It was just over a year ago that a senior U.S. military officer in Afghanistan was raving about the solar-powered streetlights popping up in Kabul: There is no reliable electric grid here in this city of 5 million people, and so we looked at putting in solar street lights as a way to provide safety, [...]
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FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) will spend approximately $152 million in 2013 to further enhance the electrical system and reliability in northeast Ohio. via $20 million for smart grid part... Read Post
The city of Leesburg is modernizing the city’s electric grid with advanced technologies designed to power 21st century economic growth, increase energy efficiency, improve power reliability and empower its consumers. GE’s Grid IQ(TM... Read Post
A new $30 million initiative could transform the way U.S. military bases deal with power failures. Termed SPIDERS—mercifully short for Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security—the three-phase proj... Read Post