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12.23.11 CL&P: Residential customers to see lowest bill since 2005 BERLIN, CT - Residential customers of Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) should see their 2012 monthly utility bills go down to their lowest levels in nearly seven years, following approval of new rates by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA).read more »

12.23.11 Utility report: Coastal Mississppi customers may see fee increases A state legislative review committee released a report this month critical of the Hancock County Utility Authority, alleging wasteful spending, lack of transparency and conflicts of interest. It also states in the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure…read more »

12.23.11 The Smart Grid Solution: Giving Consumer Control Of Their Energy Use Rather than building new power generation to meet the rising demand for energy, utilities are increasingly turning to the latest smart grid technology to help reduce energy use during peak consumption times. These programs will profoundly change how all American households and …read more »

12.22.11 Southern Nevada electricity rates to climb Residents in southern Nevada will pay higher rates for electricity beginning Jan. 1 under an order issued by the state Public Utilities Commission authorizing NV Energy to raise its rates.read more »

03.25.11 SmartMeters: PG&E wants to charge users to opt out Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers afraid of the radiation from the company's wireless SmartMeter may soon have a choice: Accept the device as is. Or ask PG&E to turn off the meter's transmitter - and pay higher monthly bills as a result. As much as $20 more per month. Under…read more »

03.21.11 Are energy consumers being ripped off? Anyone who has recently tried to switch energy supplier knows how difficult it is to compare what is on offer, even though there are only six big players offering gas and electricity.read more »

03.01.11 Smart Phones -- The Gateway to Utility-Customer Engagement Utilities usually have the luxury of not embracing the latest IT solutions as they emerge, but they must keep an eye on the trend and align their applications in the direction of evolution. In the ever changing information arena, everything, form the form of a computer to mode of usage…read more »

02.13.11 PG&E's computer system faulted for pipeline errors Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has struggled for nearly two decades with a computer system intended to keep track of the characteristics of its natural gas transmission lines, a battle that resulted in the company lacking information crucial to understanding its pipes' potential…read more »

01.31.11 Top environmental priorities for the California PUC Over the past decade, the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the state's investor-owned utilities, has emerged as a leader on policies that provide significant environmental and economic benefits. Governor Brown recently announced two of his three new appointees to…read more »

01.31.11 Georgia Power Strikes Solar Power Deal With Dalton Utilities Georgia Power recently acquired a series of solar projects of up to 1 megawatt (MW) in Murray County, Ga., co-developed by United Renewable Energy LLC and Mack Creek Energy LLC.read more »

01.31.11 Digi Allows Utilities to Experience the Benefits of the Smart Grid Now Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today introduced “Smart Grid Now” bundles that make it easy and cost effective for utilities to conduct an energy management pilot program and offer a broad range of new energy efficiency services to their customers.…read more »

01.29.11 Utilities rush to turn lights on, keep promises Regional power companies continued to restore service after Wednesday's snowstorm, with Pepco facing the largest number and largest portion of its affected customers still without electricity as of early Friday.read more »

01.19.11 Energy efficiency: the 'killer app' we're not downloading Milwaukee will unveil a revamped version of a program aimed at encouraging homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient, Mayor Tom Barrett said. The city sought a variety of funding alternatives to encourage homeowners to boost the efficiency of their buildings, letting city …read more »

01.14.11 Wireless Smart Meters Face More Hurdles in California Many of us are generally quite gung-ho on the amazing power of wireless technology. From convenience to efficiency and cost savings, there’s plenty to rave about. Yet in the San Francisco Bay Area — and in particular in my Marin County home — citizens are up in arms,…read more »

01.13.11 Free Cell Phone Service for the Poor Assurance Wireless and TracFone offer it to millions—and Uncle Sam pays for itread more »

01.13.11 Frustration with Element Mobile Service Problem Grows Frustration mounts for thousands of Element Mobile customers who remain without cell phone service in Northeast Wisconsin. The company says it's working to fix the problem and now offering compensation for its customers.read more »

01.13.11 TXU Energy Unveils “Faster, Smarter, Better” Website DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TXU Energy today launched its new website that will dramatically improve customers’ experiences with the company. The new txu.com offers “faster, smarter, better” tools and resources for customers.read more »

01.05.11 Electricity Supplier Offers Town A Deal BERLIN — — A Pennsylvania-based electricity supplier has asked the town to endorse its local marketing efforts, offering the town a share of the proceeds from any business it gets. Direct Energy presented its idea to the town council Tuesday. The council asked for more…read more »

12.03.10 As chief demand response/smart grid geek, Wellinghoff makes it personal Some energy regulators are pretty much self-proclaimed "geeks" about their subject, but Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff may have taken his penchant for touting energy gadgets to a new level Thursday, as our colleague Tom Tiernan reports. At a conference…read more »

10.18.10 Stream Energy Announces Expansion into Pennsylvania Electricity Market Stream Energy, the most enduring direct seller of energy in America, announced today start of operations in the Pennsylvania electricity market. Stream Energy will begin accepting residential customers’ requests for service in the PPL service area in southeastern Pennsylvania…read more »

10.01.10 Marketing natural gas as clean energy As gas production increases and prices drop, the Charlotte-based utility is rebranding itself as part of a clean, expanding segment of the U.S. energy market. Piedmont serves about 1 million customers in the Carolinas and Tennessee. read more »

08.07.10 Top 10 ’smartest’ utilities for 2010 announced This article reports the top 10 smartest utilities for 2010. This is announced by IDC Energy Insights and Intelligent Utility magazine in their annual UtiliQ rankings, designed to measure the progress utilities are making on the path to intelligent energy.read more »

07.20.10 10% Return On Equity Seen For Utilities Space By Senior Equity Analyst This article offers expect industry commentary into both the domestic and international utility industry.read more »

06.23.10 The Smart Grid Trojan Horse Smart Meters will be collecting and transmitting real-time energy consumption data, your data, to servers at (or controlled by) your host utility. The data will be conveyed via the internet, and accordingly, you'll be able to examine this data at will via a home display or online.read more »

06.22.10 AT&T Turns to Twitter, Facebook for Customer Care AT&T Inc. is making a big move in the customer care space, with a plan to use social media as a new avenue to soothing the ire of, say, all those iPhone users out there that are having trouble with dropped calls.read more »

06.19.10 Cautionary tale in California? Bay Area meter program’s troubles raise questions here Communication between digital meters and customer billing shows high increase in monthly bills.read more »

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