportation
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August 25, 2010
Smart Grid Project Will Let Wind Farms 'Talk' to Appliances

The Bonneville Power Administration and Mason County Public Utility District Number 3 announced this month that they are partnering on a smart grid pilot project to help manage the electricity grid and use wind power more effectively. 

News, Communications systems, Wind, Utility Generation, Smart Grid
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August 17, 2010
Maryland Commission Finally Approves Baltimore Smart Grid Project

 

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company will move forward with implementation of smart grid throughout its Central Maryland service territory.

News, State, Smart Grid, Policy
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August 5, 2010
Rare Smart Grid Setback in Hawaii

The movement toward smart grids seems inevitable. So it came as a bit of a surprise this week when a high-profile smart grid project seemed to hit a significant hurdle.

Insights, State, Smart Grid, Policy
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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
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July 21, 2010
BGE’s AMI Gambit: Lack of Clear Customer Benefits

When one party claims no benefit from a business transaction but pushes through with the deal anyway, we usually question their motives.

Insights, Advanced Metering, State, Smart Grid, Policy
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June 29, 2010
Global Smart Grid Investment to Peak at $35.8 Billion in 2013

Governments, industry bodies, and electric utilities around the world are coming together with newfound urgency – spurred in some regions by copious amounts of economic stimulus funds – to stimulate the development of the smart grid.

Business, Smart Grid
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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