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Congressional Unveiling of Major Energy Savings and Carbon Reduction...

Do you want to save 4.48-7.95 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon annually (equivalent to removing approximately between 3-5.4 million automobiles annually)? Do you want to save 25 to 42 Terawatt hours (billion kWh) per year (equivalent to 3 to 6 nuclear power plants or 6 to 10 coal-fired plants)? Do...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2009 9:22 AM by Hansen, Dain

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, General, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, electricity, economic stimulus, Emerging Technologies, climate change, Energy Resources, Congress, manufacturing, energy

World’s Largest Pedestrian Bridge Soaks up Rays

A few days ago, The Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane officially opened, and it’s been referred to as the “largest pedestrian and cycle bridge.” It’s 470 meters long, and around 36,500 people will use the bridge each week. It features a programmable LED lighting system that can be adjusted...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2009 2:47 PM by goodwina

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Electrical Grid, renewable energy

Time to Relax

Since I am in long-weekend mode already, and don't want to interrupt the reverie by pointing out that firm signs of economic recovery remain elusive, I thought I'd direct readers to some interesting takes on two important policy issues: cap-and-trade and health care. On the health care debate...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2009 1:07 PM by Lego, Brian

Filed under: Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Economics, Health Care

Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

Often, important emerging technologies get caught up in misconstrued facts and misunderstandings of capacities and roles in an already technology-driven and confusing world. An example of this can be found in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, "Getting Real on Wind and Solar" by James Schlesinger...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 5:45 PM by Schweitzer, Eric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, transmission, grid, PHEVs, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, demand response, wind, economic stimulus, meters, Emerging Technologies, Energy Storage

NIST on the Right Track

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced last week that it has created a new Smart Grid Interoperability Office to coordinate and accelerate the standardization framework initiative assigned to it under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Good move. An even better move...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2009 1:42 PM by Scolnik, Alvin

Filed under: Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Standardization, Emerging Technologies

Billions of Dollars for Energy-Efficient and Smart Grid Technologies

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the economic stimulus bill, which aims to rejuvenate the struggling U.S. economny. Within this bill were many NEMA-supported provisions. For the past several months, NEMA met with President Obama's staff and Hill staff to secure funding for NEMA's...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2009 10:39 AM by Hansen, Dain

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Economy, economic stimulus

Advanced Surge Arrester Technology Showcased on New Website

One of the great things about an organization like NEMA, which represents so many different aspects of the electrical grid, is the opportunities that arise to help promote some very important technologies. Today the Surge Arresters Section launched its new website , dedicated to promoting the latest...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2009 5:31 PM by golds

Filed under: Electrical Safety, Electrical Grid, Surge Arrestors

Smart Grid Depends on Standards. . . Soon

If you heard the term Smart Grid 12 months ago, you might have wondered what it meant. Now, the term is everywhere. Even President Obama referred to Smart Grid in his first address to the Nation after his inauguration. Newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs, domestic and international, are all discussing...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 2:56 PM by Scolnik, Alvin

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, grid, electricity

Energy Storage Technology Is Vital For "Smart" Grid Efforts

NEMA is taking the lead in making Smart Grid and Energy Storage technologies a reality. The NEMA Energy Storage Council (ESC) has held successful meetings where attendees have drafted a list of application categories that help define where Energy Storage (ES) and Distributed Generation (DG) technologies...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 12:08 PM by Schweitzer, Eric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Economy, Environment, Regulation, transmission, grid, Intelligent Transportation Management, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, NARUC, electricity, demand response, wind, DC power distribution, Economics

A New President, A New Era -- for the Electric Grid

President Barack Obama took office at 12 noon today (even though he wasn't sworn in until 12:03). I was delighted that in his inaugural speech , he expressed the need to rebuild America -- and specifically, the electric grid. Here's what he said: The state of the economy calls for action, bold...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2009 12:30 PM by golds

Filed under: Electrical Grid

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