Smart Grid
GridWeek Focuses on Smart GridPublished: September 12th, 2011
NRECA’s participation in the GridWeek conference, which began Sept. 12, provides an important opportunity to present co-op perspectives on smart grid issues to the many policymakers, regulators and... Read more
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Texas Co-op Goes Hourly with AMRPublished: September 7th, 2011
As smart grid technology evolves, it can take a lot of money to keep up with the changes. But one Texas co-op has found a relatively painless way to stretch its automated meter reading technology to offer... Read more
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Vermont Co-op Earns Smart Grid HonorPublished: August 24th, 2011
The national recognition Vermont Electric Cooperative has received for its grid modernization strategy, POWER magazine’s first Smart Grid Award, reaffirms the principles under which co-ops... Read more
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Coast-to-Coast Grid SmartsPublished: June 15th, 2011
The drive for innovation, manifested in thousands of ways by not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric co-ops over the past seven-plus decades, has become the calling card for 23 co-ops in 12 states involved... Read more
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White House Unveils Smart Grid PushPublished: June 14th, 2011
The Obama Administration has announced an ambitious campaign to revitalize the nation’s electric grid, with a focus on deploying smart grid technologies and “a clean energy economy.” One of the... Read more
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Co-ops Get Loans to Modernize GridPublished: June 14th, 2011
The Department of Agriculture says rural electric co-ops are taking the initiative in smart grid deployments, and it plans to provide more support for that purpose. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack... Read more
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Timing Ripe for Smart Grid ChoicesPublished: May 20th, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas―The decisions on long-term power supply facing electric co-ops offer them a timely opportunity for making smart grid implementation choices, according to ACES Power... Read more