Smart Electric Newsletter #2

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Featured articles this week:

PG & E Funds $270,000 Peak Demand Energy System to Reduce Power Usage During Periods of Peak Demand

Guadalupe Cooling Company- a large, industrial consumer of electricity - received $270,000 from PG & E to install a Powerit Solutions Energy Director Intellekt system to reduce electricity usage by the company during periods of peak demand.

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EDP to work on InovGrid poject

EDP Distribution (EDPD), as many other utilities, is facing new challenges regarding the liberalization of the European and Iberian electricity markets and regarding the need to introduce more intelligence to manage and control distribution networks with large scale integration of micro-generation and responsive loads.

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IBERDROLA launches an open and non-proprietary telecommunications architecture for future-proof Smart Metering and Smart Grid evolution

IBERDROLA has been working extensively in the definition and testing of a new open, public and non-proprietary telecom architecture to support not only smart metering functionality but also to progress towards the Electricity Networks of the Future. IBERDROLA thus leverages its extensive experience in the use of low and medium voltage networks as a telecommunication media.

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Smart Electric News announces Smart Grid initiatives

Smart Electric News a new Business Intelligence Unit for the Smart Grid industry has announced the first Smart Electric Power Distribution summit. The summit, focussing exclusively on critical success factors for delivering the smart grid of the future take place in Amsterdam (April 21 – 22) and brings together leading figures driving forwards the Smart Grid revolution.

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Enersource Selects SmartGrid Solution from Intergraph and Siemens

Enersource Hydro Mississauga, one of the largest distributors of electricity in Ontario, Canada, has signed with Intergraph to integrate and automate the various assets and functions of its power grid. The new SmartGrid implementation will result in greater efficiency and safety, as well as more reliable power to Enersource customers.

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Energy Expert to Regulators and Utilities: "Just Do It"

To meet future power demand and provide quality, reliable electricity to American homes and businesses, policymakers and state regulators need to change the way electric power utilities do business now, Kurt Yeager, executive director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, said Wednesday.

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Current Expands Smart Grid Solution With Acquisition Of Kreiss Johnson Technologies

CURRENT announced an expansion of its Smart Grid solution with the acquisition of Kreiss Johnson Technologies (KJT), a leading developer of analytic software for electric utilities. KJT’s enterprise software solution uses artificial intelligence and advanced analytic techniques to transform the millions of fault, event, disturbance and other operational data points that utilities have historically been unable to collect or process into actionable intelligence the utility can use to improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric distribution grid.

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OFGEM fines National Grid £41.6m

Energy regulator Ofgem has fined National Grid £41.6 million for a breach of competition law that restricted the development of competition in the domestic gas meter market. The decision demonstrates Ofgem’s commitment to taking action where there is evidence that a company has acted in a way that restricts competition and harms customers.

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