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June 4, 2013
Champion Energy Services this morning announced an agreement with Lowfoot, Inc. to provide Texas customers with data and other benefits associated with the interval data from smart meters.
May 8, 2013
TriEagle Energy has launched a voluntary peak-time rebate program in Texas which could pay customers up to $1/kWh in response to curtailments during called events.
April 29, 2013
The University of Delaware and NRG Energy announced a milestone for their eV2g project: becoming an official resource of PJM Interconnection and proving for the first time that electric vehicle-to-grid technology can sell electricity from electric vehicles (EVs) to the power grid.
April 25, 2013
Acclaim Energy Advisors announced that it has reached a six-year strategic agreement with the Texas General Land Office to provide dynamic load optimization services to government agencies and facilities.
March 12, 2013
Constellation announced that its VirtuWatt Link web services application is now available with the Opus Building Automation System (BAS) by Novar, a Honeywell business unit and provider of multi-site energy management solutions, particularly to retail businesses.
February 8, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication that would allow a customer to select an alternative to a fully functioning advanced meter.
February 4, 2013
Ameren has sought approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission for a Peak Time Rebate (PTR) program to be available to all residential customers with advanced metering, regardless of electricity supplier.
January 8, 2013
The Maryland PSC has ordered that further proceedings be held to develop a mechanism to allow customers to opt-out of the use of a smart meter, though a specific mechanism was not adopted.
January 4, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission hold a workshop on exploring the potential impact of demand response (DR) in ERCOT and further integration of this resource into the market. Staff also proposed a list of potential questions for public comment.
December 11, 2012
Constellation announced the nationwide launch of VirtuWatt Link, which the company described as, "the first web service application to facilitate automated load response program participation."
December 7, 2012
The Michigan PSC is reviewing its prior determinations regarding the participation of end-use retail customers in RTO demand response (DR) programs in light of recent FERC orders.
December 5, 2012
Verde Energy USA and the City of St. Charles, Illinois announced the launch of a clean energy efficiency partnership and demonstration project.
November 15, 2012
Reliant announced that after one year, residents of its Innovation Avenue pilot reduced their electricity usage by an average of 16 percent, with one home achieving a 32 percent reduction in electricity usage.
November 12, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have requested guidance from the Commission as to how to proceed with a project reviewing the potential for customers to be provided with an opt-out from advanced meter deployment.
November 1, 2012
Michigan PSC Proposes Written Consent for Provision of AMI Data to Third Parties
August 28, 2012
Bounce Energy today launched a critical peak rebate demand response program for the company's Texas residential customers.
August 22, 2012
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission tariffs to implement a peak-time rebate (PTR) program for residential customers.
July 30, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should consider providing customers with information regarding offers from retail electric providers which include a demand response component, Sam Newell, principal of The Brattle Group, said during a PUCT resource adequacy workshop Friday.
July 16, 2012
The District of Columbia PSC opened Formal Case 1098 to investigate retail electricity suppliers' access to their customers' smart meter data.
July 12, 2012
Reliant is offering customers in ERCOT a critical peak rebate option which can be added to existing retail rate plans.
June 22, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended approval of AEP Texas Central's and AEP Texas North's advanced metering system (AMS) reconciliation (40261).
June 7, 2012
Reliant Reports Innovation Avenue Pilot Successfully Reducing Customer Usage
June 4, 2012
AT&T and Acclaim Energy Advisors today announced a strategic agreement to provide business customers with dynamic load optimization services to reduce customers' costs while protecting sensitive equipment from power surges and helping restore reliability to the power grid.
May 25, 2012
The Maryland PSC has ordered, on an interim basis, that, effective immediately:
May 18, 2012
Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. has filed a petition at the District of Columbia PSC, in Formal Case 1083, for an investigation into retail electricity supplier access to smart meter data.
