smart metering
BC Hydro plans to buy about two million new electricity meters from Itron over the next two years as part of its Smart Metering Program. According to the utility, the program will keep electricity rates lower than they would have otherwise been in British Columbia. It is expected to generate
petroleum
When we talk about using smart technology to improve efficiency, we tend to focus on things like renewables, programmable thermostats and plug-in vehicles rather than oil production. But the reality is that oil isn’t going out of our lives anytime soon (not without inflicting some serious pain on society,
smart buildings
The US General Services Administration (GSA) has chosen diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation to design and furnish new systems to replace power distribution, power control and electrical metering equipment. The work is part of the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Modernisation Project in Portland, Oregon. The initial contract of $600,
electric vehicles
TXU Energy customers now have access to a new charging station for electric vehicles (EVs): the first eVgo network charging location in the Dallas area. Residential electricity customers who drive EVs can now charge their cars, both at home and through eVgo Freedom Stations like the new one in North
Smart Grid
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that implementing a fully functional smart grid across the US could cost between $338 billion and $476 billion. However, the resulting benefits — in the neighbourhood of $1.3 trillion to $2 trillion — would far outweigh the expense. The estimate reflects new technologies related
smart meters
SmartSynch Inc will provide City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri, with a complete smart metering solution for participating commercial and industrial customers on its system. The solution will include smart meters, as well as a communications platform and head-end system. Later this spring, City Utilities will begin deploying SmartSynch’s IP-enabled
Energy
For all the growing recognition about the need for a smart grid, “smart” — ultimately — shouldn’t be our primary goal. “Lean” is what we really have to aim for. Think about it: a smart, efficient grid could, in theory, support an ever-expanding consumer base with rising energy demands. Eliminating waste
smart meters
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) has selected energy management software company OPOWER to help with its coming smart meter rollout. BGE will deploy OPOWER’s Advanced Customer Engagement (ACE) platform with the goal of eventually reaching 1.2 million residential and small-business customers through an array of communication channels.
Smart Grid
The Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), in collaboration with KEMA, plan to start new research on our future energy network. The research effort will focus on automatic optimisation of the capacity planning of the electricity network. Results are relevant to policy
Smart Grid
Ten rural electric cooperatives and utilities in the US have been awarded funding to build or expand transmission and distribution lines and provide smart-grid technology to benefit nearly 20,000 rural consumers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced loans totaling $376 million, including nearly $14 million in smart-grid technology. The funds
photovoltaics
As part of the SunShot Initiative, US Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has announced the selection of up to $112.5 million over five years for funding to support the development of advanced solar photovoltaic (PV)-related manufacturing processes throughout the United States. The DOE’s SunShot Advanced
batteries
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), industry and academia are teaming to give batteries from electric drive vehicles (EV) a “second life.” The NREL’s partner in the project is an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE). Possible secondary
