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DOE Announces Efforts to Strengthen U.S. Electric Transmission Networks
Dec 28th
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on Dec. 18 award selections for $60 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support transmission planning for the country’s three interconnection transmission networks. The six awards will promote collaborative long-term analysis and planning for the Eastern, Western and Texas electricity interconnections, which will help states, utilities, grid operators, and others prepare for future growth in energy demand, renewable energy sources, and Smart Grid technologies. This represents the first-ever effort to take a collaborative, comprehensive look across each of the three transmission interconnections. Secretary Chu also announced that he …
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Loading ...Smart Grid Market to Peak at $35B in 2013
Dec 28th
December 28, 2009
Revenue from smart grid applications is expected to reach a short-term peak of about $35 billion in 2013, according to a new report from Pike Research.
At about $10 billion in 2009, the smart grid market should be worth about $18 billion in 2010 and rise steadily until 2013, according to the report “Smart Grid Technologies.”
Pike Research puts cumulative global spending on the smart grid from 2008 to 2015 at $200 billion.
Pike Research’s predictions are more conservative than those from Zpryme, which suggests that the U.S. market alone will be worth more than $42 billion by 2014.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Duke Energy: Envision Smart Energy
Dec 26th
This is an EXCELLENT introduction to the “Smart Grid” for non-engineers.
YouTube - Duke Energy: Envision Smart Energy.
What does a smart grid enabled future look like? And what does it mean for customers? In this video, Duke Energy offers a look. It was shot on location at the company’s Envision Center near Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Keith: Keith Flippen Mom: Stephanie Brumer Dad: Michael Schneider Son: Tanner Eck Daughter: Sydney Kline Townspeople: Carla Belcher, John Blanco, Liz Bolger, Ashley Bravo, Denise Cox, Jeff Dawn, Matthew Gallagher, Grace Hehman, Crystal Johnson, Carl Jones, Lovell Knight, Jana Lewis, Yolanda Lewis, Olivia Reblando, Julia Scholle
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Smart Grid: Smart Grid News – Grid Modernization and the Smart Grid
Dec 24th
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