On the heels of its announced 210 MW solar initiative and a recent 250 MW wind purchase, Atlanta-based utility Georgia Power has added 53.5 MW of new biomass capacity to [read more]
The Asia-Pacific smart grid market earned approximately $5.4 billion in 2012 and will reach $15.83 billion in 2018, finds a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The report says [read more]
Black & Veatch recently completed its seventh annual U.S. electric utility industry report, and a key takeaway from the study is that utility executives are most concerned about overall grid [read more]
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed Senate Bill 9, a piece of legislation that, among other measures, would have quickened the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure and smart meters in [read more]
Annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now and 2030, finds a report from Bloomberg [read more]
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 2050, the increased reliance on [read more]
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 its latest ranking of the [read more]
Following three years of decline, the combined market for distribution automation hardware and smart meters in North America will resume its expansion in 2015, with revenue rising to $3.2 billion, [read more]
In a new white paper, Navigant Research has identified 10 key trends that the company says will shape global smart grid investment this year and beyond. 1. Smart Grid Technology [read more]
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Illinois-based electric utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), alleging that the utility violated an Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) order issued under the state's Smart [read more]
