Coops in 14 States Receive USDA Loans
Posted on Aug 30, 2011 in Financing | Comments Off on Coops in 14 States Receive USDA Loans
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has indicated that coops will receive funding for smart grid technologies and improvements to generation and transmission facilities. This funding, in the form of loans, will total approximately $900 million. The loans are provided by the Rural Utilities Service to help electric utilities upgrade, expand, maintain and replace rural...
Vermont Electric Coop Wins POWER Magazine Smart Grid Award
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Coop Wins POWER Magazine Smart Grid Award
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) was recognized as the winner of the inaugural POWER Smart Grid Award. Among other smart grid technologies, VEC has implemented bidirectional meters, a new GPS-enabled outage management system, substation upgrades, and online access to electricity usage information. These efforts have cut outages in the VEC territory in half. They have also reduced...
Vermont Public Service Board Considers Privacy Implications of Smart Grid Technology
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Vermont Public Service Board Considers Privacy Implications of Smart Grid Technology
As utilities in Vermont continue to implement various smart grid programs, the Vermont Public Service Board is evaluating the potential for both use and misuse of customer data. The CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, David Hallquist, is focusing on cybersecurity, in particular, as the coop grows its smart grid program. Vermont Public Radio has been covering this...
Coop Members Save Money with Smart Grid Pilot Program
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Technology | Comments Off on Coop Members Save Money with Smart Grid Pilot Program
Participating members at Pedernales Electric Cooperative and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative have saved as much as nineteen percent on their electric bills as part of the coops’ smart grid pilot programs. Through a combination of technologies, members are better able to control the amount of energy they use and when they use it. Electric Co-op Today has more.
Electric Coops Leading the Way in Modernization of the Nation’s Electric Grid
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Electric Coops Leading the Way in Modernization of the Nation’s Electric Grid
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Administration officials on Monday to announce several initiatives aimed at modernizing the nation’s electric grid. The USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is providing funding for several projects, and rural electric cooperatives are heavily involved in smart grid deployments. Last year, RUS approved $7.1 billion in loans for...
South Carolina Cooperative Enters Smart Grid Market
Posted on May 10, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on South Carolina Cooperative Enters Smart Grid Market
South Carolina’s Central Electric Power Cooperative recently approved the first paid WattBoss pilot program, which is set for deployment this year. The WattBoss technology, being introduced this year by Electranetics Inc., will share information with utilities and the customer, and will provide the customer with greater control of its consumption, thereby decreasing energy costs....
Ten Electric Cooperatives Awarded Funding for Transmission, Distribution and Smart Grid Improvements
Posted on Apr 6, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Ten Electric Cooperatives Awarded Funding for Transmission, Distribution and Smart Grid Improvements
According to a USDA news release, the $376 million awarded as loans to coops will promote efficiency and improve reliability for more than 20,000 coop customers. The loans include almost $14 million for smart grid technologies.
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Chooses Smart Meter Provider
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Chooses Smart Meter Provider
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, the largest public cooperative utility in New England, has chosen Elster EnergyAxis® Smart Grid technology for its upcoming smart grid project. It plans to install more than 84,000 smart meters through the end of 2012. PR Newswire has the full story.
National Action Plan Coalition Case Study Showcases the PowerCentsDC Smart Grid Program
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on National Action Plan Coalition Case Study Showcases the PowerCentsDC Smart Grid Program
The National Action Plan Coalition was formed to implement DOE and FERC’s National Action Plan on Demand Response and Smart Grid. PRNewswire has the story on how this broad-based coalition of stakeholders worked together to successfully implement a smart grid program in the District of Columbia.
E2America Unveils its Smart Grid System Designed Specifically for Cooperatives and Their Commercial Customers
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on E2America Unveils its Smart Grid System Designed Specifically for Cooperatives and Their Commercial Customers
E2America is presenting its patented smart grid technology system at the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ New and Emerging Technologies Conference this week in New Orleans. The customizable systems are designed to reduce peak demand by managing commercial customers’ HVAC equipment. A number of North Carolina cooperatives have plans to install the systems to meet their energy...
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