Germany: Siemens and Stadtwerke Leipzig to Form 50-50 Joint Energy Services Company
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD, Erlangen, Germany) and Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH (Leipzig Municipal Utilities, Leipzig, Germany) have...
United States: CES International Acquires Enermetrix
CES International (Atlanta, Georgia), a provider of energy-delivery and network-management software for distribution utilities, has acquired Enermetrix...
Germany: Utilities Form 50-50 Joint Energy Services Company
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution and Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH (Leipzig Municipal Utilities) have formed Energy Services GmbH, a 50-50 joint...
The Metamorphosis of T&D
A new day is dawning for utilities. Old paradigms are collapsing. New business models are emerging. Utilities are searching for ways to prosper in increasingly...
United States: Celerity Energy Acquires Reliable Power Company
Celerity Energy (Vancouver, Washington) and Reliable Power Co. (Portland, Oregon) have been collaborating on a demonstration project for the Bonneville...
A Shortage of Talent
Imagine it's the year 2010. You've just taken the position of utility director for a smaller electric utility or possibly even vice president of engineering...
Colorado Springs Utilities Empowers Employees
Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.) purchased from Brio Software (Brio, Santa Clara, California, U.S.) the Brio Performance...
The Midwest ISO Takes Giant Steps
Although my visit to the Midwest ISO (MISO, Carmel, Indiana, U.S.) headquarters was on a gray, blustery day, the weather did not dampen the human energy...
United States: Dominion Integrates into PJM Interconnection
Dominion (Richmond, Virginia) and PJM Interconnection LLC (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) have executed an agreement for PJM to operate Dominion's 6000 miles...
United States: Ameren, FirstEnergy and NIPSCO Propose Formation of GridAmerica
Three Midwestern electric utilities Ameren Corp. (St. Louis, Missouri), FirstEnergy Corp. (Akron, Ohio) and Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO,...
United States: Northeast Utilities Seek Single Wholesale Market
Consolidated Edison Co. (ConEd, New York, New York) joined with other transmission owners in New York and New England to recommend that the Federal Energy...
Investing In the Work Force
Akey component to the efficient and reliable operation of American Electric Power's (AEP, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.) energy-delivery facilities is its highly...
United States: California Implements Nation's Largest Demand Reserves Partnership Program
California selected APX Inc. (Santa, Clara, California), a provider of electric power transaction processing services, to operate the California Demand...
Development of an Energy Grid
The United Kingdom recently took a major step toward developing a national energy grid. Nick Winser, senior vice president of National Grid USA, informed...
International: Report Examines Electricity Sector Restructuring
A new World Resource Institute (WRI) report by Dr. Navroz Dubash, entitled Power Politics: Equity and Environment in Electricity Reform examines the electricity...
Crooks and Liars
I'm trying hard not to be negative, but it's hard. I've always thought we worked in the industry in business. An industry where your word counts. An industry...
United States: FERC Threatens Action Against Energy Traders
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has threatened to revoke the trading licenses of four energy traders. FERC says that Avista, El Paso Electric...
Operations and Training In a Single Package
In June 2000, SaskPower (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) announced that within a year it would develop an Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) for its...
United States: Consortium Launches Supply Chain Initiative
Colectric Partners Inc. (Jacksonville, Florida), a nonprofit collaborative of publicly owned utility companies, is announcing the launch of a national...
Looking in the Rear-View Mirror
I seldom take the time to look back, but today I can't help it; I'm mired in a reflective mood. Peering out my second-story office window, I see at least...
Germany/Great Britain: Siemens Expands Energy Services Business
By expanding its Power Services Business Unit (PSBU), Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD, Erlangen, Germany) is widening the scope of its...
A Business Model for the Future of Utility Networks
Since its formation, 24seven has received much attention from the U.K. utility community and has been recognized as an innovative, groundbreaking company....
Historical Trending Uncovers Potential Relay Problems
The prime objective for protection engineers is to achieve system reliability by maintaining the physical integrity of installed equipment. In this respect,...
The Business Case: Dj Vu All Over Again?
If my memory serves me correctly and after 34 years as an information technology (IT) professional, some memories are fuzzier than others are the business...
United States: NewPower Issues Grim Outlook to U.S. Regulators
In a recent report of its financial outlook to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), NewPower Holdings (Purchase, New York) reported it had...
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