In March 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Order No. 745, ruled that demand response, in other words paying for reducing power demand, must be compensated at the same rate as power generation, […]
A new survey of Californians’ attitudes on the environment has been released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). Renewable energy California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy requires that one-third of the state’s electricity […]
Estimates of the transmission buildout required in the US to bring renewable electric power to market have ranged from 19,000 to 50,000 miles of new transmission lines. The Brattle Group has estimated the total investment […]
The Government of Australia has released drafts of bills which will set up Australia’s carbon pricing plan for public comment. The Clean Energy Legislative Package includes: Clean Energy Bill 2011 (which sets up the carbon […]
Next Wednesday August 3rd together with Energy Central we are presenting a webcast on Model-based design for the electric power industry: defining a more intelligent process for substation and electric distribution design. […]
Six standards have been approved for the Catalog of Standards, a guide for all involved with Smart Grid-related technology. The six standards were apporved by the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), which was set up […]
Smart grid means different things to different utilities in different geographies. In many parts of North America, the UK and Denmark, for example, the emphasis has been and continues to be on smart meters and […]
Brazil has become the economic powerhouse of South America. Over the next few years Brazil will be getting even more international attention because Brazil will be hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the […]