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Smart Grid

115 published works

Smart Grid Legal News July 14, 2011
National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid
By Linda Evers
The Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid ("ADS") hosted its 8th National Town Meeting July 12-14, 2011. In addition to sharing best practices and lessons learned, the meeting highlighted…
Renewable + Law July 7, 2011
PG&E Unveils its Smart Grid Deployment Plan
By Janet Jacobs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) released its Smart Grid Deployment Plan which represents a disciplined and integrated approach to using new monitoring and control technology to provide safe, reliable,…
Smart Grid Legal News June 28, 2011
Smart Utility Summit 2011
By Linda Evers
When we discover friends in unexpected places, we often say, “It’s a small world.” While I usually cover the smart grid issues throughout the US, today’s post connects us to…
Washington Energy Report June 24, 2011
DOE Secretary Chu Encourages U.S. to Examine Transmission Planning at State and Regional Levels
By Troutman Pepper Locke
On June 13, 2011, the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) Secretary, Steven Chu, took part in a White House Grid Modernization event titled “Building the 21st Century.” At the…
Smart Grid Legal News June 15, 2011
The White House Releases Smart Grid Report
By Linda Evers
Considering all the potential benefits of the Smart Grid, what policies are needed to help it succeed? That's the question addressed in A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid:…
Smart Grid Legal News May 18, 2011
Major in the Smart Grid or Attend Smart Grid Summer School
By Linda Evers
Looking for something new and different to do this summer? At my law school alma mater, the University of Illinois, the Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) center…
Smart Grid Legal News May 5, 2011
Smart Grid Vendor Deployment Examined by Michigan Public Service Commission
By Linda Evers
The staff of the MPSC filed a report that details the results of a staff investigation regarding utility smart grid vendor selection. The report provides recommendations to minimize the cost…
Smart Grid Legal News April 28, 2011
Innovation → IP Protection → Investment → A Safer, Smarter Grid
By Linda Evers
Today I would like to introduce you to my colleague Ted Wood. Ted is a patent attorney with the law firm of Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox and is at…
Smart Grid Legal News April 22, 2011
April: A Time to File Taxes and Smart Grid Reports
By Linda Evers
We all associate the middle of April with taxes. For utilities in Minnesota, the first of April also means it is time to file Annual Smart Grid Reports. Back in…
Smart Grid Legal News April 15, 2011
DOE to offer Grants for Smart Grid Customer Engagement Programs
By Linda Evers
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue, on behalf of the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)…