Independent Tests Verify Accuracy of CenterPoint Smart Meters
CenterPoint Energy has received the results of independent tests that verify the accuracy of its smart electric meters....
Shedding Light on Right to Know Bill
One of the big challenges facing the utility industry when it comes to smart meter deployments and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) are the questions...
Awareness of Smart Grid Boosts Customer Satisfaction, Yet Awareness Rates Are Low
Although US$4.5 billion in government stimulus funds have been earmarked for the development of smart grid utility systems and infrastructure, awareness...
Fiber Network Overcomes Mountainous Terrain
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. is responsible for providing energy to an area encompassing four counties in northwestern North Carolina, most of...
Bulgarian Telecom Operator Brings Sensus FlexNet System to Utility Customers
Utility customers in Bulgaria should soon be able to monitor and control the consumption of their water, electricity, gas and heat services thanks to...
Leading the Way for Smart Grid Deployment
When a severe storm blows into town, technicians often drive out to a remote site to isolate a problem by operating switches. With the advent of smart...
Climate Change Initiatives May Affect Power Reliability, says NERC Report
Climate change initiatives will require substantial changes to the bulk power system, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. announced in its Reliability Impacts of Climate Change Initiatives (RICCI) Report....
Southern Californians Would Prefer to Charge EVs at Home
Ninety five percent of people surveyed in Southern California say they would prefer to charge their electric vehicle at home, according to a report from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). ...
Pepco Crews Working to Restore Power After Violent Thunderstorm
Pepco crews have worked through the night to restore power after a powerful thunderstorm hit the area Sunday afternoon...
PA Auditor Calls for Commission to Enhance Consumer Education on Deregulation
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner said yesterday that, with 60 percent of Pennsylvanians due to have their electricity rates uncapped at the end of this year, the Public Utility Commission, state government and electric utilities should do more to educate consumers about electricity rate increases resulting from the rate-cap expiration. ...
Fourth Anniversary of Queens Con Ed Power Outage Brings New Findings
The Pace Energy and Climate Center and partnering organizations have released the findings of a comprehensive study of the July 2006 electrical outages in Consolidated Edison’s Long Island City network...
Residential Utility Customers' Satisfaction Increases in 2009
Residential customers of electric utility providers indicate that their monthly electric bill amounts have declined and power reliability has improved from 2009, resulting in a notable increase in overall satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released today. ...
PSC Reports Lead to Changes in Kentucky Vegetation Management Practices
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has made public the reports from its investigation into Kentucky Power Co. after the outages following the December 2009 snow storm in eastern Kentucky....
State Grid Warns of Temporary Power Shortages in Some Areas of China
China may face temporary power shortages in some regions this summer due to the rapid increase in consumption, the country's major power grid operator said on Tuesday....
PPL Electric Utilities Finds More Customers Use Web, IVR Than Calling Customer Service
For the first time, more PPL Electric Utilities customers are using self service options on the utility's web site and the customer care center's interactive system, rather than speaking with a customer service representative. ...
Landis+Gyr Enabling Finnish City's Switch to Multi-Energy Smart Metering
Landis+Gyr, a provider of integrated energy management solutions, will deliver a smart metering solution for electricity, gas and district heat metering...
New York Power Authority Completes Four-Year Upgrade of Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) marked the completion of a nearly four-year overhaul of its Blenheim-Gilboa (B-G) Pumped Storage Power Project in...
Australian Power Company Implements Oracle System
Western Power, an electricity network corporation owned by the Western Australian government, implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing as...
Study: Smart Meters Alone Not Enough to Significantly Reduce Power Use
Consumers could cut their household electricity use as much as 12 percent and save $35 billion or more over the next 20 years if U.S. utilities go beyond simple "smart meter" initiatives to include a wide range of energy-use feedback tools that get consumers more involved in the process of using less energy, according to a major new report from the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). ...
Worst Summer Storm since 2006 Knocks out Power to More Than 200,000 PECO Customers
A violent, fast moving storm centered over Chester and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania last week, causing extensive damage and power outages for 215,000 PECO customers. ...
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