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  • April 25, 2013

    New Report Says Recovery Act Smart Grid Funding has Significant Impact on U.S. Economy

      An analytical report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy found that as of March 2012 the total invested value of the $2.96 billion to support Smart Grid projects generated at least $6.8 billion in total economic output. In addition, the results indicate that the high tech, industrial and service sectors called upon in typical smart grid...(more)

  • April 21, 2013

    Just Released -- The Smart Meter Deployment Handbook

    The Smart Meter Deployment Handbook is a guide to increasing consumer confidence in smart meter deployments using an approach that has been developed and tested at several utilities including SDG&E, ComEd, and NV Energy.  This handbook was developed by NV Energy under their grant with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Smart Grid...(more)

  • April 19, 2013

    Smart Grid Savings and Grid Integration of Renewables in Idaho

    Recovery Act Smart Grid Investment Grant recipient Idaho Power Company (IPC) has been able to accelerate development of renewable energy integration tools and smart grid-related data acquisition systems for wind and load forecasting into its system due to Recovery Act funding support.  Additionally, the funds have enabled IPC to accomplish an early...(more)

  • April 10, 2013

    OG&E Uses Time-Based Rate Program to Reduce Peak Demand

    Recovery Act Smart Grid Program recipient Oklahoma Gas & Electric has successfully deployed its first consumer behavior study as part of its Smart Grid Investment Grant project.  The consumer behavior study provides a select number of customers with smart meters, time-based rates, and various forms of customer systems (e.g., in-home...(more)

  • April 4, 2013

    Glendale Power and Water sets gold standard for AMI

    With nearly two-thirds of DOE AMI grant projects complete as of Dec 31, 2012, utilities who adopted a wait-and-see attitude are anxiously awaiting the business cases that will get them off the dime one way or another. While most are looking for the bottom-line ROI associated with smart grid investment (and rightly so, as any future technology expenditures will...(more)

  • March 1, 2013

    ComEd says bills would get Smart Grid back on track

    Feb 26 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Julie Wernau Chicago Tribune Commonwealth Edison is pitching lawmakers on new legislation that the utility says would get its electrical grid modernization "back on track." In advertisements aimed at legislators, ComEd blames regulators for smart meter delays, saying a decision to cut funding has affected...(more)

  • February 26, 2013

    Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors Presentation Video

    DOE Senior Advisor Joe Paladino spoke to the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) on February 19, 2013 regarding the benefits of grid modernization and the role that smart meters play. SMUD received a $127.5M Smart Grid Investment Grant from DOE (total project cost $308M). SMUD has been a leader in deploying smart technologies...(more)

  • January 29, 2013

    Department of Energy Releases Smart Grid Impact Reports

    The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is pleased to announce the release of four new reports on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program. The reports cover four key smart grid application areas: Demand reductions from the application of advanced metering infrastructure, time-based rates...(more)

  • January 16, 2013

    SDG&E Customers Can Connect Home Area Network Devices With Smart Meters

    article courtesy of San Diego Gas & Electric SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10, 2013 – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) customers can now purchase and install home area network devices to see how much energy they are using in near real-time and help identify high energy use appliances. With in-home energy display devices connected to their electric smart...(more)

  • December 7, 2012

    Cleco announces move to MISO

    Article courtesy MISO media relations CARMEL, Ind. – Cleco Corp. (NYSE: CNL) announced plans to join MISO, the regional grid operator, as a fully integrated transmission-owning member.  Cleco owns 1,250 miles of transmission lines and serves approximately 281,000 customers throughout Louisiana.  “We are happy that after evaluating its...(more)