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  • March 3, 2011

    PPL Electric Utilities Plans $450 Million in 2011 Capital Investments in its Delivery Systems to Strengthen Aging Infrastructure and Improve Reliability

    PPL Electric Utilities plans more than $450 million in capital investments this year in its transmission and distribution system to improve reliability, strengthen its aging infrastructure, and upgrade facilities in certain areas due to increased demand. The investments also include facilities to serve new customers and technology upgrades to support improved...(more)

  • February 25, 2011

    NRECA Releases “Interoperability and Cyber Security Plan”

    WASHINGTON, DC – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today releases an “Interoperability and Cyber Security Plan” (ICSP) developed by the Cooperative Research Network (CRN) for cooperatives participating in a nation-wide smart grid demonstration project. The ICSP lays out specific steps and a continuous process...(more)

  • February 23, 2011

    City Council Champions Consumer Rights with Passage of the Innovative Smart Grid Customer Bill of Rights

    NAPERVILLE, Ill.— The Naperville City Council reaffirmed its commitment to Naperville utility customers’ privacy, security and right to choices through unanimous passage of the Naperville Smart Grid Initiative Customer Bill of Rights, a revolutionary document receiving national attention for its content. The Customer Bill of Rights ordinance can...(more)

  • February 1, 2011

    Honeywell and CPS Energy Expand Peak Saver Demand Response Program

    MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1, 2011 - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced it received a two-year extension to its contract with CPS Energy, managing installation and support services for the utility's Peak Saver demand response program. The program -- available to residential, multi-family, and small commercial customers in the San Antonio, Texas, area -- helps...(more)

  • January 24, 2011

    DOCUMENT FOR COMMENT: Draft Roadmap to Secure Energy Delivery Systems

    The Energy Sector Control Systems Working Group is seeking comments on the draft document that updates the 2006 “Roadmap to Secure Energy Delivery Systems.” View PDF (PDF 2.3 MB). Comments due 2/11/2011 and can be submitted here. (more)

  • January 24, 2011

    Entergy Offers ‘SmartView’ to Qualified Customers

    New Orleans – Customers of Entergy New Orleans, Inc. will soon receive tools to help reduce their energy usage while saving them money on their electric bills thanks to the work of the utility and the U.S. Department of Energy. Partially funded by a $5 million stimulus federal grant, the test program named SmartView is placing smart meters and other...(more)

  • January 19, 2011

    Naperville Smart Grid Initiative Winning Logo and Tagline Announced

    NAPERVILLE, Ill.— Following a successful contest for aspiring artists and designers to create the smart grid initiative logo, Mayor A. George Pradel enthusiastically announced the winners and unveiled the new design at the January 18 City Council meeting.Council members selected Naperville resident Jim Paradowski’s logo that features the letter N...(more)

  • January 5, 2011

    Major Smart Grid News Announced at Smart Grid LIVE in Fort Collins, Colorado

    On January 5, 2011 the City of Fort Collins, Spirae, the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster and the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office hosted Smart Grid LIVE at the Rocky Mountain Innosphere, 320 E. Vine Dr., Fort Collins to celebrate a number of smart grid related news. This full day event celebrated the kick off of the U.S. Department of Energy’s...(more)

  • January 5, 2011

    Clean Energy Announcements Position Fort Collins at the Heart of Smart Grid Innovation

    Three major announcements and one special action took place at Smart Grid LIVE on January 5, 2011 at the Rocky Mountain Innosphere. A packed house celebrated the beginning of a number of significant advancements in smart grid technology and energy projects in the region.FortZED’s Jumpstart Project Begins Governor Bill Ritter, in his last public...(more)

  • January 5, 2011

    Reliant Energy e-Sense™ Smart Energy Solutions Bring the Power of Smart Grid Technology to Consumers

    HOUSTON – A new world of information about electricity use was unveiled today with the launch of Reliant e-Sense™ smart energy solutions. This innovative suite of new and existing tools, now packaged under the e-Sense™ brand name, gives Reliant Energy customers new insight into their electricity use and the power to make informed decisions...(more)