Smart Grid - The Energy Future Coalition and the state of Maryland have issued the first report from their Utility 2.0 project on what should be considered in the development of utilities of">

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Smart Grid - It took a while but microgrids have been gaining ground and getting a lot of attention lately. Joule Assets CEO Mike Gordon outlines why microgrids could be the tipping point">

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Business

Smart Grid - Other issues may have eclipsed energy news out of D.C. this week, but there are three developments worth watching: new legislation for a national energy efficiency policy, a House vote">

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Business

Smart Grid - New transformer standards from the Department of Energy toughen up rules for transformers used in buildings but leave mandates for distribution transformers used by utilities largely unchanged. We agree with">

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Smart Grid - Do energy-efficient homes really make a difference? A new study says yes. It tied energy-efficient homes with mortgage default rates and came up with what seems like a common sense">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/End_Use_Efficiency/Your-mortgage-another-reason-to-go-energy-efficient-5661.html

Smart Grid - ">

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Smart Grid - What's the answer to energy poverty in developing nations? An electrical connection alone isn't it, suggests Brian Warshay of Lux Research. Click to see why he says solutions must have">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Global/Electricity-for-the-developing-world-requires-solutions-that-provide-more-than-just-energy-5618.html

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Smart Grid - Utilities today are being asked to do much more, from modernizing the grid and making it more resilient to improving the customer experience and integrating renewables. And to thank them">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Policy_Regulation/When-regulators-attack-PUCs-are-relentlessly-lowering-returns-to-utilities-says-WSJ-5627.html/

Business

Smart Grid - It's a wild ride for renewable portfolio standards across the U.S., where there are efforts under way in some states to crank them up even higher, and moves to roll">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Policy_Regulation/The-renewables-rollercoaster-a-wild-and-scary-ride-in-some-parts-of-the-U-S-5614.html

Business

Smart Grid - By now you've seen countless stories on the energy sector's vulnerability to cyber attack as well as concerns about physical security at substations and the like. So what can you">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Security/Smart-grid-security-We-get-the-problem-so-what-are-the-solutions-5589.html

Smart Grid - What will it take to get more drivers to buy EVs? Available choices have turned out to be a key factor, according to a new survey by the Electric Power">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/End_Use_Electric_Transportation/EV-adoption-How-much-does-choice-matter-5586.html

Smart Grid - That "quiet war" in cyberspace is over. The U.S. energy sector is under attack, and there isn't any indication the situation is going to improve. In this AOL Energy interview">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Security/IBM-on-U-S-energy-cybersecurity-Keep-calm-and-carry-on-5566.html/

Smart Grid - If you think electricity markets and deregulation are difficult to explain, you'll enjoy this video by the 6-year-old daughter of an employee at Current Utilities, an electricity broker.">

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Science

Smart Grid - Despite a pretty rough past few years, a new forecast says the lithium-ion battery market will double by 2016. Click to see how market intelligence firm Frost & Sullivan says">

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Smart Grid - This is a slide deck outlining Aclara's approach to mobile consumer engagement, presented in January, 2013 at DistribuTECH.">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Consumer_Engagement/Presentation-on-Aclara-s-mobile-consumer-engagment-product-5479.html

Technology

Smart Grid - Cisco has just announced three additions to its smart grid portfolio. Taken together, they reinforce several themes – among them, the gradual merger of IT and OT and the ability">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_IT_and_Back_Office/Cisco-smart-grid-strategy-Marching-further-down-the-unification-path-5450.html

Smart Grid - Itron has come up with a way to ease utilities into smart grid technologies with a new metering system that works alongside older AMR meter networks until they are are">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Metering/Itron-bridge-meter-lets-utilities-mix-and-match-new-meters-with-old-5448.html

Smart Grid - The countdown continues. We're now featuring our fourth installment of 2013 Smart Grid Companies to Watch nominees. Click to read about another six companies SGN readers think should be on">

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Smart Grid - We've been telling you about the pummeling some utilities have taken for storm response in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and other recent disasters. So how about a round of">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/News_Main/Now-the-flip-side-Electric-utilities-praised-for-storm-recovery-5418.html

Smart Grid - In the wake of the natural gas boom, many have said the cheap and plentiful energy source is taking the lead over renewables like wind and solar (not to mention">

www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Markets_Pricing/Natural-gas-Maybe-not-such-a-big-a-threat-to-renewables-5412.html

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