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Off-peak electricity plans face criticism

May 16 - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - West Penn Power and Duquesne Light Co. will soon give discounts or rebates to some residential customers who cut their power use at times of day when demand is high. More...

Pipeline, Electricity Representatives Seek Regional Solutions

CARMEL, Ind., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire - Today, MISO hosted another workshop on interdependencies in the gas and electricity industries to provide better understanding of how both sectors can work together to offset potential infrastructure issues as the region's power generators attempt to meet the requirements of new federal air quality standards. More...

NISC Selected by Great River Energy to Support its Smart Grid Demonstration Project

National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) - National Information Solutions Cooperative, an IT and software solution provider to more than 650 community-owned utilities and telephone organizations, has been selected by Great River Energy, a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op based in Maple Grove, Minn., to provide meter data management (MDM) and demand response (DR) management solutions to a smart grid demonstration project. more...

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More utilities are piloting smart grid-enabled demand response programs, but customer engagement is crucial to success

Chartwell Inc. - While demand response programs are growing in the industry, more utilities are beginning to launch full-scale dynamic pricing plans to a broader base of residential customers, according to industry data featured in Chartwell's latest report, Demand Response and Rate Programs for Residential Customers 2012. more...

Aclara Demand Response Management System Advances Load Control at Twin Valleys Public Power District

Aclara Power-Line Systems (TWACS Technology) - Aclara, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for utilities and part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. more...

Managed service offerings designed to make grid modernization a reality for more utilities, new Chartwell report reveals

Chartwell Inc. - Implementing smart grid services can require considerable resources, sometimes posing technical, financial and personnel challenges for some smaller utility organizations in particular. more...

Atlantic Municipal Utilities Selects Tantalus for AMI Deployment

Tantalus Systems Corp. - Tantalus, a leading provider of Smart Grid communications, today announced that Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) has chosen Tantalus for its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment. more...

Aclara DRMS Brings Comprehensive Load Control to Cuming County Public Power District

Aclara Power-Line Systems (TWACS Technology) - Aclara, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for utilities and part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. more...

E Source Provides Energy-Efficiency Research to Tennessee Valley Authority

E Source Companies, LLC - E Source has announced that it is now providing support to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as well as state energy offices and power distributors in the TVA service region for the comprehensive deployment of energy-efficiency and demand-response programs. more...

Cooper Power Systems Delivers More than 4.5 GW in Reliable Demand Response Results in 2011

Cooper Power Systems - Cooper Power Systems, the leading provider of Demand Response (DR) Solutions for North American utilities and their customers, today announced 2011 year-end results for its advanced technologies combined with Yukon DR software platform installations. more...

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ENERGY BLOGS

NPP – Part 2 – Remote NPPs - Transfer of energy

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov - From previous article “NPP – cooling of melting core” the surrounding water might be used for emergency cooling/ flooding of more...

Gale generators – Part 4 – Storage system

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov - From previous article “Three – the most sustainable wind harvester” comes a hint to Cyber three. Cyber three has to more...

Customer and Utility Perspectives Part 3: Energy Efficiency Program Sign-Ups

Blogger Photo By Sam Zastrow -   Are your energy efficiency programs meeting goals and expectations? In the design, implementation and management of energy efficiency programs more...

Energy Rebates Can Save Big Bread

Blogger Photo By Mike Smith - by Mike Smith, Energy Central and Huffington Post blog columnist   Washington, DC -- OK, when was the last time more...

Break Through in IT and Control Systems can lead to Plug and Play Smart Grid Systems

By Alok Misra - Recent Advances in ITand Control Systems can very early lead to Plug and Play Smart Grid systems. However the lacking more...
 

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Peak Load Management Alliance Spring 2012 Conference, sponsored by Consolidated Edison

Monday May 21, 2012 - Wednesday May 23, 2012 - New York, New York - USA

With the help and sponsorship of Con Edison, PLMA is organizing a program featuring a keynote talk by the Honorable Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Commissioner Wellinghoff will be joined by Con Edison executives and other more...

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