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Sentient Energy Partners With Top Tier Utility To Test Underground Grid Sensors
Sentient Energy, Inc., a leading provider of advanced grid monitoring and analytics for electric utilities, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Exelon’s utility companies to help develop and test its new UM3+ intelligent line monitor designed for underground deployment. “Sentient has been developing the UM3+ for nearly three years. Working with Exelon provides the ...
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Aclara to Acquire a Majority Interest in General Electric Philippines Meter & Instrument Company
Aclara has acquired GE's majority equity position in General Electric Philippines Meter & Instrument Co., Inc. (GEPMICI), the market leader for electric meters in the Philippines. GEPMICI is a joint venture between GE and Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest electric distribution company in the Philippines. As a result of the acquisition, Aclara will own a majority equity position ...
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Sentient Energy Unveils Ubiquitous Grid Monitoring And Analytics System
Sentient Energy recently (2/6) unveiled the first ubiquitous distribution grid monitoring and analytics system for grid reliability and safety. The Sentient Energy Grid Analytics System couples the Ample Analytics Suite with intelligent sensors that can be deployed anywhere on the distribution grid. The system continuously measures a wide variety of parameters that can pinpoint the location and ...
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NV Energy Announces New Smart Grid Sensor Initiative
NV Energy has announced a new reliability improvement program that utilizes sophisticated sensing technology comprising smart grid sensors and software to monitor remote substations and distribution power lines throughout Nevada. The aim of the project is to provide greater reliability of the electric supply for NV Energy's customers as well as millions of tourists. b The new grid-monitoring ...
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Sensus Stratus IQ Expands Possibilities, Delivers More Data for Electricity Providers
Electricity providers focus on reliability of service, fair price and safe energy delivery—and according to Sensus, a Xylem brand, the new Stratus IQ™ residential electricity meter can help them deliver on all fronts. Designed to enhance distribution system management, Stratus IQ is the first meter in the industry to have four data streams from a single, smart device. With the ...
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USDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure Improvements in 10 States
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe recently (8/9) announced that USDA is investing $181 million to upgrade rural electric systems in 10 states. The funding includes $7.7 million to finance smart grid technologies that improve system operations and monitor grid security."For more than eight decades, USDA has been a strong partner to rural communities in ...
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New NYPA Application Monitors Grid Stress and Detects Power Outages in Real Time
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), along with partners in a U.S. Department of Energy-funded project, developed a monitoring and analytics application that uses phasor measurements unit (PMU) data streams to provide a real time assessment of the state's electric grid stress and forward intelligence about impending problems to system operators.The DOE funded the $1.2 million collaborative ...
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IEEFA Update: Renewables Surpass Coal in U.S. Power Generation Throughout the Month of April 2020
by Seth Feaster (swfeaster@ieefa.org), IEEFA data analyst In a first for any month, renewables generated more electricity than coal on every day in April, new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows. This impressive stretch actually began on March 25, when utility-scale solar, wind and hydropower collectively produced more than coal-fired generation, and has continued ...
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AEP affiliate to expand West Virginia grid
Parts of West Virginia will see new power lines and substations under a $75 million grid expansion project. The Clendenin-Walton Area Improvements Project includes about 25 miles of new transmission line, three new substations, and upgrades to other transmission facilities. The project, expected to start in 2017 and be completed by mid-2019, will improve local reliability in Kanawha and Roane ...
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Eaton Services and Solutions Help Utility Customers Modernize Distributed Automation Systems to Support Reliable, Secure Power
Power management company Eaton is showcasing its expertise in helping utility customers modernize communications infrastructure to enhance system reliability, grid security, and productivity. With world-class expertise and manufacturing capabilities, Eaton is delivering turnkey distribution automation solutions that can incorporate legacy and new equipment to provide a highly cost-effective ...
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3M Invests in Smart Energy Instruments
3M New Ventures – the corporate venture arm of 3M – announced an equity stake in Toronto-based Smart Energy Instruments (SEI), a move that will further accelerate SEI’s efforts in developing electronic chipsets with high-precision, real-time monitoring capabilities for smart grids, as well as give 3M a bigger presence in the energy sector. The investment from 3M New Ventures ...
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FirstEnergy`s Ohio Utilities File Proposal to Modernize Electric System and Prepare for Smart Technologies
FirstEnergy Corp.'s Ohio utilities filed a plan at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) aimed at reducing the frequency and duration of power outages by redesigning and modernizing portions of their distribution system. The plan outlines a three-year, $450 million investment in projects that will create a stronger distribution system serving customers of Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric ...
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Battelle, Gridquant Collaboration Will Enhance Reliability and Security of the Electric Grid
Battelle has signed an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with the specialty grid management company Gridquant, bringing breakthrough modeling and analysis technologies to the electricity transmission market. The agreement makes Battelle the exclusive provider of consulting services in the United States and Canada and enables Battelle to help grid operators accurately visualize and ...
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Endurance Testing of the Sea-Lix POGMO and the Hydrospin SWING
Sea-Lix have recently concluded a test program including endurance testing of the Sea-Lix POGMO and the Hydrospin SWING (www.h-spin.com) turbine units, both platforms for power harvesting for monitoring and communication in water distribution systems. More than 7000 hours of operations were monitored over a range of flow rates and pressures. Both units performed as expected demonstrating their ...
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New Method Monitors Grid Stability with Hydropower Project Signals
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power. Hydropower is a renewable energy source directly connected to the grid, ...
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GRID20/20 and DVI Deliver Grid Optimization for Canada
GRID20/20®, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring provider and Dominion Voltage, Inc. (DVI), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and leader in Volt/VAR optimization "VVO" solutions, have teamed up to address the growing energy efficiency needs throughout Canada.“We see an exciting future emerging throughout Canada. Following our successful Ontario Ministry of Energy Smart Grid ...
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SMA Increases Performance of Decentralized Commercial PV Plants with New Three-Phase, Transformerless Inverter
SMA has released its best-selling inverter to the North American solar market. The Sunny Tripower TL-US is a three-phase, transformerless inverter featuring unmatched design flexibility, high efficiency and enhanced safety, making it the ideal solution for decentralized commercial photovoltaic plants. It is available in 12, 15, 20 and 24 kilowatt models. “With the Sunny Tripower TL-US, SMA ...
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USDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure and Smart Grid Improvements in 13 States
Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley recenty (4/8) announced that USDA is investing $485 million to upgrade rural electric systems and reduce energy costs. The funding includes nearly $7.1 million for smart grid technologies that improve system operations and monitor grid security."Under the leadership of Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is a proud partner to ...
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National Grid Expands Volt/VAR Optimization (VVO) Deployment with Utilidata
Utilidata, Inc., recently (1/31) announced National Grid is extending its real-time Volt/VAR Optimization (VVO) solution to the utility's customers in Massachusetts. This builds upon successful results from National Grid's deployments of Utilidata software in Rhode Island and New York.Utilidata's relationship with National Grid began in 2013, with a smart grid pilot that delivered the company's ...
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A Global Energy GameChanger
The race to renewables is picking up steam. More than 180 companies have signed the Climate Group’s RE100 pledge to source 100% of their energy from renewable sources by 2050. Notably, Bloomberg New Energy Finance says, these companies would require a collective $94 billion to succeed. Meanwhile, according to the Sierra Club, 122 U.S. cities have set 100% renewables goals. Of them 96 are due by ...
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