Insights from our Editorial Team
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Aug 05, 2010 |
A federal stimulus grant will enable 20 rural coops to experiment with distribution efficiencies and dynamic pricing, smart meters and programmable thermostats. Coops have performed load control for years, but how will their members take to active energy management? The Cooperative Research Network, an arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, aims to find out.
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Aug 04, 2010 |
Integrating renewable energy into the grid means addressing its unique characteristics, which is easier said than done. Researchers are addressing that issue, as well as seeking to optimize existing transmission lines to increase system capacity.
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Aug 03, 2010 |
Research is tackling the siting of new transmission lines, making the transmission more flexible and boosting the capacity of existing lines. One researcher describes how complexity, instability and the integration of renewable energy create challenges, and the effort to overcome them.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
The move to the smart grid results in a paradigm shift regarding metering data. Smart meters open floodgates of data that requires new processes.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
Iraq is struggling to upgrade its electrical grid, as it emerges from war. The United States is struggling too, for similar and disparate reasons.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
Today, Intelligent Utility magazine released its annual list of the Top 25 intelligent utilities in the United States. SDG&E dominated the top position for the second year in a row, with some interesting movement among the other 24 spots.
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Jul 30, 2010 |
Readers were in a skeptical mood last week on load-shifting in Chicago's commercial office space and on the financial viability of energy storage. We listened to their concerns. Now it's your turn to comment.
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Jul 29, 2010 |
A new survey, and survey method, offers utilities and policymakers a means to assess the adoption of electric vehicles. And exactly how they make impact the grid and the business.
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Jul 28, 2010 |
The Korean Smart Grid Association and large Korean industrial and power companies will assist Chicago in a first-ever commercial smart grid project. Chicago's commercial landlords seek to cut costs and gain revenue. The Koreans are looking to export technology.
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Jul 26, 2010 |
Grid storage is back in Congress, thanks to the efforts of three U.S. senators who are mighty tired of “wait and see.” We talk to one industry veteran about STORAGE 2010.
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