Approximately 200,000 people in Maryland were left without power in wake of hurricane Sandy on Oct.30 2012.Three days later only 700 houses were still left without power.Jeannette M.Mills at Baltimore Gas and Electricity observed that the ...
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China Smart Meter Industry Report, 2012-2015 released by ResearchInChina analyzes the market situation, development tendency and competition pattern of smart meter industry from the angle of bid invitation of State Grid Corporation of China ...
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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As building owners and managers seek ways to make their facilities more energy efficient, thereby lowering the costs of heating and cooling, the use of smart glass - which has properties that can be varied ...
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CIO-WASHINGTON--Government agencies have been feeling the squeeze in their budgets for some time,but looking ahead the spending cuts can only be expected to slice deeper,regardless of whether or not lawmakers manage to avoid the so-called ...
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As a light source, LEDs are revolutionary in many ways, offering great promise for energy efficiency, while expanding the possibilities of luminaire and lighting design. Consider form factor, flexibility of configuration, color and ...
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A vast majority of Americans are still unaware of smart meters and the smart grid,according to two recent surveys.The surveys also suggest utilities may need to further engage and educate consumers about the potential benefits of grid ...
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Among cities and municipalities in the United States that have implemented Light-Emitting Diode (LED) streetlight projects, 95% were satisfied with the overall performance of the streetlights. The more efficient LED streetlights were found ...
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The market for street lighting is in a period of dramatic transformation.New lamp options have recently become available for street lights,most notably light-emitting diodes(LEDs),and the advent of networked systems for central monitoring ...
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Commentary:Non-FIT business model to pave way for grid parity Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 15 October 2012]The continuous feed-in-tariff(FIT)cuts by Europe's governments and increasing trade barriers have been pushing ...
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Smart metering is by many seen as a catalyst for transformation of the utility sector, with the potential to rewrite the roles and dynamics between the consumer, supplier and distributor and spearhead the development of smart grid. ...
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Switzerland's largest retailer is working with IBM to use business analytics to turn its refrigerated warehouses into part of a future smart electricity grid in the country. Migros, the Swiss supermarket, is part of a project involving ...
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Telvent,a Canadian energy firm whose systems are used to control more than half of all oil and gas pipelines in North America and Latin America,today confirmed a security breach involving the project files of some of its customers. In a ...
In San Antonio,Texas,CPS Energy has selected Toshiba TGT LED Luminaires to replace 20,000 HPS street lamps following extensive experimentation with multiple LED luminaires.Toshiba International Corporation(TIC)has announced that its TGT LED ...
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Plug pulled on concentrated PV developer GreenVolts 13 Sep 2012 Californian company suspends operations with immediate effect,adding to wider CPV concerns. CPV,GreenVolts-style GreenVolts,the Fremont,California,start-up that has been ...
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Joerg Strughold,v-p of EMEA sales at Atmel tells Electronics Weekly industrial applications continue to be largest end market,followed by smartphones and tablets in the consumer market Describe your company's business in two sentences. ...
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