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A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions

The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects
By JOHN KAPPENMAN / FEBRUARY 2012
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Leap second decision is postponed

Experts at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) were unable to reach a consensus, so moved the matter to a meeting in 2015.
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China's First Demand Response Project to be Launched Under U.S.-China Smart Grid Cooperative

The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area will implement China's first Smart Grid Demand Response project with Honeywell.
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Stealth Smart Grid Company Hopes To Revolutionize Demand Response

A Silicon Valley smart grid startup is gunning to lower the cost of demand response by 90% while increasing efficiency 30%.
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Next wave of GPS promises stronger signals

The future of the U.S. Global Positioning System is taking shape in a vast white room south of Denver, where workers are piecing together the first of more than 30 satellites touted as the most powerful, reliable and versatile yet.
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NIST Updates Smart Grid Framework Standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released updated standards guidelines for converting the nation's outdated power grid structure to a modern smart grid operation.
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Researcher discloses zero-day flaws in SCADA systems

Flaws disclosed in products from Rockwell, five other vendors.

An Italian security researcher this week disclosed details of several zero-day vulnerabilities he discovered in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) products from multiple vendors, a disclosure that's likely to reinforce concerns about critical infrastructure weaknesses.
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4 'smart' lessons from the Great Southwestern Blackout

The Great Southwestern Blackout of 2011 is full of lessons for critical infrastructure protection. We don’t have a lot of details as of this writing about what Arizona Power Service is calling an “employee-generated event,” but it demonstrates that the nation’s power grid is interconnected and fragmented, fragile and resilient, and that we don’t have to wait for our enemies to attack us.
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Phasor.com Initiates Operation in the Smart Grid Domain

Phasor.com is a new online informational resource in the smart grid domain. It provides essential information about the technologies that are most likely to impact the smart grid, and lifts the veil of mysticism that until today, characterizes the elusive smart grid. Phasor.com provides industry articles, scientific abstracts, career advice, trend analysis and news about the smart grid. (As stated on http://www.pr.com/press-release/350416)
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A Problem For Smart Meters: People Don't Understand Electricity

The general public has no idea how much they pay for electricity or how to use less, undermining the central premise of smart meters and hindering their adoption.
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FERC Declines Rulemaking, Tosses Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Back to NIST

FERC finds no sufficient consensus for smart grid interoperability standards
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How smart grid fought off U.S. heat wave

Did it?
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Galileo 'can deploy 24 satellites with existing funding'

The European Commission has announced a raft of contracts for the Galileo sat nav programme, and says that cost problems have been reined in to such a degree that the system will come close to planned operational performance without needing to request extra funding from European politicians.
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IEEE video series about the smart grid

The IEEE launched a new video series featuring interviews with IEEE experts from around the world discussing the latest smart grid trends and issues.
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NASPI Work Group Meeting

June 8-9, 2011, NASPI Work Group Meeting will be held in Toronto, Ontario. The meeting theme: Success Stories. Learn more about the meeting
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DOE Putting More Support Behind EV Infrastructure

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SDG&E To Buy Power From Mexican Wind Project

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EPRI Takes Part in Successful Synchrophasor Demonstration

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Information on the Japanese Earthquake and Reactors in That Region

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IEEE P2030 Heads Toward Balloting

IEEE P2030 standard, which is designed to address interoperability issues related to smart grid technologies, IT operations and electric power systems, took a major step toward ratification when it was announced it will the subject of a sponsor ballot.
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PPL Electric Utilities Pursuing Major Grid Reliability Project

Details emerge regarding a six-year, $3 billion dollar infrastructure improvement project designed to improve electric service in northeast Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains.
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