February 6, 2012 (CHICAGO) – To help industry professionals better understand how utility-scale energy storage can be utilized effectively in the power grid, the Smart Grid Observer will host a one-day online Summit focused on key applications and deployments of utility-scale energy storage systems. The 100% online conference on Thursday, March 1, 2012 will feature Continue reading →
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NTS will be participating in the DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition from January 24-26th in San Antonio, Texas. We will be in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Booth #1542. Our engineers will be happy to talk with you about our smart grid testing, as well as the ZigBee certifications we perform. We’ll look forward to seeing Continue reading →
January 11, 2012 (CHICAGO) — In the year since Stuxnet first struck, cyber security has become a critical concern for utilities. Securing the emerging smart grid must be an end-to-end, architectural undertaking built into all facets of IT, OT, ICS, communications and infrastructure from the outset. Introducing intelligence and two-way communication into the utility network Continue reading →
This week, we just passed a major milestone – over 5,000 posts on Smart Grid and renewable technologies. Thank you to everyone who has been following the Smart Grid Blog for the last few years. Hopefully, we’re helping you keep on top of the latest news in smart grid and smart energy.
Southern Co. jumped right in when it came to using smart meters. The company has installed 3.3 million of the units across its four-state territory, including 1.9 million at homes and businesses in Georgia. The two-way technology lets Southern utilities, including Georgia Power, read meters remotely, saving money on personnel and transportation costs. via Rise Continue reading →
Swiss-based company Landis+Gyr recently announced a deal with Hydro-Quebec, one of Canada’s largest utility providers, to deploy approximately three million smart meters by the year 2017. The contract is worth a reported $350 million, and pilot phases are expected to rollout in Montreal and other areas later this year. This April, we noted a competing $270 Continue reading →
It is one of the greatest three-word phrases ever. It was most memorably uttered by Woodward & Bernstein’s mysterious Watergate source Deep Throat, and repeated by many, including the teacher of a graduate journalism course I took at Boston University in 1985, as the first rule of business reporting: “Follow the money.” As 2011 nears Continue reading →
National Technical Systems (NTS) Completes ZigBee Smart Energy Certification Testing for SimpleHomeNet Appliance Rapidly Expanding Smart Grid Compliance Testing Market Is Key NTS Initiative National Technical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of engineering services, announced today that it recently completed ZigBee Smart Energy certification testing for a feature-rich, wireless electric load controller Continue reading →
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Editors Note: National Technical Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of quality, conformance and certification testing, quality registration, engineering and managed services, is proud to be a media sponsor of the Smart Grid Virtual Summit 2010, and will provide coverage here at the Smart Grid Blog at http://smartgrid.testing-blog.com/ 12 February 2010 CHICAGO – Smart grid Continue reading →
Have you ever wondered what’s inside one of those gigantic wind turbines? Ever wondered how it works? First Wind, a North American wind energy company, has put together a video doing just that (and sent it to the Smart Energy Blog to share with our readers). Find out how wind energy works. Click here to Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the U.S.!
SGIP Charter has been ratified with a count of 133 yes votes and 6 no votes The structure of the SGIP is as described in the below chart. The next steps is electing the 27 board members. Election will take place over the next two days. Electronic voting of candidates is planned to occur between Continue reading →
The balloting for the SGIP Charter governing the activties for the development of Smart Grid Interoprability framework is closed and the result will be announced at 3:30 MST Stay tuned!
George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in his speech this morining in Denver encouraged passing the SGIP Charter by stating “Perfection is the enemy of good”. He is referring that the charter is not perfect and should be allowed to pass because it is Continue reading →
19 minutes to go before the balloting will close. Will the SGIP Charter pass or fail? Hold on and I will tell you in the next 25 minutes the results of the vote. There are 261 voting member organization and most are present in Denver to cast their vote.
Watch the kick-off meeting from the Intel IEEE P2030 Smart Grid meeting this morning, June 3rd, by the Chairperson Dick Deblasio. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]
For decades, power was something the average person did not think much about. Until it went out. And then it was all you thought about… until it came back. Not any more. Climate change, rising energy prices and technology advances are all forces that have been reshaping the collective mindset of consumers, turning many from Continue reading →
Chipmakers Get Tied Up in Home Networking Chipmakers are spreading their bets around on the three current standards for home-networking—all of which could give way in the end to G.hn. By Stacey Higginbotham Wireless networking gets all the love in today’s mobile world, but inside the home, wires will still play a key role in Continue reading →
