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Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure Calls for Innovation in Electric Grid Infrastructure
American infrastructure is an ever-evolving industry, requiring pioneers to embrace new technology to bolster existing sectors, and usher in improvements needed across the country. The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure laud and encourage the electric energy industry, to embrace new technology as the smart grid continues to progress. Aii is proud to release its latest policy analysis, ...
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Three Smart Grid Technologies to Get Boost in Ameren's Accelerator
More than 300 companies from 49 countries applied for a 12-week St. Louis-based energy incubator program put on by utility Ameren. Three of the six companies tapped are working to make the electricity grid smarter, safer, and more efficient — ResilientGrid, Ryvit, and TouchLight Innovations. One makes a floor tile that produces electricity when people walk or drive on top of it. Another ...
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AEP Ohio Gets Unanimous Support To Expand Smart Grid Across Service Territory
AEP Ohio this week filed a settlement, with unanimous support or agreement not to oppose from all interested parties, for its grid modernization expansion plan with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to bring advanced smart grid technologies including smart meters, customer access to real-time energy usage data, and distribution system reliability enhancements throughout its service ...
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Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company Uses AI to Assess and Repair Distribution Pole Damage
Gas & Electric Company, a subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp., recently announced that it will begin a pilot program using artificial intelligence to help reduce outages caused by equipment failures. As part of its grid enhancement program, OG&E will leverage collaborative AI-powered image recognition technology that enables engineers to complete distribution pole inspections with greater ...
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Honeywell and TEDA Launch China`s First Demand Response Project Under United States-China Smart Grid Cooperative
Honeywell( http://www.honeywell.com.cn ) (NYSE: HON) today signed an agreement with the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) to implement China's first Smart Grid Demand Response project. State Grid Electric Power Research Institute selected Honeywell to develop the project in February. Today's signing also represents the official launch of the Demand Response System Pilot ...
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Honeywell and TEDA Launch China`s First Demand Response Project Under U.S.-China Smart Grid Cooperative
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced an agreement with the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) to implement China's first Smart Grid Demand Response project. State Grid Electric Power Research Institute (SGEPRI) selected Honeywell to develop the project in February. The agreement also represents the official launch of the ...
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AMSC and ComEd Agree to Install Resilient Electric Grid System in Chicago
AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, announced this week that it has entered into an agreement with ComEd, which delivers electricity to more than 4 million customers in northern Illinois, to deploy AMSC’s high temperature superconductor technology which is expected to make the electric grid even more reliable for ComEd customers.The project is ...
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Introduces Bills to Modernize, Protect Nation’s Energy Grid
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, reintroduced four bills on grid modernization, smart buildings, cybersecurity, and workforce development, which will collectively help accelerate our nation’s transition to a cleaner and more diverse energy system. The bills are expected to be incorporated into bipartisan legislation ...
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NYISO Charts Course for an Integrated Grid Distributed Energy Resource Roadmap Released
Continuing its work at the forefront of market design and commitment to making the electric grid smarter, greener and more efficient, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently (2/2) released its Distributed Energy Resource Roadmap. With Distributed Energy Resources (DER) poised to transform New York's wholesale electric system, the Roadmap offers routes to a future where consumers ...
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High-Voltage Transmission Grid Critical to Meeting Electric Vehicle Charging Demands
Key Highlights Analysis of fast-charging needs provides blueprint to ready the grid along major highways Mapping long-term charging demand will avoid duplicate infrastructure investments Interconnecting highway charging sites to high-capacity lines can meet demand Electric vehicle charging needs along Massachusetts and New York highways will require interconnection to high-capacity transmission ...
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Mitsubishi Electric to Acquire Smarter Grid Solutions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today, together with its U.S. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., that it has entered into an agreement to acquire UK-based Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS). SGS is a leading global provider of distributed energy resources (DER) management software for power distribution utilities and DER operators.Electric grid operators throughout the world ...
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Hydro One Invests in Smart Devices as Part of Grid Modernization
On June 28, Hydro One announced it is investing in a smarter, more reliable electricity system by installing smart devices on its system. These devices are intended to help reduce the impact of power outages by an average of approximately 40 per cent in areas where they are deployed. This is part of Hydro One's grid modernization program, which leverages digital technology including smart ...
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New Missouri Law to Accelerate Smarter, More Secure Energy Grid
Electric rates are falling later this summer for Ameren Missouri customers, thanks to a new law updating century-old policies in the state. In addition to a rate cut, estimated at around five percent for Ameren Missouri customers, the legislation also will benefit customers by capping rates and accelerating utility investments to modernize Missouri's electric grid, which benefits customers by ...
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Choosing the right investments: fast, fair, & future value
16 members of the US Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP), including WRI, sent this letter to Congress and the incoming Obama Administration last week. Alcoa ● The Dow Chemical Company ● Duke Energy ● DuPont ● Environmental Defense Fund ● FPL Group, Inc. ● General Electric ● General Motors ● NRG Energy, Inc. ● Pew Center on Global Climate ...
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