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Smart Grid

115 published works

Smart Grid Legal News April 1, 2011
Learn about the Smart Grid: Attend Energy University
By Linda Evers
The highlight of my second day at the Spring SGIP face-to-face meeting was attending Schneider Electric's open house. This global energy management company offers a broad array of products and…
Smart Grid Legal News March 14, 2011
ComEd’s President testifies on the need for Smart Grid Investments and Utility Cost Recovery
By Linda Evers
On March 8, 2011, ComEd’s president, Anne Pramaggiore, testified before Illinois lawmakers on the urgent need to enact The Infrastructure Modernization Act. “We live our lives and conduct our business…
Smart Grid Legal News March 4, 2011
Pecan Street Project = Smart Grid Community + Smart Customer Engagement
By Stevens & Lee
Pecan Street Project has kicked off the first phase of its smart grid demonstration project in the Mueller community of Austin, Texas. One hundred residences volunteered to have Incenergy’s Home…
Smart Grid Legal News February 25, 2011
Smart Grid: There’s an App for That!
By Lisa Romani
Contemplate this familiar scenario. You left for vacation a few hours ago. Unfortunately, you have that nagging feeling. Something was left undone or was forgotten. You get almost to the…
Smart Grid Legal News February 18, 2011
Rejected from Stimulus Funding, Dayton Power & Light Says No to Smart Meters
By Stevens & Lee
In a surprising move, DP&L asked the Public Utility Commission of Ohio to be allowed to withdraw its Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Smart Grid business cases that were approved in…
Smart Grid Legal News February 16, 2011
Xcel Energy denied $14.8 million in Smart Grid City Cost Recovery
By Stevens & Lee
In an order that took many by surprise, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission slashed $14.8 million in cost recovery from the Public Service Company of Colorado’s (“PSC”) smart grid pilot. PSC…
Smart Grid Legal News February 4, 2011
A Smart Grid My 13-Year-Old Will Understand
By Linda Evers
When I tell non-utility people about my blog, I often get a smile, a glazed look and if they dare, a question: "So what is the smart grid?" As they ask…
Smart Grid Legal News February 1, 2011
NIST Smart Grid Standards Need Work
By Linda Evers
At yesterday's technical conference held by FERC, it was the general consensus that the five family of standards released by NIST are not ready. In his opening comments, Commissioner Moeller seemed…
Washington Energy Report January 28, 2011
GAO Report Identifies Progress and Gaps in Both FERC and State Cybersecurity Standards for Smartgrid
By Troutman Pepper
On January 12, 2011, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report entitled “Electricity Grid Modernization: Progress Being Made on Cybersecurity Guidelines, but Key Challenges Remain to be Addressed” (the…
Smart Grid Legal News January 19, 2011
DOE’s Scott Blake Harris Discusses Smart Grid
By Linda Evers
On January 18, 2011, I attended a breakfast sponsored by the Energy Bar Association and the Federal Communications Bar Association where DOE’s general counsel, Scott Blake Harris, discussed two DOE…