Hawaii tests ways to get more sun, wind power to more efficiently run electric gridOctober 11th, 2009 Smart grid gets island test in Maui resort areaHONOLULU — A 4-square-mile patch of Maui in the nation's most fossil-fuel dependent state soon will be home to a new kind of power grid, one that saves energy by turning off household appliances when electricity is expensive and makes better use of wind and solar power. General Electric Co.
Mass. company's spinning flywheels to store, pace electric energy and make grid greenerSeptember 20th, 2009 Spinning flywheels said to make greener energyTYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. — Spinning flywheels have been used for centuries for jobs from making pottery to running steam engines.
Shares of Itron rise as analyst sees federal stimulus spending for utility metersSeptember 17th, 2009 Shares of Itron rise on stimulus viewHARTFORD, Conn. — Shares of Itron Inc.
Power company Duke Energy hires Convergys to provide billing for 'smart grid' systemSeptember 15th, 2009 Duke picks Convergys for 'smart grid' systemCINCINNATI — Power company Duke Energy Corp. has chosen Convergys Corp.
Ford teams up with utilities to launch electric vehicles that can interact with power gridsAugust 18th, 2009 Ford plans vehicles to interact with power gridsDEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.
Power Grid net profit jumps 78 percentJuly 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - State-run electricity grid operator Power Grid Corp's net profit rose 78.81 percent to Rs.546.61 crore in the first quarter this fiscal from Rs.305.69 crore in the like period last year.
Total income of the company grew 24.9 percent to Rs.1,822.32 crore for the quarter ended June 30 from Rs.1,458.49 crore a year ago.
Regulators grant Wisconsin utility permission to build wind farm in southern MinnesotaJuly 10th, 2009 Regulators approve Wis utility's wind farm in MinnMADISON, Wis. — State regulators gave a Wisconsin utility permission Thursday to begin building a giant wind farm in southern Minnesota, opening the door for Wisconsin ratepayers to shell out millions of dollars in construction costs.
Constellation Energy appeals ruling by Maryland regulators over EdF dealJune 11th, 2009 Constellation appeals Md. decision on EdFBALTIMORE — Power company Constellation Energy has appealed a ruling by Maryland regulators that they have the right to approve its proposed $4.5 billion sale of half its nuclear power business to French nuclear company EdF.
Exclusive electricity grid for Commonwealth GamesJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - BSES, one of the two private power distribution firms in the national capital, is setting up a Rs.400-million ($8 million) electricity grid that will exclusively serve the upcoming athletes village for the Commonwealth Games next year. "We will provide uninterrupted power supply to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
'Smart grid' is buzz of electric industry, Obama team; power system goes digitalJune 7th, 2009 'Smart grid' _ power lines move into digital ageWASHINGTON — Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. More than a century after Edison invented a reliable light bulb, the nation's electricity distribution system, an aging spider web of power lines, is poised to move into the digital age.
Upstate NY Mohawks to vote on leaving National Grid system, starting own electric utilityJune 5th, 2009 NY Mohawks to vote on creating electric utilityST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y.
ND regulators seek change in federal rules on wind power cost sharingJune 4th, 2009 ND regulators seek rule change on wind power costsBISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota's wind development boom may force utility customers to pay higher electric bills unless rules on sharing transmission costs are changed, state regulators say.
GE will build factory in upstate NY to make high-tech batteries for locomotives, power storageMay 12th, 2009 GE to build new battery plant in upstate NYNISKAYUNA, N.Y. — General Electric Co.
61-year-old man from upstate New York dies while climbing Mount McKinley in AlaskaMay 9th, 2009 NY man, 61, dies climbing Alaska's Mount McKinleyANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Park Service says a 61-year old climber from upstate New York has died while climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska. The park service says William Hearne of Fairport, N.Y., died Thursday while ascending the West Buttress route of the 20,320-foot mountain.
Oregon utility workers suspect osprey dropped fish on power line, turning out the lightsApril 30th, 2009 Bird loses meal to power line, causing outageSALEM, Ore. — Utility workers suspect an osprey made a mess of its breakfast by dropping a fish on a power line, turning out the lights for folks trying to find their own way to start the day.
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