Smart Grid

A Smart Grid Utopia, Deep in the Heart of Texas

Jason Stanford | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Chevy Volt, Economic Stimulus Package, Pecan-Street-Project, Solar Power, Brewster McCracken, Smart Grid, Video, Green News

Thanks to $10.5 million from the stimulus, Pecan Street is creating jobs and fighting global warming, Tejas style. The smart grid neighborhood acts as a real-world lab to get customer feedback on new technologies.

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Cloud Computing: Business Transformation in the Cloud

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Ibm-Cloud, Video, Smarter Ideas, Smarter Planet, Smart Grid, Cloud Computing, Technology News

The IBM Smart Cloud is transforming industries as diverse as healthcare, energy, government, and filmmaking. These cloud computing case studies help t...

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Evolution of the TIR Intergrid and Lateral Power

Matt Laherty | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Third Industrial Revolution, Electricity-Intergrid, Tir, Intergrid, Ict, Lateral Power, Information Community Technology, Electricity, Electrical Grid, Smart Grid, Green News

Like the first two industrial revolutions, the global transformation to a Third Industrial Revolution (TIR) will emerge over time. It will be marked with important milestones along the path.

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The Consumer Driven Smart Grid

Robert Wilhite | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Energy Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Energy Grid, Third Industrial Revolution, Smart Grid, Smart Grid Development, Business News

Today's electric and gas providers operate in a market that is controlled through regulatory authorities. Providers of the future will seek to operate under a market and customer-driven model, rather than our regulatory construct of today.

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The Smart Grid: A Better Forecast for Reliable Power and Clean Energy Jobs

Jack Darin | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Distributed Generation, Clean Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Green Energy, Solar Power, Smart Grid, Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act, Illinois Energy, Chicago News

Crazy weather we're having, right? It's been a stormy summer, and one full of reminders about the need to invest in our electric grid.

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'Green News Report' - July 28, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Norway Terrorist Attacks, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Business, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Drought, Marcellus Shale, Rising Sea Level, Norway, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Water Act, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Pcbs, Bp, Energy, Poverty, Fukushima, Gasoline, Rush Limbaugh, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Nuclear Power, Utilities, Environmentalism, Arctic, Appalachia, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Smart Grid, Heat, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Endangered Species, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News

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'Green News Report' - July 26, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Business, Green News Report, Pollution, Drought, Marcellus Shale, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Water Act, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Fukushima, Gasoline, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Utilities, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Heat, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Endangered Species, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Norway Terrorist Attacks, Coal, Rising Sea Level, Norway, Pcbs, Yellowstone, Poverty, Rush Limbaugh, Nuclear Power, Arctic, Appalachia, Smart Grid, Wildfires, Green News

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The Smart Grid, The Environment And The Role Of The Clergy

Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Green Faith, Religion and the Environment, Smart Grid, Electric Cars, Environmental Stewardship, Religious Environmentalism, Green Technology, Obama Smart Grid, Religion News

When the religious community speaks out about the importance of protecting the environment and conserving energy, people are surprised to hear the clergy advocating for these issues. They should not be.

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Getting the Smart Grid Right

Jack Darin | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Pat Quinn, Sierra Club, Smart Grid, Chicago News

You've probably seen or heard the ads from ComEd supporting the "smart grid," and their proposal for how to pay for it. We do need to invest in our electric grid. But their proposal misses the mark.

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The City on Rahm's Shoulders: Chicago's Energy Economy

Henry Henderson | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Crawford Generating Station, Natural Resources Defense Council, City of Chicago, Energy Efficiency, Fisk Generating Station, Rahm Emanuel, Smart Grid, Nrdc, Mayor Daley, Chicago Climate Action Plan, Energy-Efficient-Building-Retrofits, Global Cities, New York City, Chicago News

The energy economy is essential to Chicago staying competitive -- it is central to business productivity.

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Green News Report: April 12, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Co2, House of Representatives, Natural Disasters, Epa, Green Business, Clean Energy, Coal, Radioactivity, Iaea, Oklahoma, Climate Change Denial, Solar Power, Paul Ryan, Global Warming, Energy, Clean Energy Jobs, Fukushima, Environmentalists, Budget, Earthquake, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Senate, Japan Earthquake, Sustainability, Japan, BP Oil Spill, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Nuclear, Pollution, Water Contamination, Drought, Fossil Fuels, Contamination, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Bp, Utilities, Transocean, Texas, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Smart Grid, Water, Green News, Toxic Waste, Extreme Weather, Google, Antarctica, Fracking, California, Oil Shale, Smog, Alzheimer's, Penguins, Hydropower, Renewable Energy Standard, Dust Bowl, Coast Guard, Brain Damage, Wolves, Endangered Species, Hydraulic Fracturing, Seafood, Green News

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Green News Report: April 7, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Co2, House of Representatives, Natural Disasters, United Nations, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Business, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Electricity, Radioactivity, Fossil Fuels, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Contamination, Iaea, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Fukushima, Environmentalists, Utilities, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Transocean, Energy Efficiency, Pennsylvania, Japan Earthquake, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Toxic Waste, Japan, BP Oil Spill, Wind Power, India, Christiana Figueres, Oklahoma, Paul Ryan, Clean Energy Jobs, American Legislative Exchange Council, Budget, Earthquake, Barack Obama, Senate, Laura Flanders, Green Jobs, Antibiotic Resistance, Drought, Water Contamination, Texas, Koch Brothers, Water, Smart Grid, Chamber of Commerce, Extreme Weather, Smart Meter, Green News

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What America Gains by Greening the Grid

Rey Ramsey | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Electricity, Fred Krupp, Rey Ramsey, Technet, Environmental Defense Fund, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green Energy, Energy, Smart Grid, Green News

As smart meters are installed in homes, the real-time information they generate will empower consumers to better control their energy use and realize the cost-savings that the smart grid can deliver.

