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Smart Grid Observer News
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PSE&G Gains Approval to Fast Track Grid Modernization Efforts
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities this week approved a settlement that will enable PSE&G to make investments that will provide the enhanced reliability customers now need and help New Jersey achieve its clean energy goals. With the ...
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Enel X Way Selected by Florida Power & Light to Provide Utility Customers Smart EV Chargers
This week (June 28), Enel X Way announced the company has been selected by Florida Power & Light (FPL) to support the FPL EVolution Home program. Through the program, FPL utility customers can receive an Enel X Way ...
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DOE Report Finds Energy Jobs Grew Faster Than Overall U.S. Employment in 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy this week released the 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a comprehensive study designed to track and understand employment trends across the energy sector and within key energy technologies. The report ...
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Georgia Power Seeks to Invest Nearly $7 billion in Transmission, Distribution Over Next Three Years
Georgia Power this week filed a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) that would enable the company to continue making investments in strengthening and further securing the electric grid, transforming its power generation to ...
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LG&E and KU Request Proposals for Generation as They Look Toward a Clean Energy Future
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company this week issued a request for proposals for generation to serve the utilities' more than 1.3 million customers across Kentucky and a small portion of Virginia. The request, ...
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mPrest Selected as DERMS Provider for Richmond Advanced Energy Community Project
mPrest, a leading developer and provider of distributed asset orchestration and optimization software for the energy market, this week announced its mDERMS platform will be used by energy provider MCE in the Richmond Advanced ...
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EV Connect Acquired by Schneider Electric
EV Connect, Inc., an electric vehicle charging solution provider, announced this week that it has been acquired by Schneider Electric, a leader in energy management and automation. With a strong foundation in sustainability and eMobility, ...
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ChargeLab Announces EV Charging API Developer Program
This week ChargeLab announced the launch of its public API for electric vehicle charger management and Developer Program to fast-track adoption of the API. Through this new Developer Program, third-party developers can control EV chargers and ...
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ComEd Launches Three New Studies to Help Design the Power Grid to Support State's Clean Energy Goals
ComEd this week (June 20) announced it has launched three new studies to better understand the technical and community challenges and opportunities presented by the clean energy transition envisioned by the newly enacted Climate and Equitable Jobs ...
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Black & Veatch to Support Development of Mercury Renewables' First-of-a-Kind Green Hydrogen Plant
A first-of-a-kind green hydrogen generation plant - on the border of Counties Mayo and Sligo, Ireland - has been announced by Mercury Renewables. To advance the project Mercury is drawing upon the hydrogen and renewable energy expertise of global ...
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DOE Announces Breakthrough in Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently (June 17) announced that American heat pump manufacturer Lennox International became the first partner in DOE's Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge to develop a ...
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Avista's Clean Energy Implementation Plan approved by WUTC
Avista Utilities, an operating division of Avista Corp., filed its first Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) in October 2021. Recently (June 16), the plan was approved by ...
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PG&E Turns on Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings Across All High Fire-Risk Areas
Pacific Gas and Electric Company said this week (June 16) that its Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) now protect approximately 3 million people, or more than 1 million customers, who live in high fire-risk areas within the company's service ...
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Recurrent Energy Acquires 400 MWh of Standalone Storage Projects in Development in ERCOT
Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., this week announced the acquisition of two standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, which are in the South Load Zone of the ...
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DOE Releases Strategy for Building Cyber-Resilient Energy Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (June 15) released the congressionally-directed National Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) Strategy to provide a framework for enhancing engineering training, tools, and practices to build resilient ...
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Potomac Edison Offering Utility-Owned Chargers for Multifamily Properties
Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is now offering a limited number of utility-owned electric vehicle charging stations with no-cost for installation at multifamily properties in its Maryland service area. The company ...
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New IREC Paper Identifies Emerging Best Practices for Electric Vehicle Charger Interconnection
A new paper from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) offers recommended best practices to streamline the process of interconnecting electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to the grid. Paving the Way: Emerging Best Practices for ...
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CPUC Issues Research Study on Heat Pump Market
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a study of the State's heat pump market to track the progress of programs and measure their future market effects. Heat pump systems provide hot water, heating and cooling using energy ...
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EDF Renewables North America to Awarded 1 Gigawatt of Solar + Storage Projects in New York
EDF Renewables North America this week announced three solar projects were awarded long-term contracts by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of the 2021 solicitation for large-scale renewable ...
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Utility/DOE Data Indicates Sophisticated Hackers Have Compromised US Electric Control Centers
Either the utility industry’s key data on grid reliability can’t be trusted or the grid is MUCH more insecure, and possibly compromised, than the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) or the North American ...