Industry News

  1. Xcel Energy Selects Willdan’s Software For Grid Modernization 1/22/2020

    Willdan Group, Inc., through its software subsidiary Integral Analytics (Willdan), announced today that Xcel Energy has selected LoadSEER, Willdan’s flagship software application, to provide foundational load forecasting, planning, and network scenario analysis as part of its Advanced Grid Intelligence and Security (AGIS) strategy.

  2. Itron To Improve Grid Awareness And Renewable Energy Integration In Los Angeles 1/22/2020

    Itron, Inc., which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced that it signed a contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to improve grid awareness and reduce operating costs.

  3. Wärtsilä’s New 100 MW Energy Storage Project In South East Asia To Boost Regional Grid Stability 1/22/2020

    The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a new 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia.

  4. LS Power Selected By California ISO For Gates Transmission Reliability Project 1/21/2020

    LS Power Grid California, LLC has been selected by the California Independent System Operator (California ISO or CAISO) as the approved project sponsor to finance, construct, own, operate and maintain the Gates 500 kV Dynamic Reactive Power Support Project.

  5. OATI To Work With NCEMC And Local Cooperative Utility To Build A Sustainable Community 1/21/2020

    OATI is pleased to announce a recent agreement with North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC), the power supplier for North Carolina’s network of electric cooperatives, to create the state’s first neighborhood microgrid at the new Heron’s Nest Environmental Village, which was developed and built by Ollo and The Adams Group. Located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) service territory, Heron’s Nest will serve as an ecofriendly and sustainable community, and the installation of a microgrid will provide benefits to many stakeholders.

  6. Hellenic Cables To Supply Inter-Array Cables For Mayflower Wind Project 1/20/2020

    Hellenic Cables announced today an agreement with Semco Maritime A/S for the supply of inter-array cables for the Mayflower Wind project, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC.

  7. Aclara Points To Role Of Smart Grid Line Sensors And Analytics In Helping Electric Utilities Mitigate Wildfire Risks 1/20/2020

    According to Aclara, a leading supplier of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) to electric, gas and water utilities worldwide, smart grid sensors and sensor-enabled analytics are powerful tools that can help electric utilities mitigate fire risk by increasing situational awareness on the condition of their distribution networks.

  8. Siemens Cloud-Based Data Analytics Applications For Transmission Industry Showcased At Elecrama 2020 1/20/2020

    Siemens showcased digital transformer (Sensformer) and digital switchgear (Sensgear) at Elecrama 2020.

  9. Itron Expands Collaboration With Equinix In EMEA To Strengthen Software-as-a-Service Platform 1/14/2020

    Itron, Inc., which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced today that it has expanded its collaboration with Equinix, a global interconnection and data center company, and opened a multi-million-dollar data center in Europe.

  10. CISA Releases Emergency Directive And Activity Alert On Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities 1/14/2020

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an Emergency Directive and Activity Alert addressing critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows CryptoAPI, Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway), and Windows Remote Desktop Client. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to decrypt, modify, or inject data on user connections.