EPRI Tests Confirm Viability of Using Drones to Assess Storm Damage on Distribution Systems
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has completed tests determining that unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, can be used effectively to assess storm damage on utility distribution systems. ...
NY Commission Seeking Comment On Proposed 1 GW Underwater Transmission Line
The New York State Public Service Commission is seeking public comment on a joint proposal filed by Champlain Hudson Power Express Inc. and CHPE Properties for approval to construct a 1 GW transmission line that will deliver wind energy and hydropower from the Canadian border to New York City....
Energy Security Pros Believe Smart Meters Vulnerable to False Data Injection
nCircle has announced the results of a survey of 104 energy security professionals. ...
Brazil's Smart Grid Market Will Reach $36.6 Billion by 2022
Smart grid investments in Brazil will reach $36.6 billion by 2022, according to a new study released by Northeast Group, LLC. ...
Annual Utility Spending on GIS Tools and Services Will Reach $3.7 Billion by 2017
Utility spending on GIS services, software, and tools will increase steadily over the next five years, reaching $3.7 billion in 2017....
PJM Implements Changes In Compensation For Demand Response
PJM Interconnection has implemented changes in the way demand response (DR) resources are paid in PJM's Energy Market....
Oncor's New Power Outage Map Goes Live
fter much preparation to prove its capability, Oncor is launching a new interactive outage map in order to give customers what they've asked for – more information about power outages during storms. ...
Solar Energy Applications Now Open for Consumers Energy Residential Customers
Residential electric customers served by Consumers Energy can now submit applications to participate in the utility's Experimental Advanced Renewable Program (EARP). ...
PG&E Customers Can 'Compete to Conserve' with New Facebook App
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers can now share and compare their energy use with friends around the nation on Facebook with a new social energy application....
AEP and Great Plains Energy Form Transmission Company
American Electric Power and Great Plains Energy have formed a new company to develop and invest in transmission. ...
Microgrids Implemented In India and South Africa
Echelon Corp. has announced two microgrid deployments in India and South Africa that integrate distributed generation to compensate for disruptions in utility-supplied power. ...
California ISO Board Green Lights Grid Upgrades
The California Independent System Operator Corporation Board of Governors unanimously approved the 2011/2012 Transmission Plan, which indentified 30 transmission projects as needed to maintain grid reliability....
KCP&L Receives EEI’S Emergency Assistance Award for Year-Round Efforts
The Edison Electric Institute recognized KCP&L with the association’s “Emergency Assistance Award” for its outstanding efforts in restoring electricity following one of the most severe weather years in our nation’s history, culminating with Hurricane Irene and a late-October snowstorm that swept across the Northeast. ...
Hydro One Team Working to Improve Power Grid in Ontario
Hydro One, the largest distributor of electricity in Ontario, is implementing a new smart grid project that will help transform the province's electrical system. ...
Duke Energy and Progress Energy File Market Power Mitigation Plan with the FERC
Duke Energy and Progress Energy today filed a revised wholesale market power mitigation plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as part of their proposed merger. ...
Bujagali Energy Successfully Delivering First 50MW Of Clean Energy to the Ugandan Electricity Grid
Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL), the owner and operator of the Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Plant (Bujagali) has confirmed that the first 50MW unit has been delivering power reliably to the national grid for transmission and distribution to the Ugandan public since Feb. 22, and that the unit has since successfully completed the mandatory reliability test run. ...
SEPA Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Helping Utilities Integrate Solar Power
2012 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA). ...
Smart Grid Communications Node Shipments to Top 100 Million Units Annually by 2020
According to a new report from Pike Research, shipments of communications nodes associated with the smart grid will climb to nearly 103 million in 2020, from just over 58 million in 2011....
Constellation Energy and Exelon Endorse Michigan Legislation to Expand Competitive Energy Market
Constellation Energy and its parent company Exelon today voiced strong support for legislation (HB 5503) introduced by Rep. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) to expand competitive energy markets in Michigan and immediately address the pent up demand of more than 7,000 customers to choose their electricity supplier. ...
Dominion Virginia Power Earns 'Emergency Recovery Award' for Power Restoration Efforts
The Edison Electric Institute today honored Dominion Virginia Power with the association's "Emergency Recovery Award" for outstanding power restoration efforts in the wake of a major hurricane in August 2011...
Michel Duval, Fault Diagnosis Expert, To Receive 2012 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission And Distribution Award
Michel Duval, an internationally known engineer whose pioneering contributions to condition monitoring of high-voltage transformers help diagnose and prevent equipment faults that can cause power failures, was honored by IEEE with the 2012 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award. ...
Ameren Illinois Submits Blueprint for Infrastructure Improvement and Modernization
Ameren Illinois has submitted a blueprint for its 10-year, $625-million infrastructure improvement and modernization initiative to the Illinois Commerce Commission....
Report Details Current State of Grid and Modernization Benefits
The GridWise Alliance has released a report detailing the current state of the nation's power grid and quantifying the benefits of a modernized electric system....
FERC Accepts New Enforcement Mechanism for Reliability Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has conditionally accepted a North American Electric Reliability Corp. proposal to use informational filings to report possible violations of reliability standards that pose a lesser risk to the bulk-power system. ...
IEEE Announces Five New Standards and a Standards-Development Project for the Smart Grid
IEEE has announced five new standards, as well as a modified standards-development project, that are all intended to aid the efficient rollout of the smart grid worldwide. ...
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