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Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:56
Con Edison is expanding its hourly pricing plan in New York City to include hundreds of additional buildings. The program, called mandatory hourly pricing, was introduced in 200 to only the largest of the city’s buildings. By in May 2011, any building that consumes up to 500 kilowatts a month will be eligible. In general, that includes buildings at least eight stories tall. Building owners that want to participate are required to pay $100 for ConEd to install a smart meter.
Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:26
Echelon announced on March 10 that it had shipped two million of its Networked Energy Services (NES) smart meters. Danish utility SEAS-NVE pushed Echelon over the milestone with its order for 390,000 smart meters as part of the biggest smart grid project in Denmark.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:51
A new study by Penton Research and T&D World investigated perceptions surrounding deployment of the nation’s smart grid. Commissioned by S&C Electric Company, the study also focused on the outlook of managers, engineers and consultants in the electric utility industry.
Read more: New Study Unveils Industry Perspective on Smart Grid Deployment
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 07:55
eMeter, a leading provider of smart energy services, was recently named “Best Pricing and Demand Response Program” for its pilot project it designed and managed with Pepco. The program, called PowerCentsDC, was singled out as the best by the Association for Energy Service Professionals (AESP), a non-profit association dedicated to improving the delivery and implementation of energy efficiency, energy management, and distributed renewable resources.
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 11:01
Smart meters have the potential to both lower electrical costs for consumers around the world and promote emerging M2M applications for the corporate world. But at last week’s RSA Security Conference is San Francisco, a panel of experts also outlined some key areas of vulnerability for IP-based smart grids.
