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4Sep/100

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Cisco buying Arch Rock . . . Silver Spring details plans to for BGE . . . Wisconsin firm fills 2 director slots . . . Colorado utility picks Ecologic . . . Leventhal leading Recurve Technology . . . Research estimates need for MDM software . . . Pike report looks at long-lasting storage

4Sep/100

Hawaii PUC approves ‘transformational change from traditional ratemaking’

The Hawaii PUC this week approved a decoupling mechanism for the three Hawaiian Electric Cos, meaning the utilities will no longer have to rely on profits linked directly to the sale of power to cover their fixed costs, the PUC order said

4Sep/100

PG&E, California PUC called out for poor customer service

Problems with PG&E's smart meter deployment that led to angry consumer complaints over high bills, a lawsuit and calls for an installation moratorium from several California cities stemmed not from faulty meters but from customer-service failures

2Sep/100

8 stories in 3 minutes

GE helps Turkey connect to Europe's grid . . . Australian firm records big DR effect in Perth . . . Nissan, Hawaii team up on EV charging . . . Plan set for EV station in Rhode Island . . . Utility running solar pilot in Chicago . . . Desmond joins ICE Energy . . . UISOL executive joins NAESB

2Sep/100

Cisco, Itron commit to one another, open standards

Cisco and Itron will together deliver products based on IPv6 -- the latest version of the Internet Protocol -- and on other open

2Sep/100

Viridity to work on turning trains, trolleys into energy producers

Viridity Energy won $900,000 from the 2010 Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority grant program for a pilot project

2Sep/100

Cirro, Vedero prepare for huge growth in Texas DR

Team's automated systems to serve big buildings first: Cirro Energy Services and Vedero Software are teaming up to offer automated DR products to commercial buildings in

2Sep/100

At Boulder hearing, some call Smart Grid City an R&D project

Opponents of a plan to let Xcel recover the $44.5 million it spent on its Smart Grid City pilot cross-examined two of the

2Sep/100

NIST’s cyber security guidelines detail 189 requirements

New NIST cyber security guidelines scheduled to be released today provide a high-level view for securing the smart grid

1Sep/100

Groups set to testify on behalf of Xcel as hearings start today

Two groups agreed Friday that Xcel should retain $42.1 million in costs it is already recovering from Colorado consumers for