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Alstom announces smart grid business initiatives at DistribuTech 2015

Alstom announces smart grid business initiatives at DistribuTech 2015 Latest Demand Response Management System (DRMS) released at Nevada Energy- Alstom recently released its latest Demand Response Management System (DRMS) to NV Energy to provide new, advanced functions for the utility’s Demand Response (DR) programs. NV Energy is a large investor-owned utility based in Las Vegas, … Continue reading Alstom announces smart grid business initiatives at DistribuTech 2015

DistribuTECH 2015 Features SilverLink Sensor Network Demonstration to Unlock Smart Grid Big Data

DistribuTECH 2015 Features SilverLink Sensor Network Demonstration to Unlock Smart Grid Big Data Today at DistribuTECH, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. showcased how the ground-breaking SilverLinkTM Sensor Network is helping unlock smart grid big data to enable utilities of the future, including new engagements with industry pioneers Florida Power & Light, The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited … Continue reading DistribuTECH 2015 Features SilverLink Sensor Network Demonstration to Unlock Smart Grid Big Data

FERC Accepts Integration of Demand Response Into ISO-NE Market, Despite Uncertain Fate Of Order No. 745

FERC Accepts Integration of Demand Response Into ISO-NE Market, Despite Uncertain Fate Of Order No. 745 On January 9, 2015, FERC accepted proposed modifications to the ISO New England Inc. (“ISO-NE”) Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff (“Tariff”) designed to fully integrate demand response into ISO-NE’s wholesale energy and reserve markets. The Commission’s action comes several … Continue reading FERC Accepts Integration of Demand Response Into ISO-NE Market, Despite Uncertain Fate Of Order No. 745

FERC Enforcement – What To Expect In 2015

FERC Enforcement – What To Expect In 2015 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) recently released its annual report on enforcement activities for 2014. As is typical, Enforcement identified its primary concerns as detecting and deterring fraud and manipulation in its markets and ensuring the safety and reliability of the grid. … Continue reading FERC Enforcement – What To Expect In 2015

Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies

Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies President Obama’s budget proposal for 2016 asks Congress for $4 trillion, including about $48 billion in tax incentives over the next decade for various green energy programs. “In order to secure America’s energy future and protect our children from the impacts of climate change, the … Continue reading Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies

A $48 Billion Opportunity for U.S. Electric Customers

A $48 Billion Opportunity for U.S. Electric Customers Why are U.S. electric utilities facing $48 billion in revenue losses? Because their 20th-century business model, built around a centralized, command-and-control electric grid, is increasingly outdated in an age when we can produce power on individual rooftops from ubiquitous sunshine and manage energy individually on ubiquitous smartphones. … Continue reading A $48 Billion Opportunity for U.S. Electric Customers

SPP, MISO Move Ahead on Flowgate Rules

SPP, MISO Move Ahead on Flowgate Rules The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved SPP’s market-to-market coordination rules with MISO, after the two RTOs resolved an earlier dispute over the creation of flowgates (ER13-1864). Read full article at RTO Insider FERC DOCKET ER13-1864-000

PSE&G FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AGENCY AGAINST POWER-GRID OPERATOR

PSE&G FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AGENCY AGAINST POWER-GRID OPERATOR Utility’s beef: PJM is not following own rules deciding who gets to build 18-mile transmission line PSE&G Hope Creek Public Service Electric & Gas is asking a powerful federal agency to order the operator of the nation’s largest power grid to follow its own rules in … Continue reading PSE&G FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AGENCY AGAINST POWER-GRID OPERATOR