The New York State Smart Grid Consortium was formed in early 2009 as means to coordinate smart grid activities in the State, including utility smart grid projects as well as the numerous and varied R&D and manufacturing start up activities related to smart grid. Consortium Chairman and former utility CEO Robert Catell will be providing [...]

PECO is one of six utilities in the country to receive major stimulus funding under the US Department of Energy Smart Grid Investment Grant. PECO’s “Smart Future Greater Philadelphia” project is one of the largest investments in the company’s more than 100 year history, with an overall estimated project cost of up to $650 million. [...]

Viridity Energy is helping large energy users efficiently use distributed resources such as cogeneration, solar, energy storage systems and controllable loads. Viridity Energy CEO Audrey Zibelman will be providing a look into strategies and options for creating and delivering value for the evolving customer-utility relationship at the KEMA 2010 Utility of the Future leadership forum.

PJM Interconnection has been leading the way in piloting aspects of tomorrow’s grid, working with member companies, innovators, research and academic institutions, and industry experts to advance the transmission grid and strengthen the PJM region power supply infrastructure. PJM President and CEO Terry Boston will be sharing insight into balancing mature and emerging energy technologies [...]

For over a decade, Beacon Power has been focused on developing and commercializing flywheel-based energy storage solutions for grid-scale frequency regulation services and other applications. Beacon Power President and CEO Bill Capp will be sharing insight into balancing mature and emerging energy technologies for a smarter, sustainable grid at the KEMA 2010 Utility of the [...]