Customers Using Smart Meters Are More Satisfied Than Customers Without: J.D. Power
Although implementation of smart grid utility systems is still in its infancy in most of the United States, satisfaction is higher among electric utility customers whose households are equipped with smart meters, compared to customers without them, J.D. Power and Associates announced....
PPL Plans New Data and Operations Center in Upper Macungie
PPL Corp. plans to build a 115,000-square-foot data and operations center in Upper Macungie Township that will provide long-term benefits for both the company and its customers. ...
Pepco to Begin Installing Smart Meters in Maryland
In June, Pepco will begin installing advanced digital electric meters, also referred to as smart meters, throughout its Maryland service area....
Customers Willing to Pay for Smart Meter Data: Analysis
Recent analysis by E Source reveals a strong interest among residential customers in smart meter data, which includes "viewing daily and hourly energy use online, on a smart phone, or on a display" as well as "seeing the energy use of each appliance."...
LIPA Partners with Yeshiva Darchei Torah for Energy-Efficient Educational Facility
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has partnered with Yeshiva Darchei Torah to assist in the construction of a new educational facility outfitted...
PG&E to Issue Customer Refunds for Defective Meters
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) will replace a small number of the electric SmartMeters supplied by Landis+Gyr due to a rare defect in the meters....
The Envision Center
It is not enough to create smarter ways of using and delivering energy. Utilities also now have to educate consumers about the challenges of energy creation,...
Tampa Electric Prepares Year-Round for Hurricane Season
Hurricane season starts June 1, but Tampa Electric prepares year-round to deal with the potential impacts of hurricanes and widespread power outages....
PPL Electric Utilities Restores Service to 53,000 Customers, Restoration Effort to Run into the Weekend
PPL Electric Utilities said it will be a multiple-day effort to restore power to all customers affected by severe thunderstorms that rolled through the Susquehanna Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania Thursday night. ...
KCP&L Crew Members Head to Joplin, Missouri, to Help with Storm Restoration Efforts
Yesterday morning at 6 a.m., approximately 60 crew members drove to Joplin, Missouri, to assist Empire District Electric with restoration efforts following this weekend’s devastating tornado....
Joplin, Missouri, Utility Working to Restore Service
The Empire District Electric Company reports that as of 4:00 p.m. approximately 14,000 customers remain without service....
Maine Commission Requires CMP to Offer Smart Meter Opt-Out
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has voted to require Central Maine Power to offer an opt-out program for customers who choose not to have a standard smart meter installed as part of CMP’s smart meter program....
Progress Energy Florida Makes Reliability Improvements to Pinellas County Beach Communities
Progress Energy Florida is working hard to improve the electric reliability to several Pinellas County beach communities. ...
KCP&L Announces Partnership with Google
Kansas City Power & Light has announced an agreement with Google and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, to bring Google’s ultra high-speed fiber optic Internet service to residents and businesses in Kansas City, Missouri. ...
NEEA and BPA Debut Social Media Tool for Energy Professionals
Energy industry professionals throughout the Northwest can plug in to share information and learn the latest energy efficiency best practices thanks to Conduit—the region’s first online energy efficiency collaboration tool. ...
TVA Makes Further Progress in Restoration; About 6500 Without Power
Tennessee Valley Authority estimated on Sunday that about 6,760 homes and businesses in 12 power distributor areas remained without electric service due to damage from the tornadoes and storms. ...
FERC, NERC Combining Southwest Outage Inquiry Efforts
FERC and NERC are combining the efforts of their separate inquiries into the causes of the electric outages and natural gas delivery disruptions that occurred in the Southwest during an unusual cold spell in early February of this year....
PJM Region Grows, But Ready For Hot Weather Power Demand
PJM Interconnection expects adequate resources this summer to meet consumers' use of electricity in its region, which includes 13 states and the District of Columbia. ...
Energy Use in China Will Peak Within 20 Years, Says Berkeley
Well before mid-century, according to a new study by Berkeley Lab’s China Energy Group, that nation’s energy use will level off, even as its population edges past 1.4 billion. ...
NYISO ‘Power Trends’ Identifies Challenges
The New York Independent System Operator has issued its annual review of the forces and factors affecting New York State’s electric system, “Power Trends 2011: Energizing New York’s Legacy of Leadership.”...
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