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May 8, 2008 A Penton Media Publication Vol. 4, No. 9
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Top Story
DTE Energy Implements GIS-Based Design Software
DTE Energy Co. is in production with Designer, a GIS-based design solution from Telvent Miner & Miner (TM&M).


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Highlights
Heber Light and Power Selects Sensus FlexNet AMI
Utah-based Heber Light and Power Co. has selected the Sensus Metering Systems’ FlexNet advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution.

Oncor to Purchase CURRENT's Smart Grid Network
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. has agreed to purchase CURRENT’s existing Smart Grid network in Dallas, Texas as well as additional equipment for approximately $90 million.

BPL Global Expands Broadband Over Power Lines in Caracas
BPL Global, Ltd.'s BPL implementation in Caracas, Venezuela has been deemed successful by La Nueva Electricidad de Caracas (EDC).

Commission Approves PGE Investment in Smart Meter Technology
Portland General Electric Co. has received approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission to install more than 850,000 next-generation electrical meters to help the utility and its customers manage energy use, enhance customer service and reduce operating expenses.

Eka Systems and Tampa Electric Co. Launch AMI Smart Network Pilot
Eka Systems has announced the successful AMI pilot installation at Tampa Electric Co. designed to serve multi-family residential customer sites.


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In Depth
Demand Response Delivers Positive Results
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. has had a long and successful history running demand-side management programs...

Phasors Monitor Grid Conditions
August will mark the five-year anniversary of the largest blackout in U.S. history...


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Thousands of attendees and exhibitors took part in the 2008 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition hosted by ComEd in Chicago. Gene Wolf chairman of the Transmission and Distribution Committee and IEEE Fellow has shared his perspective of the preparations leading to the Expo and the actual Expo through the IEEE PES Blog. Visit the Blog now to see the latest.


Vendor Updates
Software Measures IT Equipment's Energy Usage
Avocent Corp. is introducing new power management software that enables users to monitor and measure the power consumption and energy usage of IT equipment in data centers in real time.

Siemens and eMeter Partner in the Meter Data Management Sector
Siemens Energy and eMeter Corp. of San Mateo, California, have established a strategic partnership to market the Energy IP management software for processing meter data.

Teltone Enhances Gauntlet Cyber Security Suite
Teltone Corp. has announced expanded performance and administration features for its Gauntlet cyber security suite.

Vettro Unveils Mobile SaaS Application for Utilities and Excavation
Vettro has announced a new mobile workforce application for underground utility operators, excavators, and locators.

Gridpoint Joins Silver Spring Networks Technology Alliance
GridPoint Inc. has joined Silver Spring Networks Technology Alliance Partner Program as a founding member.

Report Recommends Doubling Data Center Energy Efficiency by 2012
The rapidly increasing demand for digital processing for everything from online banking to e-Bay auctions, Amazon orders, Google searches, and iTunes and YouTube downloads has become part of the global warming story.

Telemetric to Support Landis+Gyr Meters
Telemetric Corp. has announced the availability of an end-to-end wireless communication solution for the Landis+Gyr S4e commercial & industrial meters.

Netmotion Enhances VPN Software
NetMotion Wireless has released version 8.0 of Mobility XE, the company's mobile virtual private network (VPN) software.

Ventyx Software to Leverage NASA Earth Science Data for Improved Load Forecasting
Ventyx's demand and price forecasting system has been selected for an advanced NASA project designed to improve short-term load forecasting for energy utilities.

Itron Releases Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management Version 6.0
Itron Inc. has released Itron Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management version 6.0.


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