http://www.powermag.com POWER Mag en-us 2012 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:05:49 EST At home and abroad, U.S. military microgrid and smart grid projects are driven by energy security concerns. The pace of such projects, however, can be slow, and the potential for civilian grids to benefit from lessons learned and technologies developed for these important installations may be limited.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/4228.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The technologies used to generate and distribute electricity will be radically transformed during the coming decade. Amid that change, the power industry must continue to meet customer reliability, safety, and cost-of-service expectations. Achieving the right balance among these often-conflicting goals is the primary focus of every utility. The Electric Power Research Institute is helping utilities achieve that balance with R&D programs for many new and emerging technologies.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/4256.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Five-Year Plan is the expression of the centralized planning goals for China’s economy. The 12th Five-Year Plan, approved by the Chinese Government on March 14, 2011, established many social and economic goals, including significant expansion of the country’s power generation industry in many new directions.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/4257.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST In the past few years, nuclear concerns, rising oil prices, and a growing understanding of our environmental impact has given energy issues a higher profile worldwide. In this report on the Continental Nordic countries, we look at the efforts being made in much of the Nordic region to secure a sustainable energy supply for the future and at the extent to which the innovative solutions of these countries can be exported around the globe.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/4121.html Tue, 1 Nov 2011 0:00:00 EDT Energy storage developments got a boost as Beacon Power Corp. in June announced that its first flywheel energy storage plant in Stephentown, N.Y., achieved its full 20-MW capacity, and AES Energy Storage said its Los Andes battery storage system in Chile had performed continuously for more than 18 months as a critical reserve unit for the nation’s northern grid.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/3871.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT A cooperative in northern Vermont serving a largely rural area has proven that even small utilities can achieve great smart grid results by planning wisely. For improving service to its members by developing a grid modernization strategy before “smart grid” was a buzz phrase, Vermont Electric Cooperative is the winner of the first POWER Smart Grid Award.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/3884.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT A number of automotive manufacturers, electric utilities, electric power associations, and research groups are working to develop and evaluate technical approaches to integrating plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) into the U.S. electrical grid system. This is a key requirement of facilitating widespread, near-term adoption of PEVs by the American public.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/3888.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT David K. Owens, executive vice president, Business Operations Group for the Edison Electric Institute, comments on the progress U.S. utilities are making toward a smarter electrical power grid.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/3798.html Fri, 1 Jul 2011 0:00:00 EDT Electricity grids are slowly getting smarter. Simultaneously, the use of distributed generation is increasing. Though smart grid advocates tout the ability of a smarter grid to enable greater deployment of distributed resources, the benefits could flow in both directions.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/3558.html Fri, 1 Apr 2011 0:00:00 EDT Like its neighbor to the south, Canada faces enormous costs to upgrade and expand its transmission and distribution system. The desire to integrate more renewable power into the grid, build a smarter grid, and export more power are providing the rationale for action, but capital and political will lag behind.... http://www.powermag.com/smart_grid/3471.html Tue, 1 Mar 2011 0:00:00 EST