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July 29, 2014
Exelon Corporation announced that it will provide equity financing for 21 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy fuel cell projects at 75 commercial facilities in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
July 29, 2014
Amigo Energy has launched a critical peak rebate program in Texas that includes, for certain customers, an automated response, and which is being promoted through a $3,000 grand prize challenge.
July 28, 2014
Ambit Energy has officially launched a critical peak rebate program in ERCOT called Power Payback
July 14, 2014
ERCOT has invited retail electric providers to an August 4 workshop on Advanced Metering System (AMS) data focused on ERCOT's AMS data monitoring and processes.
June 3, 2014
A retail supplier has launched a new pilot air conditioning cycling program, and is incenting customers to participate by offering a free smart thermostat.
April 25, 2014
New York yesterday unveiled an initiative to, "create the power grid of the future and forever change the way consumers buy and use energy."
February 27, 2014
The Maryland PSC has established smart meter opt-out fees as follows: Utility Up-Front Charge Recurring Monthly Charge BGE $75.00 $11.00 Pepco $75.00 $14.00 DPL $75.00 $17.00 SMECO $75.00 $17.00
December 24, 2013
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has issued an order that, according to the Governor's office, will require electric utilities to develop a grid modernization plan that includes investing in infrastructure for advanced metering functionality.
December 9, 2013
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns has suggested a series of workshops and topics to be addressed in a docket addressing potential impacts to the current utility model resulting from innovation and technological developments in generation and delivery of energy (Docket E-00000J-13-0375).
December 6, 2013
The District of Columbia PSC has set for public comment Pepco's dynamic pricing proposals.
November 11, 2013
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would approve the smart meter deployment plan of the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies.
November 4, 2013
"[T]here appears to be little interest by competitive retail electric suppliers in providing [time-differentiated] rates in the near term," Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has observed in comments on AEP Ohio's smart grid plan.
October 22, 2013
NRG Energy, according to its website, is now testing a distributed generation technology, relying on solar, natural gas, and battery input, in homes and businesses.
October 17, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted rules providing customers with the ability to opt-out of having an advanced meter.
October 1, 2013
Texas TDUs have filed widely varying estimates of the number of customers electing to opt-out of having a provisioned advanced meter, in filing their compliance tariffs to set the rates for the AMS opt-out.
September 17, 2013
AEP Ohio Files to Significantly Increase Smart Meter Installations, But Not Full Deployment
September 4, 2013
ecobee announced a new partnership with retail supplier Electricity Maine and Thayer Corporation to execute a pilot project as part of the Efficiency Maine Innovation Program.
August 20, 2013
ERCOT Mobile App Update Offers Real-Time Conditions, Wholesale Prices, More
July 31, 2013
Barry Smitherman, current Texas Railroad Commission Chairman and former Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, has urged the PUCT in a letter to the agency to allow customers to opt-out of having a communicating advanced meter.
July 31, 2013
Source Power & Gas LLC (SPG) has announced Phase 1 of its smart grid strategy, which consists of a series of pilot programs.
July 11, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued draft rules which would allow customers to opt-out of having an advanced meter.
July 8, 2013
An overview of how customers wanting a smart meter opt-out presents a new market for REPs
June 26, 2013
Bounce Energy announced that nearly 25% of its Texas customer base are enrolled in its critical peak rebate program, known as Peak Rewards.
June 24, 2013
Constellation is currently promoting a critical peak rebate program to its commercial and industrial customers.
June 21, 2013
TXU Energy is now offering large commercial and industrial customers a voluntary critical peak rebate program.
