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Conservation and Demand-Response Programs will be Necessary in Times of High Demand this Summer without San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station SAN DIEGO, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is reminding customers that, while adequate electricity supplies are lined up to meet customers' energy needs, conservation and demand response will still be vital during extremely hot weather or an unplanned power plant outage or transmission line...
New Metering System Safely Benefits Customers, Community & Environment LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just seven months after the launch of its system-wide upgrade of natural gas meters, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has successfully installed more than a quarter million advanced meters for customers in five counties. In all, SoCalGas plans to upgrade six million natural gas meters through 2017, adding a small communication device to customer meters on a...
All customers to benefit from nearly $90-million rate reduction DETROIT, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy has filed an amended renewable energy plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) that proposes to lower the monthly surcharge paid by residential customers to 43 cents from the current $3. DTE Energy's plan calls for an overall reduction of all customer electric rates - both business and residential - of nearly $90 million per year. In addition, the amended...
“Electric Transmission & Distribution Equipment to 2017” is the new market research report added to ReportsnReports.com store. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 US demand for electric transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment is forecast to climb 4.8 percent annually to $30.4 billion in 2017, accelerating from the 2007-2012 period, when product sales in every major market for these products slowed. The rising utilization of renewable energy sources in electricity...
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Electricity Meters (Smart Meters) Market For Residential, Commercial and Industrial Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the demand for smart electricity meters was 25 million units in 2011, and is expected to reach over 148 million units in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 18.7% from 2012 to 2018. Browse the full report at...
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...
ALBANY, New York, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Electricity Meters (Smart Meters) Market For Residential, Commercial and Industrial Applications -Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the demand for smart electricity meters was 25 million units in 2011, and is expected to reach over 148 million units in 2018, growing...
JACKSON, Mich., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To help keep meter readers safe on the job and lessen the possibility of contact with aggressive dogs, Consumers Energy has revised its policy for customers with dogs. "We continue to see an increase in the number of dog bites to meter readers, even by dogs that have in the past exhibited no aggressive behavior. This required a change in our policy to help protect our employees," said Charles Montgomery, manager of customer field...
Networking over 27 million customers with Gridstream ZUG, Switzerland, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With Toshiba Corporation's recent announcement that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has selected the firm's proposal for a smart metering communications system and associated meter data management system (MDMS), Landis+Gyr is poised to undertake its indispensable role for the world's largest smart grid project. While Toshiba will work as a prime contractor and system integrator of...
SolarCity's Solar Home Energy Graph, EnergyAi(TM) and Ecova's Meter Dashboard Available for SDG&E Customers to Connect to Their Energy Data SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced plans for residential and business customers to be able to use three new apps that utilize the Green Button Connect My Data platform to manage energy use and find new ways to save energy. In addition to PowerTools, the first Green Button Connect app...
