Bill Bennett, British Columbia's minister of energy and mines, said BC Hydro will offer new options for customers who have put their smart meters on hold. "Smart meters are now part of our standard operating equipment, just like utility ...
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According to the country's energy minister,Delphine Batho,by the end of 2014 France will initiate a€4.3 billion plan to roll out 35 million smart meters. The initial smart meter proposal was delayed due to financial issues,doubts ...
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A survey of 2,000 households conducted by Energy Saving Trust, the organisation that gives impartial energy-saving advice to communities, revealed ‘huge public support’ of the Smart meter technology. Smart meters give ...
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Florida Power & Light (FPL) Company reports that it has established one of the United States’ first full-scale smart grids, networking 4.5 million smart meters and more than 10,000 other devices in its 35 country service area. FPL ...
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Holtek was pleased to announce the release of its new HT1585 real time clock device complete with fully integrated temperature compensation function. Meeting with the industrial specification requirements of -40℃~ 85℃ operating ...
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It is reported that Vishay Intertechnology will , energy management, and smart grid applications in booth A4.354 at the Intersolar Europe 2013 exhibition, to be held during June 19-21 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany. ...
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As rollouts of smart grid systems and smart meters have accelerated in the U.S., utilities have struggled to effectively communicate the benefits of these technologies for consumers. Convincing end-users to embrace this technology, by ...
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Duke Energy Carolinas and its sister utility Duke Energy Progress are upgrading electric meters for 240,000 customers, one small piece of the nation’s gradual shift toward “smart meters.” About 68,000 of the meters have ...
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Want to find out what's next in smartphones, tablets and PCs? The latest trends in hardware will be on display at the giant Computex trade show, which kicks off in Taipei next week. The 2013 Computex kicks off in Taipei next week ...
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District said today that customers can use their Sacramento Public Library card to check out an “EnergyAware” device to monitor their in-home smart meters. With the plug-in device, SMUD said ...
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Estimated billing will soon be a thing of the past. SaskPower and SaskEnergy are moving ahead with the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. The project involves exchanging the current electricity meter to a smart meter and upgrading ...
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Power utility City Power on Thursday said it was finalising a programme for the roll-out and installation of about 250 000 smart meters for consumers in Johannesburg over a three-year period. The programme, of which the initial phase ...
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The smart grid advancements underway at San Diego Gas & Electric, including the installation of 2.3 million smart meters and an advanced Outage Management System using real-time data from the smart meters, have recently earned the utility ...
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The installation of digital “smart” meters affecting approximately 43,800 homes and small businesses in Allegan and Ottawa counties is scheduled to begin later this month, a Consumers Energy spokesperson told The Sentinel. The ...
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In the last few years, devices based on ZigBee, the wireless communications technology, have gained momentum in the energy sector. Some U.S. utilities have deployed ZigBee-enabled smart meters, and have encouraged customers to purchase ...
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