S&C Electric Co. has been selected by American Electric Power (AEP) for the utility’s gridSMART Project in Ohio following AEP’s award of $75 million in Department of Energy (DOE) stimulus funding. The AEP Ohio gridSMART Demonstration Project will be deployed to 110,000 AEP Ohio customers in northeast central Ohio. It will integrate a range of Continue reading →
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GE Energy and Orion New Zealand have implemented the first phase of a GE network management system to help improve power reliability for customers in New Zealand. Orion New Zealand has said that the system of smart grid technologies will significantly improve the network company’s ability to manage big network emergencies and help it to Continue reading →
Large public and private electric utilities are continuing with long-term capital investment programs including smart grid development, despite economic setbacks, a June study by Baltimore, Md.-based Newton-Evans Research Company reports, reflecting a conservative but upbeat attitude toward infrastructure development. Although some projects were deferred from their initial startup dates, a majority of power companies worldwide Continue reading →
