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Metering.com 4 OCTOBER 2016 Hawaii Energy is commemorating the month of October as National Energy Awareness Month to highlight the importance of improving energy efficiency and conservation. Hawaii Energy is a ratepayer-funded conservation and efficiency programme administered by Leidos Engineering, LLC (formerly known as SAIC). According to Maui Now, Hawaii Energy joins national efforts to … Read more

Metering.com 4 OCTOBER 2016 In the US, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved Ameren Illinois’ revised smart grid AMI deployment plan. In 2012, the Missouri-based power company received approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission for its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment plan, which provided for, among other things, deployment of AMI to 62% of the company’s … Read more

Metering.com 3 OCTOBER 2016 National Grid plans to use the Internet of Things (IoT) to strike a balance between energy supply and demand with increasing RE integration. [Quote] According to National Grid’s executive director, Nicola Shaw, energy intensive household appliances will start using the Internet of Things to operate more efficiently as well as smooth … Read more

Metering.com 30 SEPTEMBER 2016 A slightly different story for today is coming out of the Paris Motor Show, in which the big shift has been the number of electric vehicles available. According to media reports, Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands will launch more than 10 electric cars by 2025 and announced the launch of the EQ … Read more

Metering.com 29 SEPTEMBER 2016 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will release the first draft of its IoT-enabled smart city framework later this year. The framework named the IoT-Enabled Smart City Framework, or IES City Framework, aims to strike the balance between standardization and interoperability, says to Martin Burns, who works in NIST’s … Read more

Metering.com 29 SEPTEMBER 2016 The founders of Urbanova smart city living lab officially announce the formalization of their collaboration. According to a release, the founding members including Avista, the City of Spokane, Itron, McKinstry, the University District Development Association and Washington State University (WSU), have been working to create a living laboratory to design cities … Read more

Metering.com 28 SEPTEMBER 2016 New York City’s mayor has reportedly issued “aggressive targets” for the city’s electricity storage and solar capacity, totaling 100MWh of storage by 2020. Mayor Bill de Blasio has set a target of reaching 1GW of solar capacity by 2030 in addition to the 100MWh electricity storage target by 2020. New York … Read more

Utility Drive By Herman K. Trabish | September 26, 2016 Rate design experts debate APS’s plan to be the first utility with mandatory demand charges for residential customers To cover a utility’s fixed costs, are demand charges or time-of-use (TOU) rates superior? It’s a question on the cutting edge of utility rate design discussions across … Read more

Metering.com 26 SEPTEMBER 2016 Silver Spring Networks has been chosen to extend its wireless IPv6 network service for the Internet of Things (IoT) ‘Starfish’ in Stockholm, Sweden. The smart grid solutions provider will expand its public cloud network, data service and internet protocol platform to upgrade Stockholm’s ageing systems. The deal was announced last week … Read more

Metering.com 23 SEPTEMBER 2016 India power utility CESC Limited was awarded ‘Smart Grid Project of the Year’ at the Asian Power Awards this week. The utility firm serving 2.9 million metering points in the Indian state of West Bengal was awarded the ‘Smart Grid Project of the Year’, at the 2016 Asian Power Awards held … Read more