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Leading UK gas infrastructure and utility connection company Fulcrum appointed by Center Parcs to create pipeline supplying natural gas to a combined heat and power (CHP) and biomass heat generator at the latest Centre Parcs site in Bedfordshire.

Kamstrup A/S and Powel AS has announced a partnership that will enable utilities that are using both the Powel ELIN system and Kamstrup’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to base the integration between the two systems on a standard adaptor.

ScottMadden to play a lead role at the upcoming EUCI conference...

ScottMadden, Inc. recently published “Transmission Control Centers – Critical Success Factors.”

Five top tips that businesses can easily implement to reduce their essential running costs and therefore have a positive impact on profitability

Manassas Utility Customers Round Up their Bills and Donate Extra Change

The National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) invites Pricelock’s Tripp Dunman to speak at its summer conference about how new technology, such as Pricelock Marketplace, allows the purchase of energy to be more efficient online.

Plug Things In is a new informational portal that helps people find and hook up to different connections for their home.

Some 6500 utility professionals will gather in Amsterdam in October for the annual Metering, Billing/CRM Europe at what has become the largest industry conference and exhibition on the continent.

Visiongain has determined that the value of the global smart meter market will reach $7bn in 2012.

LogNet Systems is recognized for its multiple service value proposition in an IDC MarketScape report on customer care and billing solutions in the energy market

Join Gib Sorebo of Science Applications International Corp, Seán Paul McGurk from Next Generation Micro, Control systems expert Joe Weiss and Ernie Hayden of Verizon on June 21 for Smart Grid Today's free roundtable on utility cybersecurity.

Manufacturer’s specialized solutions help personnel in the field maintain a safe work environment and prevent accidents on the job

Metering Latin America will gather more than 1500 smart meter and smart grid experts in São Paulo in August as Brazil prepares to upgrade 65-million meters to the tune of 36-billion dollars in smart meter and smart grid technology.

AT&T, Landis+Gyr, NISC all big winners at the 2012 Municipal Smart Grid Summit which was held in San Diego June 4th-6th, 2012

New company offers free service designed to help local businesses’ save time and money and improve profitability

"The savings has been tracking at 19-20 percent of a historic water cost--or about $12,730," says Robert Russo, chair of the 66-unit Condo Association. "So the payback is about six months for the device, which cost a tad under $6,000."

Using technology originally developed for the aerospace industry, the AML locates subsurface objects indiscriminately - plastic, metal, wood, cable or pipe.

Integrated Offering Provides Enhanced Tracking of Parks Department Assets

New England-based utility to boost reliability, regulatory compliance with mobile vegetation maintenance software

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City of Manassas Receives Award from Virginia Department of Health

The McDonnell Group-sponsored LinkedIn forum continues to thrive as leading industry medium of its kind

Manassas, Va. Utilities and Public Works Dept. Saves More than $700,000 on Sewer Treatment Costs

Smart Grid Today's webinar to feature experts outlining the history of DP, what can be done to remove obstacles to wider implementation and who's in favor of DP and opposed to it and why scheduled.

London Hydro recently selected Intergraph®’s InService outage management system (OMS) and mobile workforce management solutions to consolidate and streamline administration of its electrical distribution control room.

Based on exclusive interviews with electric utility experts at the heart of the cybersecurity industry, “CYBER inSECURITY” debunks many myths and offers tangible options for utilities working to achieve safe and reliable delivery of the energy.

Kamstrup A/S and Tekla Corporation have made an announcement regarding close collaboration to increase the amount of information utilities receive on their distribution networks.

African Utility Week has partnered with FindaLift to help get delegates and visitors to and from the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg with the least impact on the environment and their pocket.

Minn. co-op speeds outage management response with WorkStudio mobile platform

With rising utility tariffs, the South African consumer is under mounting pressure. Add to this the fact that utility bills are for all practical purposes unintelligible, with consumers being confronted with figures few seem to understand.

Blake’s Software online has a large selection of business, educational, productivity and security computer software at great low prices!

Five convert from in-house to outsource and three move from another outsource provider

Manassas, Va. Goes Green with EV Pilot Project; Supports Low-Emission Vehicle Usage

ScottMadden is pleased to join forward-thinking executives and thought leaders at the fourth annual EnergyBiz Leadership Forum.

Eagle Accounts Group (EAGL) today announced that it was selected by Lebanon Utilities to collect past due electric, water, and wastewater accounts. EAGL has mailed letters to the debtors involved.

Internet has revolutionized the way we do our Shopping. Because of the numerous Advantages and Benefits of Shopping Online more and more people these days prefer Online Shopping over conventional shopping.

New Engensa Product Solves Crucial Problem of Affordable Storage for Solar Energy; Homeowners Harness 100% of Solar Energy Generated to Save an extra £60* on Electricity and Heating Bills.

A fully accredited one-stop coordinated service for multi-utility provision, Crown Utilities, has been launched to provide combined water, gas, electricity and telecoms connections.

Rising energy prices and an ever-increasing pressure to conform to international environmental and climate change demands are some of the main challenges facing big industry in South Africa.

Tarek Aly of Manassas Park, Va. Earns Promotion at City of Manassas Utilities Department

Industry’s only complete solution for making LiDAR data immediately actionable premiered at DistribuTECH

Global energy consulting, testing, and certification leader plays an active role in the industry’s largest annual smart grid event, booth #659 on the exhibit show floor

US solar industry leaders to evaluate merits of concentrated solar power, photovoltaic, and concentrated photovoltaic technologies, as US increases large-scale solar power capacity and production.

Martin Neat, Head of Customer Contact at National Grid, joins Customer Management IQ to discuss Delivering the Best in Customer Contact: Creating the Right Culture.

Real-time, model-based solution includes simulator to predict and verify savings from optimization programs

EcoSys EPC (Enterprise Planning & Controls) has been selected by one of the nation’s leading nuclear power plant owners and operators to serve as its fleet-wide project cost management and reporting solution.

Metadigm Services announces the opening of an office in Dallas. The utility services company continues to grow at a rapid pace with the anticipation of adding 100 or more employees across Texas.

Interview with David McKeown, CEO of the Institute of Asset Management, Martin Sedgwick, Head of Asset Management at Scottish Power, Chris Royce, Head of Strategic Asset Management at Anglian Water, and Dave Riley, Carbon Manager at Anglian Water

Leading LiDAR and data acquisition firm purchases U.S. assets of Powel AS to fortify market leading position in utility vegetation management