Smart Customer / Smart Meter
Belgium-Based Eandis and Infrax Award AMM System Contract for Roll-out of 61,000 Meters
Cuculus GmbH has been selected to supply its ZONOS platform to Eandis and Infrax’s for their roll-out of 61,000 meters in Belgium....
PG&E Welcomes CPUC Decision on Analog Alternative to SmartMeter
Residential electric customers who have concerns about wireless technology can now choose either a new SmartMeter or a traditional analog meter, following the final decision by the California Public Utilities Commission....
Electricity Access Still Insufficient in Developing Countries
Despite massive gains in global access to electricity over the last two decades, governments and development organizations must continue to invest in electrification to achieve critical health, environmental, and livelihood outcomes, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication....
Cleco to Begin Serving Dixie Electric Membership Corp. in 2014
Cleco Power has entered into a 10-year full-requirements contract to sell energy, capacity and ancillary services to Dixie Electric Membership Corporation (DEMCO), which serves the suburban Baton Rouge market. ...
Survey Results Published on Electric Utilities Power Restoration Practices
Macrosoft has published the results of its survey on the restoration practices of utility companies with clear results....
Customer Interaction With Utilities Via Social Media Rising Swiftly
About 57 million customers worldwide used social media to engage utilities in 2011, and that number is expected to rise to 624 million customers by the end of 2017....
Smart Meter Opt-Out Programs Spread Across North America
To defuse opposition from smart meter foes and allow utility companies to move forward with grid modernization plans, utility leaders may have to consider creating smart meter opt-out programs regardless of the validity of opponents’ concerns about health, safety and privacy, according to Chartwell’s latest industry report, Smart Meter Opt-Out Programs 2012....
PG&E Completes Stadium Electrical Improvements, Testing to Ensure Candlestick Park Ready for Playoff Game
The city of San Francisco and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. successfully completed the last of several tests conducted over the past month to prevent another interruption of power when Candlestick Park Stadium hosts the National Football League's NFC Playoff Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints this Saturday....
Eléctrica de Guayaquil Completes Smart Metering Implementation in Latin America
Eléctrica de Guayaquil, a state-owned electric utility in Guayaquil, Ecuador, completed the installation of Latin America’s first meter-to-cash smart metering system....
BC Hydro Goes Live with Itron’s MDM System for SAP Utility AMI Solutions
BC Hydro has gone live with MDUS, a meter data management system for use with SAP for Utilities solutions, and is currently collecting data from 400,000 meters. ...
FirstEnergy's Paperless Option Offers Convenience to Electric Utility Customers
FirstEnergy Corp.'s customers can sign up for hassle-free, paperless, electronic billing. ...
Glen Canyon Corp. to Provide Low-Cost Smart Meters and Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Addressing high initial cost, high total cost of ownership and complexity of installation, Glen Canyon Corp. has announced its NEXGEN family of products for the Smart Meter and Advanced Metering Infrastructure market. ...
California Commission to Hold Public Hearings on SoCal Power Outages
The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a Public Participation Hearing regarding Southern California Edison's response to power outages that began Nov. 30, 2011, after a severe windstorm. Some SCE customers were still without service on December 7, 2011, a week after the windstorm....
FERC, NARUC Launch Forum on Reliability, Environment
Federal and state energy regulators will launch a Forum to explore reliability issues stemming from new and pending environmental rules for the power sector. ...
PG&E Supports Giving Customers Who Opt-Out of SmartMeters The Choice of Using Analog, Mechanical Meters
To provide customers who have concerns about wireless SmartMeter technology with alternative options for recording their energy use, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to give customers a choice to use traditional analog, mechanical meters. This request offers another customer option in addition to the utility's proposal last March to turn off the radios in its opt-out customers' SmartMeters....
PG&E and the City and County of San Francisco Investigate Power Outages at Candlestick Park
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement from Geisha Williams, executive vice president of electric operations, about the power outages that impacted Candlestick Park yesterday evening:...
LIPA Launches Mobile Texting Initiative
The Long Island Power Authority has announced a new outage communications tool that will allow customers to report electrical outages at their home or business via texting from their mobile device....
Winter Reliability Outlook Good, NERC Assessment Finds
The outlook for reliability of the bulk power system this winter appears good, reports the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) annual Winter Reliability Assessment....
Independent Analysis of Connecticut's Storm Restoration Released
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Witt Associates Vice President Charles Fisher to discuss his firm’s report on how Connecticut’s public utility companies and the state handled power restoration following the October Nor’easter. ...
Study Reveals Energy Efficiency Could Lower U.S. Electricity Consumption by 5% to 15% Relative to Forecast Trends
A survey of 50 energy experts conducted by economists at The Brattle Group reveals that energy efficiency is likely to cause a drop of 5% to 15% in U.S....
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