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31. Fairchild Semiconductor Works With E-Meter Companies To Provide Smart Meter Service Disconnect Switches
    4/10/2013

    Smart e-meters need the ability to remotely disconnect the loads from the grid to better manage the system during high demand usage or during a shortage of power sources

32. NRG Energy To Acquire Corpus Christi, Texas Cogeneration Plant
    4/8/2013

    NRG Energy, Inc., has entered into an agreement with a consortium of affiliates of Atlantic Power Corporation, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), and Rockland Capital, LLC to acquire the Gregory cogeneration plant in Corpus Christi, Texas

33. ReMake Introduces eTactica Energy Intelligence
    4/5/2013

    ReMake Electric recently announced the commercial launch of its pathbreaking eTactica energy intelligence solution

34. Siemens Receives Further Contract For High-Efficiency Power Plant In The United States
    4/4/2013

    Siemens has been awarded an order for the turnkey supply of the Panda Temple II power plant in Temple, Texas. Following the Temple I and Sherman Power Projects, this is the third order awarded to Siemens by the private equity firm Panda Power Funds within less than a year

35. SOLON Expands, Providing Solar Energy Solutions Throughout North America
    3/28/2013

    SOLON Corporation, one of the largest providers of turnkey solar power plant services in the United States, announced recently it has expanded across several growing solar markets in North America

36. Data Centers Delivered Awarded Contract For 6MW Of Pre-Fabricated Electrical Infrastructure
    3/26/2013

    Data Centers Delivered, a provider of custom modular data centers (CMDC), recently announced the company has been awarded a contract to install 6MW of pre-fabricated skid mounted electrical infrastructure for an unnamed client in Chandler, AZ

37. Silver Spring Networks Extends Smart Infrastructure Platform For Unique Needs Of Municipal And Cooperative Utilities
    3/25/2013

    Today at the American Public Power Association’s Engineering & Technical Operations conference, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. announced it is extending its smart infrastructure platform with a new smart grid solution optimized for the unique needs of municipal and cooperative utilities

38. ISO Board Approves Entering Into A Transition Agreement With Merced Irrigation District To Join The California ISO Grid
    3/20/2013

    Merced Irrigation District is a step closer to joining the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO). The ISO Board of Governors today approved entering into a transition agreement. Merced could join the ISO as a participating generator owner by summer 2014 and a participating transmission owner upon completion of the 230 kV interconnection. The Board authorization clears the way to proceed with all the necessary filings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to seek

39. Nearly 56 Gigawatts Of New Long-Duration Energy Storage To Be Installed From 2012 To 2022, Forecasts Pike Research
    3/13/2013

    Rapidly changing energy mixes and increasing volatility in load profiles are challenging grid operators to deliver reliable and secure electricity. These factors are also encouraging demand for long-duration or bulk energy storage, known as energy storage on the grid (ESG)

40. Major Utility In Southern U.S. Upgrades Transmission Lines With 3M ACCR To Avoid Wetlands Tower Construction
    3/13/2013

    Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, has chosen the lightweight, low-sag 3M ACCR overhead conductor to double transmission capacity on a set of lines that cross extensive wetlands near Savannah