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Call for more dialogue to advance Africa's power infrastructure

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GE, Toshiba form joint venture for combined cycle projects

Toshiba and GE have cooperated in gas turbine combined-cycle power generation systems since 1982

Alstom to equip Dong Nai 5 hydropower project in Vietnam

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Despite smog, China is making progress cleaning up polluted cities

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AEP names Oliver G. Richard to board of directors

Oliver G. "Rick" Richard III, former chairman, president and CEO of Columbia Energy Group, has been elected to the American Electric Powe...

Construction proceeds at China's Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

The two EPR reactors currently under construction in Taishan are benefiting from the lessons learned at EPR reactor sites in Finland and France

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ComEd opens new training center in Rockford

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Survalent commissions SCADA for People's Electric Cooperative in Oklahoma

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Toronto Hydro introduces urban community energy storage project

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AEP names Oliver G. Richard to board of directors

Oliver G. "Rick" Richard III, former chairman, president and CEO of Columbia Energy Group, has been elected to the American Electric Powe...

James A. Kelly joins GRIDiant advisory board

GRIDiant Corp. will exhibit its advanced grid management software applications at DistribuTECH 2013, January 29-31 in San Diego, in Booth 3042

Call for more dialogue to advance Africa's power infrastructure

Africa is a market of untapped opportunities with demand for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure and equipment set to increase ...

Landis+Gyr chosen for India metering project

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. chose Landis+Gyr to provide more than 1.5 million digital electricity meters for their moderniza...

Itron, Tantalus to deploy AMI system in Guyana

Guyana Power and Light first international utility to use Tantalus, Itron joint offering

James A. Kelly joins GRIDiant advisory board

GRIDiant Corp. will exhibit its advanced grid management software applications at DistribuTECH 2013, January 29-31 in San Diego, in Booth 3042

Study: Co-op utilities to spend $4.1 billion on smart grid through 2017

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Americans could save $585 million yearly with energy efficient products

The global energy efficiency market totaled a hefty $595.45 billion in 2012

PPL names U.K. energy executive to its board of directors

Philip G. Cox, who has served as CEO of International Power since 2003, will join the PPL board after retiring from International Power in March

Constellation builds solar energy system for Portland General Electric

In return, PGE purchases and receives all of the electricity generated by the solar panels at a fixed rate from Constellation under a 25-year solar...

TEP customers can manage energy use, reduce bills with new pilot program

While customers pay nothing to participate, they may find the personalized information helpful in reducing their monthly electric bills

GE, Toshiba form joint venture for combined cycle projects

Toshiba and GE have cooperated in gas turbine combined-cycle power generation systems since 1982

Furnas is host utility for HydroVision Brasil, DistribuTECH Brasil, POWER-GEN Brasil

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Duke Energy, Xtreme Power equip Notrees wind farm with energy storage

The 36 MW battery storage system is capable of deploying fast-acting reserves to support ERCOT grid reliability

Call for more dialogue to advance Africa's power infrastructure

Africa is a market of untapped opportunities with demand for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure and equipment set to increase ...

Constellation builds solar energy system for Portland General Electric

In return, PGE purchases and receives all of the electricity generated by the solar panels at a fixed rate from Constellation under a 25-year solar...

Solar energy array built at California State Prison

The Lancaster facility is one of five state prisons in Southern California that has added a combined 23 MW of renewable power in 2012

Portugal switches on 520 MW hydropower plant

Inauguration of Alqueva II Hydro plant, in Portugal powered by Alstom

Framingham, Massachusetts signs energy efficiency contract with Ameresco

Agreement with Framingham-based Ameresco Inc. could save town hundreds of thousands in energy costs

Alstom to equip Dong Nai 5 hydropower project in Vietnam

The turbines and generators will be manufactured at Alstom's hydropower industrial facility in China

TEP customers can manage energy use, reduce bills with new pilot program

While customers pay nothing to participate, they may find the personalized information helpful in reducing their monthly electric bills

Framingham, Massachusetts signs energy efficiency contract with Ameresco

Agreement with Framingham-based Ameresco Inc. could save town hundreds of thousands in energy costs

Hitachi, Tendril partner on smart energy applications

Companies will present combined solutions at DistribuTECH 2013 in San Diego

Survalent commissions SCADA system for Santee Electric Cooperative

Santee Electric Cooperative (SEC) was formed in the late 1930's and is a not-for-profit electric cooperative

Duke Energy, EnerNOC, Silver Spring Networks join ADS

ADS is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on development and exchange of information among policymakers, utilities, ...

Ameresco to boost energy efficiency for school district in Washington State

The cost to the district of the project will be reduced by a $1 million energy savings grant from the office of the superintendent of public instru...

TEP customers can manage energy use, reduce bills with new pilot program

While customers pay nothing to participate, they may find the personalized information helpful in reducing their monthly electric bills

ComEd opens new training center in Rockford

ComEd's $8 million site fosters job creation, will train hundreds of utility workers each year as part of grid modernization law

Survalent commissions SCADA system for Santee Electric Cooperative

Santee Electric Cooperative (SEC) was formed in the late 1930's and is a not-for-profit electric cooperative

TIO to offer bill payment services for Gulf Power customers

Gulf Power customers in the Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach areas now have the option to pay their bills in real time using self-service kiosks at ...

Silver Spring Networks, OG&E partner on demand response

Silver Spring Networks is extending its relationship with Oklahoma Gas & Electric as the company continues to promote the program throughout it...

EEI honors hurricane-hit utilities for their service during storm season

The Edison Electric Institute honored more than a dozen utilities whose service area fell in the path of destructive weather during 2012's storm se...

Call for more dialogue to advance Africa's power infrastructure

Africa is a market of untapped opportunities with demand for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure and equipment set to increase ...

Con Edison submits plans to protect customers, grid from storm damage

The company provided the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) with details on long-term projects

Itron, ClipperCreek deliver electric vehicle charging stations to TVA

With these charging stations, TVA can charge utility service vehicles while accurately measuring energy used

ComEd opens new training center in Rockford

ComEd's $8 million site fosters job creation, will train hundreds of utility workers each year as part of grid modernization law

Survalent commissions SCADA for People's Electric Cooperative in Oklahoma

The new system features Survalent's open-architecture system based on Windows Server 2008

Itron, Tantalus to deploy AMI system in Guyana

Guyana Power and Light first international utility to use Tantalus, Itron joint offering

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