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What is the difference between FCEM and AOCE
What’s the difference between AOCE and FCEM?” “AOCE procures a capacity commitment and FCEM procures a certificate”.
Short Article on US Power Grid Attacks
An article on utility power grid attacks shows indications of increasing criminal activity despite increased security and preventative measures.

Highly Recommended Reading - Capacity Accreditation Reforms
I highly recommend reading this very insightful and practical paper from ESIG on Capacity Accreditation. This information needs to inform every capacity market redesign initiative.

CISA’s public-private cyber collaborative to focus on energy, water
Looks like CISA's Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) baseline requirements will be rolling out to the water critical infrastructure sector first, followed by energy. The CISA CPG's will be discussed in an upcoming webinar on Feb 23. www.cybersecuritydive.com

Billing Mishaps and Mayhem!
Recently, customers have experienced inaccurate bills, incorrect automatic withdrawals from checking accounts, inflated bills and multiple bills issued at once. As utilities add new billing systems, how can they avoid losing the customer’s trust?
Customer loyalty
Customer loyalty is of great value, according to those who were able to earn it!

Groundhog Day, SEC Style: Proposed Rule On Cybersecurity Risk Governance Has All The Pain Of SOX With Fewer Financial Penalties
Executive bonuses have a return policy if regulatory filings are misstated. In 2022 passed a new rule that requires executives and board members to return bonuses if errors are found in their companies’ financial disclosures within three years of.. www.forrester.com
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Enphase Energy Demonstrates Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charger Technology
supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced today a successful demonstration of its bidirectional EV charger enabling vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. This product will...

$12M for smart grid tech coming to Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties
For more information about this and other funding opportunities, visit www.rd.usda.gov/or. To subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, follow USDA RD Oregon on Twitter at @RD_Oregon and visit USDA RD's GovDelivery...

Trilliant to Demonstrate Innovative, Open AMI, Data & Analytics Solutions at DISTRIBUTECH 2023
Company will showcase its Smart Grid and Smart Cities solutions at annual industry event San Diego, CA — DISTRIBUTECH 2023 — February 2, 2023 — Trilliant, a leading international provider of solutions for advanced metering...

How Chile's net zero quest could turn it into a decarbonization pioneer
The energy sector is the country's largest emitter, making up almost 80% of total CO2 output. Chile has vowed to retire its coal-fired capacity by 2040 and is working hard to replace that baseload power with a combination of...

Patchwork of issues limits solar expansion in Switzerland
Whether rooftop solar panels are worth the cost is largely dependent in Switzerland on local compensation rates for solar power and on electricity prices in general—these are the findings of a study by researchers at ETH...
UGI Electric Division seeks rate hike
UGI Electric Division (IUGI Electric) is seeking to raise base rates for electric distribution by $11.4 million annually, increasing the average rate for residential customers by 8.9%, commercial customers by 10.8% and...

MSBG 2023 Update: Meternet Secure Blockchain Grid Upgraded with Corda v4.1 to Better Service Decentralized Energy Grids
better service Decentralized Energy Grids with Corda v4.1 private blockchain upgrade and hardware bundle options. The MSBG Decentralized Energy Grid Bundle upgrades include: 1. Incorporating the CORDA v4.1 enterprise-class...