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....
Record Level of Electricity Transmission Congestions on the Border Between Finland and Sweden This Year
There has not been sufficient electricity transmission capacity on the border between Finland and Sweden this year....
Northeast Utilities Increases Post-storm Fund
Northeast Utilities Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Charles W. Shivery announced the company has increased the post-storm fund established on Nov. 9 up to $30 million. ...
DTE Energy Introduces a New Android App to Get Outage Information
DTE Energy has introduced a new interactive mobile Android application (app) for customers to access a variety of up-to-the-minute information, including outage information from their smartphones. ...
Satisfaction with Electric Suppliers in the UK Has Declined
Overall satisfaction with electric suppliers in the UK has declined from 2010 as customers react to widespread price increases implemented by utility companies, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 UK Electricity and Gas Supplier Customer Satisfaction Study. ...
North American Utilities Recognized for Excellence in Reliability and Customer Service
PA Consulting Group has announced the recipients of its annual ReliabilityOne and ServiceOne Awards - widely respected....
Northeast Utilities Chairman Announces Post-Storm Initiatives
Charles W. Shivery, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Utilities (NU) announced a series of initiatives designed to offer relief to customers severely impacted by the October nor’easter and enhance future storm restoration response. ...
Nearly 2,700 Utility Crews Continue to Restore Remaining CL&P Customers
Nearly 2,700 utility crews continue their efforts to restore power to approximately 9,000, or less than one percent, of Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) customers still affected by the October snowstorm. ...
China May Live with Power Shortages this Winter
Some parts of central and south China are facing power cuts and electricity rationing as soaring coal prices discourage power plants from producing at full capacity, heightening concerns that the country has to live with power shortages over the next few months. ...
DOE Announces Funding to Help Consumers Manage Energy Consumption
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that up to $8 million in funding will be made available to encourage utilities, local governments, and communities to create programs that empower consumers to better manage their electricity use through improved access to their own electricity consumption data....
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