Latest Electrical grid Stories
Multi-utility will use EnergyAxis to manage electric, water and gas services RALEIGH, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster today announced that Humboldt Utilities has selected the Elster EnergyAxis AMI and grid performance management solution. Humboldt Utilities is a municipally owned utility servicing Humboldt, Tennessee, and the surrounding area with electric, gas, water and wastewater services. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) Humboldt is...
Smart meter installations to begin later this year, adding jobs and boosting Illinois economy CHICAGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois General Assembly overrode a veto to enact Senate Bill 9, getting the state's Smart Grid program back on track. The law, which takes effect immediately, ensures ComEd can invest in a modern grid that will reduce power outages and give customers more choice and control over their energy use. ComEd's modernization efforts are designed to...
Hosted online customer portal provides consumers with specific data and actionable usage analysis ATLANTA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verdeeco, an innovative smart grid analytics firm for the utility industry, has unveiled a configurable online customer portal application that electric utilities can offer their customers. This hosted application can be customized to offer specific and actionable data regarding energy consumption, allowing the customer to view their energy usage at...
Newest member of executive management team brings 25 years of energy leadership RALEIGH, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster today announced that Mark Fronmuller has joined the company as President, Elster Solutions, which is headquartered in Raleigh. Elster develops and delivers smart grid and smart meter solutions to water, gas and electric utilities around the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) "We set a very high bar for...
Integrating Echelon's grid-sensing and communication technologies into its smart meters TOKYO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it will globally enhance business relating to smart meters, which are advanced electricity meters with communication functions, in collaboration with its partner Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON). Mitsubishi Electric will integrate Echelon's Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) into its lineup of...
Grid modernization work expected to create more jobs and business growth CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd announced that work related to the Smart Grid program created nearly 2,700 full-time equivalent jobs in the first quarter of 2013. These include nearly 900 direct full-time equivalent jobs at the utility and its contractors as submitted in a report to the Illinois Commerce Commission, plus nearly 1,800 indirect full-time equivalent positions. The report showed that...
Smart Home Showcase provides energy efficiency overhauls to homes in Chicago, Berwyn and Maywood CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd announced the four winners of its Smart Home Showcase, a contest awarding four customers with free, energy efficiency home makeovers valued at $45,000 each. The winners are Alison Tisza from Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood; Lisa Polderman and Leticia Gonzales of Berwyn; and Brandon Smith of Maywood. "We launched the Smart Home Showcase to...
CPV, GE & DGC begin commercial operations at 800-megawatt CPV Sentinel Energy Project in Riverside County DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- California's newest power plant, the 800-megawatt CPV Sentinel Energy Project, has begun flowing electricity to the grid three months early, in time for the summer heat. Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. (CPV), GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and Diamond Generating Corporation (DGC) said the California...
EL PASO, Texas, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) officials commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage during a ribbon cutting ceremony today at Fort Bliss, Texas. The project was funded by the DoD's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/NE15796-INFO) The Fort Bliss grid-tied microgrid is...
Keeping the grid resilient to face weather extremes VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection, operator of the nation's largest electric grid, expects to have sufficient power this summer when air conditioners push power use to as high as 155,553 megawatts. This compares to PJM's all-time peak demand of 163,848 MW. PJM serves 60 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. One megawatt is enough to power 1,000 households. To meet demand, PJM has...
