Tag Archives: Utilities
Florida’s distributed energy industry faces risk of another shut-out as utilities plan for huge windfall.
By Staff | 2011-03-28 00:23:00.0 Tallahassee, FL Entering into the 4th week of legislative session, the Florida Senate and House Energy Committees have released their Proposed Committee Bills (PCBs), which in their current form give unprecedented control and freedom to investor owned utility (IOU) companies to build, own and operate renewable energy facilities at the … Continue reading
Leading US Utilities and Operators Commit to Wind Energy Post Warranty O&M Meeting
Wind Energy Update’s 3rd annual O&M Summit in Dallas this month is on track for over 250 participants as more continue to join the show daily.With a huge quantity of wind turbines that were erected in the last 2 to 10 years now reaching the end of their warranty agreements, the need to source O&M … Continue reading
Will Distributed Solar Drive Utilities into Bankruptcy?
Mr. Tirpak outlined the following parallels:Both had long been considered to be sure-fire businesses with dependable income.Both took advantage of the seemingly dependable income to load up on debt.Both face disruption from a disruptive technology (the Internet, and distributed generation and efficiency) with the potential to undermine their businesses.What Happened to the NewspapersNewspapers have not … Continue reading
Putting Our Utilities on an Energy Diet
We are only 13% energy efficient in this country, which means we are blasting energy towards our needs in such a way that 87% streams right by us. Obviously, we need energy to create systems that ensure our quality of life. But in order to create an infrastructure for the 21st century, we cannot be … Continue reading
Analysis Shows Aclara Online Energy Audits Critical to Energy-Saving Behavior by Customers of PPL Electric Utilities
KACO to produce blueplanet inverters in North America KACO new energy, the world’s second largest inverter manufacturer – with over 2GW of PV inverters in the field to date – will begin full-scale production of the blueplanet inverter line in London, Ontario, Canada. Read more on Renewable Energy World The Expensive Dream Of Clean Energy … Continue reading
Utilities look inside the home to fuel the grid
by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 4 comments Share WASHINGTON–As utilities seek out future energy sources on the grid, tapping thousands of home water heaters is becoming an increasingly attractive choice over building new power plants. Efficiency, long considered the cheapest way to meet energy demand, is becoming one of the most important … Continue reading
Utilities try to get smarter about selling smart grid
by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 11 comments Share WASHINGTON–It’s probably not news to their customers, but utility company executives are now realizing that they’re not great at marketing. For years, the smart grid has been touted by policymakers, tech companies, and utilities as a way to make the grid more reliable, efficient, … Continue reading
Geothermal Energy Association Workshop to address Utilities, Co-ops and Public Power
Las Vegas, NVOn July 22, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will explore the future of utility-scale geothermal power at an industry conference held in Las Vegas. With geothermal production expanding to 15 states, many new utilities, coops and public utility districts are considering geothermal for the first time. This session brings together utilities, coops, and … Continue reading
WEBINAR: Social Networks Compliance for Energy and Utilities Organizations
By Hans LewisTMCnet ContributorReal-time communications has always been very vital in the energy industry. In the energy sector, real-time communications capabilities are vitally important in the context of energy trading, near real time monitoring of energy demand for smart grid applications and in the management of energy-producing and transmission facilities. However, much of the growth … Continue reading
Hitachi EPON/DePON System Accepted by USDA Rural Utilities Service
By Rajani Baburajan, TMCnet Contributor Hitachi Communication Technologies America, a provider of EPON, DePON, MW-PON, and RFoG equipment, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service or “RUS” has accepted Hitachi’s (News – Alert) Salira DePON product family for use on projects funded by the Rural Telecom Infrastructure and by the Broadband Loan and Loan … Continue reading