IEEE has announced that its P1901.2 – standard for low-frequency, narrow-band power-line communications (PLC) for smart grid applications – has entered its final approval process in the working group. Letter ballots on the draft standard supporting indoor and outdoor communications over low-voltage power lines will continue through Jan. 25. via Renew Grid: Content / New Continue reading →
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The construction of new power lines in Germany, particularly crucial following Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to swiftly abandon much of the country’s nuclear power, has fallen behind schedule. The government network agency warns that the grid is at the limit of its capacity. via Lagging Construction: Demand Pushes Power Grid to the Limit – SPIEGEL ONLINE Continue reading →
The impact of massive weather events like the October snowstorm that downed trees and power lines across the Northeast will never be easy to predict, but Gary Dorris, PhD, President of Ascend Analytics, an energy analysis software provider, says his company’s newest product, PowerSimm Ops, can make it easier for the power industry to respond Continue reading →
A San Diego company says it has found a novel way to communicate through electricity lines, allowing it to transmit video to billboards, payment information to gas pumps and data about the operation of an electric grid to power companies without radio waves or additional wires. via Communication via power lines? – SignOnSanDiego.com.
