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A U.S. National Grid: Dream or Reality?
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told a solar conference audience Thursday that she will work on policies for building new power transmission lines and allowing consumers to get credits for excess electricity from their solar panels. by Greentech Media
Tags: Grid, Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Utility
External links 2008-10-17
EnerNOC: Smart Grid Business Models Taking Shape
Greentech Media submits: By Michael Kanellos One of the reasons the PC market took off so rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s was that everyone seemed to quickly know their place in the world. Intel INTC shuttled off memory and focused almost exclusively on processors and chipsets. PC...
Tags: Intel Corp., Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Chipsets, Supply Chain, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Business Operations, Utility
External links 2008-10-22
Xcel Energy Lowers Solar Credits, Angering Solar Installers
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang The recent passage of federal solar investment tax credits has prompted one Colorado utility to reduce the rate it will pay to solar installers by 40 percent and give the installers one day to submit paperwork to qualify for the old rate. by...
Tags: Xcel Energy Inc., Rate, Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Utility
External links 2008-10-26
Itron Reports Strong Third Quarter, Shares Fall on Forward Concerns
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Itron Inc. (NSDQ: ITRI) on Thursday posted third-quarter revenues that beat analyst expectations but drove shares of the smart-metering equipment company down slightly. by Greentech Media
Tags: Itron, Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Operational Accounting, Finance, Utility
External links 2008-10-31
California Lukewarm to Sunrise Powerlink for Sempra Subsidiary
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang The California Public Utilities Commission could vote as early as Dec. 4 on the fate of a controversial 150-mile transmission line for Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE)  subsidiary San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to ferry renewable energy from the desert of southeastern California...
Tags: California, Subsidiary, Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Telecom & Utilities, Sempra Energy, Utility
External links 2008-11-10
Ocean Power Technologies: Harnessing the Motion of the Ocean Into Electricity
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Consider it one small step in the emerging world of ocean power. by Greentech Media
Tags: Ocean, Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., Utility
External links 2008-11-12
New Proposal Favors Sunrise Powerlink, Over Environmentalists' Objections
Greentech Media submits: A new proposal has emerged for a controversial, 150-mile transmission line project to carry electricity from power plants in the desert of southeastern California to the coast. The proposal pdf, issued Tuesday, recommended by the president of the California Public Utilities Commission Michael R. Peevey,...
Tags: Proposal, Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Sempra Energy, Utility
External links 2008-11-20
Duke Energy To Provide the Wind Beneath Wal-Mart's Wings
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT has agreed to buy wind-generated electricity from Duke Energy Corp. DUK to power up to 15 percent of its 360 stores and facilities in Texas – a first for the retailing giant. by Greentech Media
Tags: Retail, Utility, Greentech Media, Duke Energy Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
External links 2008-11-20
IBM Snags Another Smart Grid Deal, This Time with AEP
Greentech Media submits: By Michael Kanellos American Electric Power AEP said it has selected [[IBM]] to help put together its gridSmart initiative that, ideally, will help it better distribute power and reduce electricity consumption. The project will initially consist of pilot projects but ultimately could affect a wide swath...
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, American Electric Power Co. Inc., IBM Corp.
External links 2008-11-26
California Solar Rooftop Project Hits Milestone
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Southern California Edison has finished California's largest commercial rooftop solar panel installation to date – the first step in its $875 million plan to put 250 megawatts of solar panels on two square miles of rooftops. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, First Solar Inc., ProLogis
External links 2008-12-02
EnerNoc Expands into Carbon Management, Energy Services
Greentech Media submits: By Michael Kanellos They've got the network. Why not use it. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media
External links 2008-12-07
A Molecular Screening Process for Improving Solar Cells: IBM Joins in
Greentech Media submits: By Michael Kanellos Developing new solar technologies isn’t that different from finding new drugs, say [[IBM]] and Harvard. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, IBM Corp.
External links 2008-12-09
Analyst: First Solar Reaches Grid-Parity Milestone
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang First Solar FSLR has made it to grid parity, according to at least one analyst. by Greentech Media
Tags: Chip, Utility, Greentech Media, First Solar Inc.
External links 2008-12-17
Sigma Snaps Up Perennial Smart Grid Hopeful Zensys
Greentech Media submits: By Michael Kanellos Sigma Designs SIGM has bought Zensys for an undisclosed amount. Zensys has been trying to gain traction in the smart grid market but hasn't experienced a tremendous amount of success. by Greentech Media
Tags: Chip, Utility, Greentech Media, Sigma Designs
External links 2008-12-19
California OKs Controversial SDG&E Transmission Project
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to approve a controversial transmission line project that aims to bring renewable power from the state's southeastern corner to San Diego. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, Sempra Energy
External links 2008-12-19
IBM: It's All About Smart Grid in 2009
Greentech Media submits: By Michael Kanellos Ethanol and fuel investing exploded in 2007. Solar went bonkers in 2008. And in 2009, the money is set to flow into smart grid companies. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, IBM Corp.
External links 2008-12-22
Beacon Power Seeks to Raise $4.1M for Energy Storage Project
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Beacon Power Corp. BCON, a developer of flywheels for energy storage that's seen some setbacks, said Monday that it planned to raise about $4.1 million after expenses in a sale of stock and warrants to fund manufacturing and continue development of...
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, Beacon Power Corp.
External links 2008-12-22
Pacific Gas & Electric: First Solar Power on the Way
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is getting its first-ever solar power soon, though the utility won't be able to use it to meet a state renewable energy mandate for a while. by Greentech Media
Tags: Chip, Utility, Greentech Media, First Solar Inc., Sempra Energy
External links 2008-12-23
Smart Grid Backers Push for Job Growth
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Add proponents of the smart grid to the list of green technology backers promising that a big federal investment will lead to a boom in "green" jobs. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, IBM Corp.
External links 2009-01-08
Judge Reviews $2.6M Settlement Over Claims Xcel Oversold Energy Credits
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang Xcel Energy XEL, the largest utility in Colorado, is trying to settle a case with the state over allegations that it oversold wind energy credits between 2005 and 2007. by Greentech Media
Tags: Utility, Greentech Media, Xcel Energy Inc.
External links 2009-01-15