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Dominion Virginia Power is working with Virginia Tech to make the “smart grid” smarter by developing and testing innovative technology that will improve the electric grid’s efficiency and reliability. This technology, known as “synchrophasors,” does this by providing dynamic real-time information about conditions on the transmission grid. The research project, funded by a $1.5 million grant [...] Masdar City and GE Consumer & Industrial announced today a landmark pilot program that will investigate the reduction of peak power demand through the use of smart home appliances. Involving some of the first residents of Masdar City – whose goal it is to become the world’s first carbon neutral, zero waste city being built [...] Southern California Edison (SCE) kicks off its Edison SmartConnect program today by installing the first of 5 million smart meters to help customers save energy and money. These new digital, secure, two-way communicating meters will measure electricity usage up-to-the minute and, when fully implemented, will enable customers to track how much they use, and how [...] AT THIS CONFERENCE, YOU WOULD HEAR HOW TO: GET A CRUCIAL UPDATE ON CHANGING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Hear from top regulators across 7 key EU member states on policies, incentives and their vision of the future DENVER – Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity™ project in Boulder, Colo., has completed construction of the infrastructure and launched the remaining software to enable all SmartGridCity operational functions. This step makes it the first fully functioning smart grid enabled city in the world that increases reliability, provides customers with greater energy use information, and allows participating customers [...] Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE: CBE) recenlty announced that it has entered into an agreement with AT&T, to jointly market and sell to utility companies smart grid sensor devices that are certified on AT&T’s wireless data network. Utilities can now receive real-time system performance data to efficiently operate their electrical grids, reduce [...] GE Energy recentlyannounced that the Eka Chemicals Plant in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada, will be the first to demonstrate GE’s new smart grid solution for asset optimization to help reduce transformer-caused downtime in the plant. With this new solution, six of Eka’s electrical transformers will soon be having regular ‘conversations’ with advanced data modeling systems, GE engineers and [...] Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced delivery of more than $47 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight projects to further smart grid demonstration projects in seven states. Secretary Chu also announced $10.5 million in Recovery Act funding available for local governments to develop emergency preparedness [...] |
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