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IBM to operate Ontario’s MDM system

Submitted by aburr on Wed, 2013-02-13 16:44

IBM was selected to operate Independent Electricity System Operator Ontario’s meter data management and repository (MDM/R) system with new computing infrastructure and an updated operating environment. The five-year, $68.5 million contract includes options to extend to seven or 10 years. Under the agreement, IBM will develop the overall performance of the MDM/R through new computing and networking infrastructure, disaster recovery capabilities, and operational improvements to reduce risk and costs.

GlobalCon

Submitted by jcole on Tue, 2013-02-12 10:31

Presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) along with Host Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), Platinum Sponsor Constellation Energy, and Silver Sponsor Hess, GLOBALCON is the northeast region’s largest energy efficiency conference and exposition and addresses new advances in energy efficiency, energy management, high performance buildings, renewables and power management technologies.

Preventing Tomorrow's Blackouts

Why transmission planners and protection engineers need to work more closely together.

Recent outages show the importance of proper transmission system design. As the grid becomes more complex, reliability requires tighter coordination.

Byline: 

Diwakar Tewari

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NERC on a Wire

The reliability organization struggles with reforms, as FERC hovers.

NERC’s reliability oversight is bogged down on two fronts—standard-setting and compliance oversight. Progress depends on improving unwieldy process.

Byline: 

Jonathan D. Schneider

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Busting the Transmission Trusts

Creative destruction is coming, and it can’t be stopped.

With Order 1000, FERC shows it’s willing to blow up uncompetitive structures, as with trustbusting under Teddy Roosevelt, and the more recent Bell breakup.

Byline: 

Edward N. Krapels

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IT-OT Convergence

Breaking down silos to achieve a more enabled workforce and more informed stakeholders.

Operations are finally getting together with IT. As a result, utilities will be able to achieve a range of business goals&emdash;and serve customers better.

Byline: 

Tim Taylor

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Transactions (February 2013)

NRG completes Gen-On acquisition; Dominion invests in midstream gas development; NextEra buys Cimarron I PV plant; People's Natural Gas acquires Equitable Gas; plus other other M&A and bond deals, together totaling $6.7 billion.

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