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May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Rick Karlin Times Union, Albany, N.Y. - There's a power struggle over power lines in the Hudson Valley. More...
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HOUSTON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire - Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) today announced the expansion of its master agreement regarding Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) projects assigned to Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT) by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). More...
Developer defends Quebec to New York City line
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brian Amaral Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. - Wind power generation could see a boost if a company is allowed to build power lines from Quebec to New York City, according to the project's developer. More...
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TECO eyes FishHawk for high-voltage lines
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Yvette C. Hammett Tampa Tribune, Fla. - If Tampa Electric Company decides it needs to expand its Polk Power Station to increase production, about 200 homeowners in the FishHawk Ranch area could be staring out at 120-foot tall high voltage electrical lines. More...
ABB strengthens global lead in enterprise asset management software market
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Blogger Photo By Devendra Vishwakarma - Everybody in Power Systems and Utilities community will agree to the fact that Reliable, Resilient and Secure Communications infrastructure is 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...

How Not to do a reform Programme - Test Case India

By Alok Misra - Electricity reforms and technlogy development in Utilities especially in India have been long due.Those utilities who have had an interacrtion more...

What Basic Competance is Required for Smart Grid and why this is the restraining factor

By Alok Misra - One of the most basic competance required for building the smart grid is the ability to integrate meter readings/ simulation more...

The Rise and Fall of RAPDRP - POWER SECTOR ReformProgramme

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Demystifying Utility Analytics -- What it's all about, where it's going, and how to get started.

 Monday May 21, 2012 - 11:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

This webinar offers pragmatic advice for utilities that are considering data analytics investments; it shares insights from a utility that has been on the leading edge of the data analytics movement in power generation; and it discusses the opportunity to more...

Customer Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

Wednesday May 30, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Utilities have historically made significant investments in their customer care systems and processes, yielding a data-rich environment that is now being enhanced with the influx of smart meter data. Monthly meters yielding 12 annual data events per meter will be more...

Securing AMI at BC Hydro: The Benefits of a Multi-Layered Security Architecture

 Thursday May 31, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Cyber security is one of the top concerns for utilities that are implementing a smart grid network solution. Consumer privacy and data integrity are critical. The good news is that industry leaders have established proven processes and procedures to mitigate more...

Consumer Engagement & the Role of Mobile Apps

 Thursday Jun 7, 2012 - 11:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

The new consumer is a mobile consumer: always "on", 24/7. They prefer texting over e-mail, and e-mail over a phone call or face-to-face communication. more...

New Challenges for Operating the Utility Enterprise

 Thursday Jun 21, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Uncertainty haunts the United States utility industry: Natural-gas prices have plummeted, environmental regulations are throttling coal-fired power, and nuclear power's viability is being questioned in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster and the termination of the Yucca Mountain nuclear more...
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Grid-Scale Energy Storage

 Monday Jun 25, 2012 - Tuesday Jun 26, 2012 - London

SMi's Grid-Scale Energy Storage conference 25-26 June 2012, London provides distilled international perspectives on this exciting field. Our line-up of international experts features a hands-on, case study-driven approach from those at the sharp end of maintaining and sustaining energy provision more...
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Prospects to Trade Electric Power Across the Asia-Pacific Region

By Harry Valentine
A variety of perspectives on the failure of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant as a result of a tidal wave, have been published over that past several months. Japan does generate nuclear electric power near more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

There's an App for Achieving a Smarter Grid Today

By James Mustarde
The water-cooler discussion these days is about how media over hyped Hurricane Irene. However, I'd venture a guess that the millions of consumers who lost power, as well as the utility companies who worked tirelessly more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Hurricane Irene, Nikola Tesla, and Improving Outage Management

By Tim Taylor
On Sunday August 28, the center of the hurricane/tropic storm named Irene went about 30 miles west of Shoreham, NY, located on the Long Island Sound. Being on the east side of the storm, Shoreham more...
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Three Big Band-Aids

By Gay Gordon-Byrne
These three terms are deeply deceptive marketing terms intended to hide the very real problems of electronic equipment in the field. The fact is that electronics break a lot. If they didn't break, networks wouldn't more...
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Turning On The Lights For Customer Service Appointments

By Jennifer Friedman
When the power goes out, the last thing an energy provider wants to do is keep their customers in the dark. But many utilities are still far behind the times when it comes to mobile more...
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