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Electric Vehicles: Where Do the Emissions Go?

Lucia Green-Weiskel | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Smart Grid, Beijing, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Lifecycle, Plug-in Hybrids, China, Coal, Green News

There is a common misconception that electric vehicles are zero-emission and that their impact on the environment is as non-offensive as the quiet sound of their humming engines.

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Obama Aims for Elusive Goal of Energy Independence

Mason Inman | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Energy, Nuclear Plant, Biofuel, Smart Grid, Fuel Efficiency, Electric Car, Hydrogen, Oil, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Japan, Coal, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Green News

While Obama's energy blueprint calls for putting many well-established technologies into place, research continues on several cutting-edge energy-related technologies.

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Green News Report: March 3, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Google, Co2, Green Jobs, Fracking, Australia, James Inhofe, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Navy, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Electricity, Radioactivity, Insurance, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Extinction, Gop, Tim Dechristopher, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Ray Mabus, Ken Salazar, Chevron, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Interior Department, Radium, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Ecuador, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Koch Brothers, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Smart Grid, Water, Green News, New York Times, Tidal Power, Sustainability, Koch Industries, Endangered Species, Toxic Waste, BP Oil Spill, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Green News

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Green News Report: February 8, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Co2, Fedex, Natural Disasters, Green Jobs, Australia, Epa, Agriculture, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Bp, Clean Energy Jobs, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Snow, Green News, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, China, Wind Power, Toys, Carbon Tax, Colorado, Coal, Climate Scientists, Drought, Electricity, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tom Donohue, Natural Gas, Chemicals, Super Bowl, Biden, Barack Obama, Hyrdoelectric Power, Smart Grid, High Speed Rail, Wildfires, Water Crisis, Blackout, Chamber of Commerce, Green News

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CES 2011: Looking for Green Tech

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Ces, Green Technology, Tom Matzzie, Smart Grid, Consumer Electronics Show, Solar, Green Energy, Las Vegas, Ces 2011, Electric Cars, Technology News

While a lot of the news you will hear about over the next few days will focus on the next "iPad Killer" device or what's around the corner for television, one of the often-overlooked growth areas in consumer electronics is Green Tech.

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Why America Needs a 21st Century Power Grid

Eric D. Isaacs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Environment, Energy, Wind Energy, Green Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, Smart Grid, Electric Cars, Chicago News

America's aging power grid resembles the patchwork of narrow, winding, badly maintained highways of the 1920s and 1930s. The stakes are huge for our nation.

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Redefining Customer Service is Essential to Modernizing Grid

The Energy Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Utilities, Green Living, Electricity, Green Energy, Smart Grid, Green News

Cross post from the Energy Blog. by Patricia Hoffman When was the last time you talked to your electricity provider about something besides a servic...

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China's top-down energy gigantism and a bottom-up American alternative

David Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Efficiency, James Fallows, Microgrids, Smart Grid, Business, Climate and Energy, Coal-Fired Plant, Coal, China, Distributed Energy, Electric Cars, Green News

Reprinted with permission from Grist.org. ...

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The Clean Economist: The Utility of Utilities

Alison Wise | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Global Economy, Fossil Fuels, Urban Planning, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Electric Grid, Clean Energy, Global Warming, Municipalities, Business News

In past generations, we made assumptions about our economy that fit with the spirit of those times. This 20th century spirit is now haunting our present -- and threatening our future.

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GE Awards First Winners Of Green Innovation Challenge With $55 Million

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Small Business America, General Electric, Greentech, Green Enery, Smart Grid, Green, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Venture Capital, Green Energy, Solar Power, Video, Business News

At a General Electric event in New York on Monday, GE and four venture capital partners announced 12 investments, totaling $55 million, in the first d...

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Obama's Stimulus: 'The Most Ambitious Energy Legislation In History'

TIME | Michael Grunwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Stimulus Package 2010, Energy Department, Biofuels, Smart Grid, Cleaner Coal, Venture Capital, Recovery Act, Stimulus Energy, Electric Cars, Business News

For starters, the Recovery Act is the most ambitious energy legislation in history, converting the Energy Department into the world's largest venture-...

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Xcel's Smart Grid To Be Subject Of PUC Hearings This Week

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Xcel, Boulder-Colorado, Office of Consumer Counsel, Xcel Energy, Smart Grid, Puc, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Colorado, Energy Debates, Smartgrid, Denver News

DENVER — Xcel Energy's SmartGridCity is supposed to be an experiment in what a modern energy grid might look like. Since the utility announced ...

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