The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) has selected Landis+Gyr to deploy advanced meters and infrastructure on the island via the Gridstream RF mesh network technology provides communication with advanced meters, distribution devices and home area networking equipment. via Landis+Gyr Lands on Kauai.
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If we want to implement renewable energy at a large scale, the grid needs to smarten up. Renewables like solar and wind are intermittent sources so they can’t provide the same energy security as gas fired power plants. On the one hand scientists are working on finding better methods to store electricity but on the Continue reading →
The smart grid, a digital technology that gives consumers and electric companies detailed consumption data, is undergoing widespread deployment in much of Texas. Oncor, the largest electric distribution and transmission service in the state, has been replacing mechanical meters with digital smart meters since 2008, with plans to deploy more than 3 million by 2012. Continue reading →
The EISA states that it is “the policy of the United States to support the modernization of the nation’s electricity transmission and distribution system to maintain a reliable and secure electricity infrastructure.” This effectively means that the federal government will take a number of actions to encourage and regulate development of a smart grid. via Continue reading →
With the culmination of the four-day GridWeek 2010 conference, more and more smart grid products and services have been unveiled and it seems there’s no stopping the outpour of interest in further developing more efficient systems for smart grid. That, despite lack of clear government policies and some consumer resistance over its implementation. According to Continue reading →
Grid stress is a real problem. In addition to the economic threat there is a potentially greater national security risk. As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up the climate bill, power companies anticipate a provision that would limit power plant emissions and impose a federal standard requiring a significant use of renewable energy resources. Continue reading →
As part of its strategy to establish itself at the hear of its chosen industries, Teledata Technology Solutions has launched a next generation real-time data collection and delivery solution platform enabling intelligent integration of Distribution Operations and Customer Operations. Called Sentinel, this solution will provide the next generation of real time integration solutions needed to Continue reading →
NB Power is getting $2.4 million from the New Brunswick Climate Action Fund to develop technology that will some day let the utility save power by remotely turning down the lights in a factory or even lowering the heat in your home at night. I’s called the Electricity Smart Grid Technology project, and it will Continue reading →
Two Triangle companies well-known in the power industry are teaming up to gain an edge in the fast-emerging market for smart-grid technology. Sensus of Raleigh and ABB in Cary announced their partnership Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., at a conference for the electricity transmission and distribution industry. The partnership will combine ABB’s strength in power transmission Continue reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy newsletter reports that utilities in a number of states have adopted new energy storage technologies while deploying advanced smart grids. Many in the utility industry believe smart grid and power storage technologies are the key to connecting large amounts of distributed generation capacity. via US Continue reading →
Back in September 2009 I blogged about six rules that tell you when you have a Smart Grid. The third rule is: You know you have a Smart Grid when the transmission and distribution portions of the grid are optimized for distributed energy generation/storage. This rule becomes reality when microgrids are ubiquitous. The Smart Grid Continue reading →
This research report about selected Smart Grid components presents an in-depth analysis of the development, applications, products, manufacturers, and trends in the development of transmission and distribution (T&D) system automation, energy storage, and microgrids in the United States and around the world. T&D system automation is vital to smart grid development, is badly in need of repair, and has not Continue reading →
Technology available today can be employed to create viable, sustainable, smart cities. That will be the message that Bob Gilligan, vice president–transmission and distribution for GE Energy Services, will deliver to delegates at the Chatham House conference, “The Future of Cities.” via GE Smart Grid Technologies Build Sustainable 21st Century Cities – MarketWatch.
A lot of the interest in the smart grid industry tends to swirl around consumers and home energy management. It can be fun to picture consumers one day buying gadgets at big box retailers that will let them micromanage their home heating, cooling and lighting, and it's an especially attractive venture option for investors and Continue reading →
The Smart Grid industry is a veritable tower of Babel when it comes to terminology, jargon, and acronyms. There are several reasons for this starting with the number of domains that comprise the Smart Grid. The conceptual model for the Smart Grid maps out Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, plus Markets, Operations, Service Providers, and Consumption. Continue reading →
“Smart Grid” fulfills a comprehensive vision to improve the reliability, efficiency, and security of the electric network. The current grid (or network) becomes “smart” when the conventional electric system is augmented with communications infrastructure, data management, automation, and control technologies that provide for improved management of power production, distribution, and consumption by power producers, distributors, Continue reading →
What will be the “killer app” of Smart Grid? Recently, President Obama announced grants of $3.4 billion for Smart Grid development. However, studies make it clear that given the mammoth size of the existing transmission and distribution (T&D) system, the new system will be built on the shoulders of the old. The existing T&D infrastructure Continue reading →
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is expected to reveal its decision this month on how to implement a £10bn plan to replace 47 million gas and electricity meters with new smart energy meters in every British home, office and factory by 2020. The government believes smart meters will provide accurate real-time information Continue reading →
GE has signed an agreement to help bring the performance,efficiency and reliability gains of smart grid technology to Korea, the company announced today. GEwill work together with Korea’s NURI Telecom Ltd. to build an advanced smart grid infrastructure in Korea. “GE recognizes the importance of collaborating with technology and delivery partners to realize thepromise of Continue reading →
You’ve probably heard a little (or maybe more) about the “Smart Grid” — a general term for various methods of making our energy distribution systems more adaptive and flexible, thereby conserving energy through reduced waste and more efficient consumption patterns. What you might not have heard is the critical role FM radio broadcasting may soon Continue reading →
