AES proposes $683m investment in Ohio smart grid
American energy utility AES has revealed plans to invest $682.7m in the second phase of a smart grid rollout in Ohio. AES Ohio has filed its Smart Grid Phase [...]
Utilities reduce weather-related power outages
Utilities are turning to weather prediction tools, renewable energy integration and grid modernisation to ensure network resilience in the face of power outages caused by extreme weather events and [...]
Algorithm predicts electricity grid stability
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee Knoxville have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. [...]
GE and Tantalus support grid modernisation
GE Appliances and Tantalus Systems are supporting grid modernisation efforts by changing the way home appliances use real-time data to manage energy delivery and consumption. GE Appliances, in partnership [...]
SMS white-label app provides energy insights
British energy infrastructure company Smart Metering Systems (SMS) has introduced a white-label energy insights platform to make energy management more accessible for businesses. SSE Energy, which supplies energy to [...]
Smart electricity meter penetration in Europe hits 60%
The smart electricity meter penetration rate in Europe reached 60 per cent at the end of 2023, according to Berg Insight. More than six in ten electricity customers in [...]
Tantalus analytics help utilities harness grid data
Smart grid technology company Tantalus Systems has announced the commercial launch of TruGrid Transformer, a data analytics system being deployed by utilities across North America. This is an expansion [...]
Siemens keeps lights on in Rome
Siemens and Italian distribution systems operator (DSO) Areti are working together on the RomeFlex project, which will test the ability to manage congestion and voltage volatility across the stressed [...]
Copper Labs shows how to get more from smart meters
Colorado-based Copper Labs has introduced a framework to help utilities in North America get more out of their investments in smart meters. Energy and water utilities across North America [...]
PG&E and Sunrun complete virtual power plant
A first-of-its-kind partnership between California’s largest utility and a US provider of clean energy as a subscription service helped strengthen the state’s energy grid with home solar-plus-storage systems. Peaking [...]
Ubiik NB-IoT boosts utility throughput
Taiwanese firm Ubiik is boosting throughput and resilience for utilities using Band 103 for NB-IoT applications. Ubiik provides private LTE networks for utilities. Its NB-IoT vertical system, including the [...]
Ameren improves energy reliability in Illinois
Residents and businesses in Lincoln and Logan County in Illinois are benefiting from more reliable energy thanks to a recently completed 13.5km high-voltage transmission line and smart grid technology. [...]
