smart grid solution News
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Hubbell to Acquire Aclara Technologies for $1.1 Billion
Hubbell Incorporated on Dec. 26, 2017 announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aclara Technologies LLC, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion in an all-cash transaction. The transaction strengthens and broadens Hubbell Power Systems' competitive position across utility markets. The acquisition will combine the complementary ...
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GE applauds DOE`s planned smart grid stimulus announcement
As a major architect of smart grid solutions around the world, GE applauds the Department of Energy's (DOE) smart grid announcement planned for later today. 'The DOE demonstrates an understanding of the smart grid as an economic and global competitiveness tool for all Americans,' said Luke Clemente, general manager of GE Energy Services’ smart grid business, responding to the DOE’s October 26 ...
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Itron to Provide Nationwide Smart Grid Solution for Jamaica
Itron recently (5/22) announced that it signed a contract with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for a nationwide smart grid deployment. JPS, which serves more than 600,000 customers, will extend its existing Itron Gen 5 network to be able to support up to 670,000 electric meters, which will help the utility improve customer service, drive grid reliability and enable revenue realization. This ...
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Microsite promotes San Francisco office expansion
Black & Veatch is growing rapidly in the San Francisco Bay Area. To accommodate its increasing number of projects and consulting assignments, the company will expand its offices there with a new location in downtown San Francisco. Black & Veatch is spreading the word about the expansion through a new microsite, BV Bay Buzz. The live Web page provides background information on the office ...
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Trilliant Raises $106 Million of Capital - Investor Growth Capital, VantagePoint, ABB, and GE invest in Trilliant
Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced that it has closed financing totaling $106 million from a global syndicate of industry and financial leaders. The financing round was led by two highly-respected financial investors, Investor Growth Capital (the wholly-owned ...
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Smart grid protection & control journal helps utilities begin their smart grid journey
The new Smart Grid edition of the Protection & Control Journal presents utility and protection & control (P&C) professionals with information to develop a framework for the Smart Grid. It presents real, tested business cases and technology solutions that can be implemented by utilities around the world. The articles in the Smart Grid Protection & Control Journal, written by ...
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Bsquare DataV Selected by Global Smart Grid / Smart City Provider
November 4, 2016 -- Bsquare recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with a global supplier of smart grid and smart city solutions to utilize Bsquare DataV Internet of Things (IoT) software to enable a distributed app environment across its smart meter offerings. The one-year subscription agreement, which includes an option to extend for an additional four years for an ...
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Chris hickman joins ice energy
Windsor, Colo.-based Ice Energy, a provider of distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions for optimizing peak energy demand, has appointed Chris Hickman senior vice president of utility solutions. Hickman will be instrumental in leading the sale and delivery of the company's energy storage and smart grid technologies and providing utility companies with cost-effective solutions to ...
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Enel and Rosseti Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Innovative Smart Grid Solutions
Enel S.p.A. and Rosseti, the national operator of energy networks in Russia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in innovative smart grid solutions. The agreement was signed in the framework of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) by Francesco Starace, Enel's CEO and General Manager, and Oleg Budargin, General Director of Rosseti. "This memorandum of ...
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Itron Finalizes Strategic Acquisition of Smart Grid Technology Provider SmartSynch
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of privately held SmartSynch for $100 million. The acquisition strengthens Itron’s cellular communications offering and brings greater choice to utility customers across the spectrum of smart metering deployments. “I’m delighted to complete this ...
By Itron Inc
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Duke Energy collaborates with AWS to Develop Smart Grid Solutions
Duke Energy, one of America's largest energy holding companies, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. are entering into a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility's development of industry-leading grid solutions that will benefit customers and help advance Duke Energy's clean energy transition. As part of this agreement, Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on ...
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Itron and Deutsche Telekom to Offer Expanded Smart Grid Solutions and Services Options
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI), a global technology company that helps utilities measure, manage, and analyze energy and water, and Deutsche Telekom, a world leading integrated telecommunications company, announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on delivering smart metering solutions to target markets in Europe. This agreement brings two leading companies together in the smart ...
By Itron Inc
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Hometown Connections Names Elster Partner of the Year
Hometown Connections today announced that it has named Elster (NYSE: ELT) the 2011 Phillip D. Shaffer Partner of the Year. Elster was selected for its outstanding customer service and the deployments of multiple EnergyAxis® Smart Grid systems at public power utilities across North America. The award was presented at the Hometown Connections Annual Conference, which took place on August 31, ...
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Verisae Partners with Schneider Electric to Provide Demand Response (DR) Offerings
Companies Creating Virtual Power Plants and Implementing Smart Grid Solutions MINNEAPOLIS - Verisae, the global leader in Sustainability Resource Planning (SRP) solutions, today announced their partnership with Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management. The partnership will bring a comprehensive Demand Response (DR) product to commercial and industrial customers across the ...
By Accruent
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Next Stage of £83m Smart Grid Enablers Project Begins
Northern Powergrid has begun the next phase of work on a significant and technically challenging project to modernise and future-proof more than 860 of its substation controllers for the implementation of smart grid solutions and applications. This next phase will see investment of £15 million in the next generation of substation controller to make Smart Substations more of a reality. This ...
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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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Frost & Sullivan Lauds Itron for Its Unique Open-Architecture Smart Grid Solutions
Frost & Sullivan announced today it has recognized Itron, Inc. with the 2011 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership based on the firm's recent analysis of the smart meter market. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has developed high-quality products with innovative features and functionalities that enhance customer value and ...
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Idaho Falls Power Selects Elster for AMI Smart Grid Project
Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Idaho Falls Power (City of Idaho Falls, Idaho) will deploy the Elster EnergyAxis® Smart Grid solution as a key component of its Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. The City of Idaho Falls City Council unanimously voted to select Elster to design its Smart Grid system, which will enable energy conservation for the utility and its customers. ...
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National Grid Selects Itron and Cisco’s Smart Grid Solution for Pilot Program
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today that National Grid, a supplier of electricity to approximately 3.4 million customers in the Northeast, has selected Itron’s smart grid solution which uses Cisco’s multi-application communications network for the utility’s 10,000 meter Smart Grid Pilot Program in Worcester, Mass. This project adds to the ...
By Itron Inc
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LADWP Selects Itron and Cisco Technology for Smart Grid Project
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation’s largest municipal utility, has selected Itron and Cisco technologies for its smart grid demonstration project. The project, supported by U.S. Department of Energy ARRA funding, will provide the city with the ability to evaluate technology and program benefits as part of its ...
By Itron Inc
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