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ABB releases the GridShield recloser
ABB Inc. - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the release of the 38kV GridShield, a three-phase vacuum recloser with single phase tripping capabilities. more...
PPL Electric Utilities Plans $664 million in 2012 Improvements to Electric Delivery System
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire - PPL Electric Utilities plans $664 million in capital improvements to its electric delivery system that serves central and eastern Pennsylvania in 2012. More...
ColumbiaGrid Board Approves Transmission Expansion Plan
ColumbiaGrid - The ColumbiaGrid board approved and adopted its 2012 Biennial Transmission Expansion Plan Update on February 15, 2012. more...
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Feb 15 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Eric Florip The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. - You might call small-scale timberland owners and tree farmers a reserved bunch, seldom seeking attention. More...
Tenacious local group wants new route for CapX 2020
Feb 15 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Kirsti Marohn St. Cloud Times, Minn. - Rob Undersander knows he's probably fighting a losing battle to stop a high-voltage transmission line scheduled to run past the bottom of his family's toboggan hill. More...
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FERC's Order 1000 as a Potential Example of Over-Regulated America

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - As a short, simple (but not simplistic), and highly important complement to the blog post Is Power Industry Regulation Helping more...

Are You REALLY Prepared for Your Outage?

Blogger Photo By Peter Hessler - How many of you think that you’ll “just know” if you’ll be ready or not when the unit comes off more...

Building teams for Smart metering and smart grids

By Alok Misra - It is indeed challenge to build such teams and that too from people who are relatively fresh from Engineering colleges.But more...

Can We take the sting out of Smart Grid and Smart Metering deployment?

By Alok Misra - THe answer is yes we can.We in India qre very close to doing it.Deskilling the jobs and standardisation is the more...

Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering? - Part 5 (The Final Chapter)

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Grid Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

 Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

With the realization of the smart grid, the utility industry has experienced fundamental change over the last decade. Entirely new areas of expertise, value, challenge, and opportunity have emerged. Right at the heart of these opportunities and challenges is how more...

Managing the Data Explosion: The Reality Behind MDM Implementation

 Thursday Mar 1, 2012 - 12:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

Many utilities are planning to implement a meter data management system to leverage their investment in advanced metering infrastructure, creating operational benefits and customer benefits out of Big Data. more...

Energy Utilities as Underappreciated Socially Responsible Investments

 Tuesday Mar 6, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

When one thinks of socially responsible investing (SRI), utilities are not typically top-of-mind. Utilities are rarely considered as candidates for the large and rapidly growing number of SRI funds-funds which are projected to reach as much as $9 trillion in more...

The Rise of the CIO

 Thursday Mar 15, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Information is increasingly at the strategic core of the utility enterprise. In order for the utility to get more efficient and contain costs at times of flat revenues, to bring in all the new technologies now in the wing, and more...

The vital role of ICT in ensuring a 'Smart City' at your fingertips

 Thursday Mar 15, 2012 - 11:00 AM Eastern - Your City

Join Frost & Sullivan, MRC McLean Hazel, the University of Strathclyde and Scottish Development International for a complimentary eBroadcast as we discuss why cities around the world should be on the road to becoming a smart city. It will focus more...
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Grid ComForum West 2012

 Wednesday Mar 7, 2012 - Friday Mar 9, 2012 - San Diego, CA

Hosted by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), GCF West will provide a unique conference for electric power utilities, vendors, and suppliers involved in Smart Grid technology deployment. Participating utilities include American Electric Power, APS, BC Hydro, Central Vermont Power, more...
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There's an App for Achieving a Smarter Grid Today

By James Mustarde
The water-cooler discussion these days is about how media over hyped Hurricane Irene. However, I'd venture a guess that the millions of consumers who lost power, as well as the utility companies who worked tirelessly more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Hurricane Irene, Nikola Tesla, and Improving Outage Management

By Tim Taylor
On Sunday August 28, the center of the hurricane/tropic storm named Irene went about 30 miles west of Shoreham, NY, located on the Long Island Sound. Being on the east side of the storm, Shoreham more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Three Big Band-Aids

By Gay Gordon-Byrne
These three terms are deeply deceptive marketing terms intended to hide the very real problems of electronic equipment in the field. The fact is that electronics break a lot. If they didn't break, networks wouldn't more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Turning On The Lights For Customer Service Appointments

By Jennifer Friedman
When the power goes out, the last thing an energy provider wants to do is keep their customers in the dark. But many utilities are still far behind the times when it comes to mobile more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Technical and Commercial Losses -- this is Gold for the Electrical Industry

By Joao Gomes
The Smart Grid will provide tools and information essential to the solution or at least reducing these losses to an acceptable level, if there is acceptable level for this. Today this division between Technical and more...
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