Landis+Gyr upgrades GridStream AMI solution

Landis+Gyr upgrades GridStream AMI solution

metering.com February 11, 2016 Global energy management company Landis+Gyr this week announced the launch of a communications platform capable of connecting multiple grid deployed AMI solutions. In a statement, Landis+Gyr said the launch of its grid router is a major advancement in adaptability and processing power for the network connecting the Gridstream suite of AMI, … Read more

Obama builds ‘climate-smart economy’ into fiscal plan

Obama builds ‘climate-smart economy’ into fiscal plan

metering.com 10 FEBRUARY 2016 US President Obama has plans to build a ‘climate-smart economy’, allocating several billion US dollars toward clean energy, resilience and climate aid. The president’s strategy is part of his US$4.1 trillion spending plan for the 2017 fiscal year. He faces a challenge however, “making it through the Republican-controlled chamber that holds … Read more

Honeywell chosen by US utility for 1m smart meter rollout

Honeywell chosen by US utility for 1m smart meter rollout

metering.com 10 FEBRUARY 2016 Smart Meters US technology company Honeywell has been contracted by Memphis Light, Gas and Water to deploy one million electric, gas and water meters over a period of five years. Under the US$200 million contract, Honeywell’s Elster EnergyAxis smart meter technology will be deployed throughout MLGW’s (Memphis Light, Gas and Water) … Read more

US smart meters: ComEd sets aside US$1bn for meter rollout

US smart meters: ComEd sets aside USbn for meter rollout

metering.com 1 FEBRUARY 2016 US power utility ComEd last week announced it has set aside US$1bn for replacement of traditional electric meters with smart meters in the Lake County region. ComEd will direct the US$1bn investment towards installation of smart meters in Libertyville, Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Long Grove, Wildwood and Wauconda, according to … Read more

The Physics and Molecular Biology Implications of Widespread Smart Meter Deployments

The Physics and Molecular Biology Implications of Widespread Smart Meter Deployments

Tom D. Tamarkin Updated January 18, 2016 Abstract The electrical utility industry sells power to approximately 125 million small single phase accounts. For over 100 years the industry has billed customers for their power based on the numeric dial readings of electro-mechanical kilowatt hour meters. These meters are typically read once a month by a … Read more

Germany Tests Fusion Reactor, But Will Abandon Nuclear By 2022

Germany Tests Fusion Reactor, But Will Abandon Nuclear By 2022

Daily Caller ANDREW FOLLETT 12/17/2015 Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station at Nogent-Sur-Seine, France, November 13, 2015. The nuclear industry argues world leaders at the COP21 conference in Paris next week should not have to choose between nuclear and renewables but between low-carbon energy, including nuclear, … Read more

Californian Government Intensifies Attack on Renewables

Californian Government Intensifies Attack on Renewables

Wattsupwiththat.com Eric Worrall December 19, 2015 Costs are rising for Californian Renewable Energy Consumers WUWT recently reported how California had abandoned rooftop solar, by excluding them from generous renewable credit schemes. California has now intensified its attack on renewable energy consumers, by increasing fees for customers who switch to renewable energy schemes. Customers of clean … Read more

Landis+Gyr secures UL green light for smart meters

Landis+Gyr secures UL green light for smart meters

metering.com 14 DECEMBER 2015 Energy management company Landis+Gyr has last week announced its residential smart meters E330 FOCUS AX and E350 FOCUS AX-SD meters have passed UL 2735 tests. In a company statement, Landis+Gyr said Underwriter Laboratories certification – UL2735 – confirms the design and testing for safe operation of the company’s advanced residential meters … Read more