Business Wire

1. Upsolar Develops First Project In Greece
   5/14/2013

   Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, recently announced the completion of a 1.5 MW solar electric system in Kozani, capital of the West Macedonia region in Greece

2. Consortium for Smart Energy Profile 2 Interoperability (CSEP) Applauds SEP 2 Standard Ratification
   5/14/2013

   The Consortium for Smart Energy Profile 2 Interoperability (CSEP) commends industry contributors on the milestone of the ratification of Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. The ZigBee® Alliance recently announced the ratification of SEP 2, a standard that enables home energy information, control and management applications, as well as utility communications to devices in the home, via wired and wireless connections using Internet Protocol

3. Itron Expands Smart Grid Capabilities With Choice Collaboration
   5/14/2013

   Itron, Inc., announced recently a strategic alliance with Choice, a Brazilian technology company, to integrate and jointly market a non-technical loss (NTL) solution to utilities around the world, with a strong focus in Brazil. The joint solution will help utilities quickly identify areas of non-technical loss in their service territory, delivering a high return on investment

4. TriEagle Announces PrimeTime Demand Response Program
   5/8/2013

   Starting today, TriEagle Texas customers are receiving detailed reports from their smart meters in their email and on their mobile devices. As part of TriEagle’s innovative Primetime Demand Response program, this same platform will alert customers and provide lucrative incentives for curtailment during peak periods this summer

5. ForesightPower To Supply Smart Control Solar Lighting Systems Worldwide
   5/8/2013

   ForesightPower, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based distributor of solar-powered street lighting systems, announced today a strategic agreement with Fonroche Energie, a French manufacturer of renewable energy products, to supply new advanced solar lighting systems worldwide. ForesightPower will integrate solar lighting components with poles to supply durable outdoor lights that are efficient, low cost and don’t need to be connected to a power grid

6. ViryaNet Mobile Workforce Management Solution Selected By Electric Utility In Brazil
   5/7/2013

   ViryaNet Limited (VRYAF), a leading provider of software solutions that optimize the planning, execution, and monitoring of service processes for mobile workforces, announced recently that ViryaNet’s mobile workforce management solution was selected by an electric utility in Brazil

7. KBR Awarded Turnaround Services Contract On Gulf Coast
   5/7/2013

   KBR recently announced it has been awarded a contract by a leading chemical company on the Gulf Coast to provide turnaround services for its pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) unit

8. PowerSecure To Present At Upcoming Investor Conferences
   5/6/2013

   PowerSecure International, Inc.,announced recently that the company will present at three upcoming investor conferences. The 10th Annual Craig Hallum Institutional Investor Conference at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 29, 2013

9. Southern California Edison Expands Forecasting Capabilities With SAS
   5/6/2013

   Because energy trading opens with the markets, Southern California Edison (SCE) forecasters and meteorologists are on the job at 4 a.m., running forecasts for weather, short-term load and renewables output. Using SAS® Analytics for utilities, SCE has begun improving its forecasting efficiency by integrating and analyzing vast stores of data in its energy forecasting platform

10. Palo Verde Sets New Mark For Outage Efficiency
    5/3/2013

    For the first time in the plant’s history, a planned refueling outage at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has been completed in less than 30 days