Princeton Power Systems (PPS) announced it has been selected as the inverter supplier by Green Charge Networks (GCN) to support its role in the $95 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project for the U.S. Department of Energy. According to a release, the project is being lead by New York’s Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison), an investor-owned Continue reading →
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Last month Peco Energy Co. began installing the first of 1.6 million new-generation electric meters, part of a transformation that it hopes will revolutionize the way that customers communicate with the utility. The new meters, which Pennsylvania is requiring for all large electric utilities, allow for two-way wireless communication with customers, setting the stage for Continue reading →
There is a hidden barrier to electric vehicles (EV) adoption – our electric grid. EVs could significantly increase peak demand and thus impact grid reliability. AMI and demand response technologies are often promoted as the solution for this uptick in peak demand. But we also need to look at other, grid-based solutions to enable broader Continue reading →
Itron Inc., announced today that Burlington Electric Department (BED) of Burlington, Vt. has selected Itron’s smart grid solution to more efficiently and reliably manage its electric grid. A municipally-owned electric utility serving approximately 16,000 residential customers and more than 3,600 commercial customers, BED’s smart grid project will include 20,000 Itron smart meters, network communication infrastructure Continue reading →
Transforming the electric grid into a smart grid will be groundbreaking, but utilities and their partners must carefully analyze and test new technologies before introducing them on a wide scale to customers, PG&E Executive Vice President of Electric Operations Geisha Williams said. The nation’s utilities have a huge obligation to build a better grid for Continue reading →
Cool weather has been giving us a nice break on our electric bills, but we all know what’s coming soon. So now may be the time to try out a free online tool tied to your home’s smart meter that tracks your electricity usage by 15-minute intervals, provides charts of usage over two years and Continue reading →
With the advent of smart grids, the world will be a better place, at least in what concerns power outages. Electric cars will take over the role of buffering the extra electricity and, when in their garages, they will be able to even cope with big outages. via Honda FCX Clarity to Also Be Used Continue reading →
Federal, state and local officials along with representatives from Chevron inaugurated a new energy management system Thursday at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. In the event of a power loss, the jail could now “island” itself and operate self sufficiently using its own clean energy for up to eight hours, Alameda County Board Continue reading →
Baltimore Gas and Electric says they are installing new smart electric meters starting this spring. Between spring 2012 and 2014 BGE will be installing about 2 million electric and gas meters in every home and small business in the service area. via BGE to replace gas and electric meters.
An innovative interaction between systems will allow to directly monitor Enel’s charging network from the Renault Z.E. electric cars. An advanced solution for charging stations for electric vehicles within smart grids. An innovative interaction between respective systems will allow users to directly monitor Enel’s charging network from the Renault Z.E. electric cars. An advanced solution Continue reading →
The continued push to bolster the nation’s energy supplies is having unintended consequences on electric grid operators, according to experts. Federal tax incentives and subsidies have helped prop up the alternative energy sector over the past decade, with firms and private households utilizing such credits to install wind and solar panel systems. The precipitous uptick Continue reading →
Per a provision in the Recovery Act, the Department of Energy has begun the long process of modernizing the nation’s 110-year-old electric grid. Expected to take possibly two decades to complete, the building of the so-called “Smart Grid” is a federal government partnership with utility companies, which are adding approximately $5 billion for the initial Continue reading →
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations continued its hearing series this week examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to the nation’s infrastructure. The hearing, entitled “Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security,” assessed cybersecurity threats to the U.S. electric infrastructure and weaknesses that make the grid vulnerable to attacks. via Continue reading →
Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus boasts two new additions to its long list of green features: electric car charging stations. Progress Energy Carolinas selected the college as the first educational institution to participate in its plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations research project based on the college’s commitment to and programs in renewable Continue reading →
Anjan Bose, Washington State University Regents professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed a senior advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy, where he will lead an effort to coordinate research on electric power grid technologies. One of the DOE’s highest priorities is to expand the electric transmission system Continue reading →
From all the talk about cellular smart meters we’ve seen lately, you’d think that sticking a cell phone in an electric meter was a new idea. But back in the day — say, the mid-’90s — it was all the rage. via The Return of the Cellular Smart Grid : Greentech Media.
AEP Texas has installed about 450,000 smart meters across its 97,000-square-mile service territory as part of its advanced metering infrastructure in South and West Texas. It’s not so much that the old meters are dumb, but the new meters use a radio signal to communicate between the electric companies and customers, and will allow customers Continue reading →
The GridWise Alliance, a coalition advocating for the optimization of the nation’s electric system, released a report detailing the current state of the nation’s power grid and quantifying the benefits of a modernized electric system. via GridWise outlines benefits of optimized electric grid – POWERGRID International/Electric Light & Power.
Through an innovative research project across several industries, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will bring mobile connectivity to electric cars and put choice and control over the charging schedule into the hands of drivers. The new architecture allows drivers to control charging of cars while they are plugged into any ordinary power outlet. Additionally, the system directs Continue reading →
A new report from SGCC member the GridWise Alliance explores the current state of the nation’s power grid and sets forth the real-world benefits of a modernized electric system. The report, entitled “Realizing the Value of an Optimized Electric Grid,” is aimed at federal and state regulators. Findings showcase the ways in which grid initiatives Continue reading →
