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June 13, 2011
Administration Announces Grid Modernization Initiatives to Foster a Clean Energy Economy and Spur Innovation
The Obama Administration today announced a number of new initiatives designed to accelerate the modernization of the Nation’s electric infrastructure, bolster electric-grid innovation, and advance a clean energy economy. Aimed at building the necessary transmission infrastructure and developing and deploying digital information or “smart grid...(more)
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May 26, 2011
Leesburg Approaches $1 Million in Savings From Creative Electric Conservation
The Leesburg Electric Department has saved close to $1 million since last year by improving operations and teaming up with community-focused businesses to reduce costly peak-time electric demands.The million-dollar milestone is a big achievement as the city and its partners work to conserve energy, lower costs and help to protect the environment. But it...(more)
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May 23, 2011
U.S. Department of Energy and European Energy Research Alliance Sponsor Smart Grid R&D Workshop
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) and the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Joint Programme (JP) on Smart Grids jointly sponsored a smart grid R&D workshop that was held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on May 10-12, 2011, in Golden, Colorado.The objectives of the...(more)
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May 12, 2011
U.S. Department of Energy and European Energy Research Alliance Hold First Annual International Smart Grid Workshop
More than 80 leading researchers and key electric utility stakeholders from both sides of the Atlantic and Japan participated in this inaugural workshop to exchange information on the medium- to long-term smart grid research agenda, progress, and successes, and to identify research and development coordination and collaboration opportunities among...(more)
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May 11, 2011
MISO Reaches Milestone on Integration of Smart Grid Technology
Grid Modernization Effort Enhances Reliability Carmel, Ind. — As part of a national effort to modernize the grid, MISO and its members have achieved a major milestone in their three-year smart grid program to install sophisticated electronic measurement devices known as synchrophasors across the region, completing the integration of 44 such devices at...(more)
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May 11, 2011
Electric Co-ops Release Ready-to-Use Tools for Securing the Smart Grid
ARLINGTON, VA; May 11, 2011—The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) hosts a conference call for reporters on Monday, May 16, at 11:00 a.m. to release to the industry and other stakeholders a set of practical tools that together comprise its new "Guide to Developing a Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation Plan." These practical...(more)
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May 6, 2011
Registration open for 2011 TCIPG Summer School on Cybersecurity for Smart Energy Systems
May 6, 2011 Power industry practitioners, researchers, and graduate students are invited to participate in the 2011 TCIPG Summer School on Cybersecurity for Smart Energy Systems. The Summer School will be held June 13-17, 2011 at the Q Center (1405 North Fifth Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174), which is located on a 95-acre wooded property on the Fox...(more)
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May 6, 2011
MISO Reaches Milestone on Integration of Smart Grid Technology
Carmel, Ind. — As part of a national effort to modernize the grid, MISO and its members have achieved a major milestone in their three-year smart grid program to install sophisticated electronic measurement devices known as synchrophasors across the region, completing the integration of 44 such devices at strategic points along the regional transmission...(more)
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April 27, 2011
Leesburg Electric Saves $2.5 Million from Energy Conservation and Strategic Partnerships with Local Businesses
During a sweltering hot afternoon on Wednesday, April 20, emergency generators across Leesburg stirred awake in a unified effort to control energy costs for the city and partnering businesses.An emergency generator on Meadow Street provides backup power to Leesburg City Hall.The carefully choreographed event lasted only two to three hours. But if timed...(more)
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April 26, 2011
Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades
April 26, 2011 The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned “smart” electricity grid a reality. The two documents address the need for wireless communications among grid-connected devices as well as the ability to upgrade...(more)
