National Grid To Build Sustainability Hub As Part Of Its Smart Grid Pilot
National Grid has unveiled plans for the future home of its Sustainability Hub, a 2,200 square-foot facility centrally located within the company's smart grid pilot  [read more]
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:45 -0400
Renewable Energy Generation Continues To Grow In Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reports that electric generation from renewable resources in Texas increased 7% in 2012, compared to 2011, with capacity  [read more]
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:55 -0400
U.S. Senate Confirms Moniz As New Energy Secretary
By a unanimous vote Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz, who replaces  [read more]
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:39 -0400
U.S. Army And Lockheed Martin Complete Microgrid In Texas
The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin have commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage at  [read more]
Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400
FERC Accepts Filings From ISO-NE And NTTG; Requires Revisions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has found that ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE) and members of the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG) have partially  [read more]
Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400
NRG Settles Lawsuit With NJ And CT; Must Shut Down Coal Units
NRG Energy Inc., which operates generating stations in 16 states, has agreed with the States of New Jersey and Connecticut to settle a lawsuit concerning  [read more]
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:59 -0400
ZigBee Completes SEP 2 Smart Grid Standard
The Consortium for Smart Energy Profile 2 Interoperability (CSEP) commends industry contributors on the ratification of the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. The  [read more]
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:50 -0400
Ambient Smart Grid Nodes Support DNP3 Protocol
Ambient Corp. has announced that all Ambient Smart Grid Nodes fully support DNP3 protocol, which enables local data aggregation and control at distributed locations on  [read more]
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:38 -0400
Ontario Power Authority Purchasing Biomass Energy
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated a power island at its pulp and paper operation located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The power island includes a  [read more]
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:42:03 -0400
Minnesota Power Strives For Balanced Mix Of Generation
Minnesota Power is continuing on its strategic path to ensure its power generation mix is affordable, reliable and cleaner to meet customer expectations and underpin  [read more]
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:24 -0400
Georgia Power Continues Pursuit Of Renewables With New Biomass Buy
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  [read more]
Wed, 15 May 2013 15:32:26 -0400
More Than 1,300 Demand Response Programs Under Way Worldwide
At least 1,342 demand response (DR) programs are now under way worldwide, with 95% of them located in North America, according to a new tracker  [read more]
Wed, 15 May 2013 13:51:36 -0400
PJM Has Gigawatts Of Demand Response To Lean On This Summer
In order to meet high electricity demand this summer, PJM Interconnection says it will rely on nearly 185 GW of available installed generation capacity and  [read more]
Wed, 15 May 2013 12:17:32 -0400
Survalent Completes SCADA System For Washington Utility
Survalent Technology has commissioned a new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for Grays Harbor PUD. Grays Harbor PUD is a community-owned, not-for-profit utility  [read more]
Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400
Southern Co. Taps Tom Wilson To Lead Cybersecurity
Atlanta-based Southern Co. has named Tom Wilson vice president and chief information security officer of Southern Company Services Inc. In this role, Wilson will manage  [read more]
Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400