Top Utility Web Sites Announced
According to the latest E SOURCE benchmark results for the performance of North American utility web sites, the top-rated U.S. electric and gas web sites belong to Avista Utilities, Arizona Public Service, South Carolina Electric and Gas, Wisconsin Public Service, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Alliant Energy. ...
Ameren Illinois Utilities Work to Turn the Lights on in the Wake of Wednesday's Storms
After severe storms left about 20,000 customers without power yesterday afternoon and evening, the Ameren Illinois Utilities have restored service to about 17,000 customers...
Overall Customer Satisfaction Decreases for Texas Residential Retail Electric Providers
Wide fluctuations in electricity prices during the past year have led to a decrease in overall customer satisfaction with residential retail electric providers in Texas, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Texas Residential Retail Electric Provider Customer Satisfaction Study...
Electrical Grids in Europe Need to Be Smarter, Says NextGen Research
The electrical power infrastructure of Europe is similarly antiquated to the U.S., and needs to be upgraded if the EU is to attain its 20/20/20 goals of reducing carbon emissions by 20%, improving energy efficiency by 20% and increasing the use of renewable energy sources by 20%, all by the year 2020...
Survey: Energy Infrastructure Upgrade Needed to Meet Consumer Demand
Burson-Marsteller has released the results of the 2009 Green Power Progress Survey: A Study of Consumer Demand for Green Power Infrastructure, Renewable Energy & Technologies....
Utility Praised for Quick Response, Restoration after Hurricane Ike
As Hurricane Ike's 110-mile-per-hour winds pounded buildings, trees, and electric infrastructure in September 2008, Houston-based CenterPoint Energy braced for the aftermath with an outage operations application built on ESRI's geographic information system (GIS) technology. ...
Energy Usage on Track
Today, Consumers Use Smart Phones While on the Go, wave smart debit cards to make everyday purchases and drive smarter cars. In the electric industry,...
Honeywell's Night Shift Program Reduces Peak Cooling Demand by up to 95%
Honeywell (Minneapolis, Minnesota) has announced a $4.25 million permanent load-shifting program with Southern California Edison (SCE; Rosemead, California)...
PECO Contracts with Enspiria Solutions to Evaluate Smart Meter Technologies
PECO (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) has selected Enspiria Solutions (www.enspiria.com) to support the utility in looking at smart meter technologies....
PSE&G's 'Solar 4 All' Program Approved
PSE&G today received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to invest $515 million in 80 megawatts of solar projects, doubling the state's solar capacity and creating green jobs. ...
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Restores Service to More than 45,000 Customers Affected by Sunday Evening Storm
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. announced yesterday that the vast majority of customers affected by powerful, fast moving storms across Central Maryland on Sunday evening have been restored. ...
FirstEnergy Ohio Utility Customers to Save $320 Million Under Revised Recovery of Deferred Expenses
Customers of FirstEnergy's Ohio utilities - Ohio Edison, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison - would benefit from $320 million in savings if proposals to accelerate recovery of deferred costs are approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). ...
FERC Reaffirms Need for Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has reaffirmed that demand response directly affects rates in organized wholesale electric markets and, therefore, removing barriers to demand response is consistent with FERC’s duty to ensure the sound operation of those markets. ...
Despite Tough Economic Times, Residential Customer Satisfaction With Electric Utilities Increases
Residential customers of electric utility companies report lower bills and improved handling of power outages, resulting in an increase in overall satisfaction from 2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released today. ...
ERCOT Breaks Record For Electricity Demand Again
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), the electric grid operator for most of the state, again set a new electricity usage record Monday....
New England Electricity Consumption Dropped in Cold, Damp June
New England residents kept their air conditioners off during June’s unusually cold and wet weather and that held electricity consumption well below typical June numbers, according to ISO New England Inc...
South American Utility to Automate Meter Reading Using TWACS
Colombian utility Empresas de Energia del Archipilago de San Andres S.A. E.S.P. is deploying the Aclara (www.aclara.com) Two-Way Automatic Communications...
New Poll Finds Strong Public Support for PSE&G’s Transmission Line Upgrade
A recent poll finds that the majority of people in Morris and Sussex counties in New Jersey favors PSE&G’s plan to upgrade the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line to ensure reliability of the electric grid. ...
American Transmission Co. and Northeast Utilities Win 2009 Edison Award
Northeast Utilities and American Transmission Co. have been named winners of the Edison Award by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) for the extraordinary achievements both companies have made this past year. ...
New FERC Study Assesses State-by-State Potential for Demand Response
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released a national assessment of demand response that estimates the potential for demand response, both nationally and for each state, through 2019. ...
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