February 18, 2013 EVERGREEN, Colo. — To help public power utilities offer customers a wide variety of energy efficiency initiatives, Hometown Connections will market the energyOrbit Cloud computing solution for energy efficiency program management. The energyOrbit Web platform enables utilities … Continued
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Cyber Security Actions Provide Financial Benefits for Public Power Utilities
This article appears in the January-February 2013 issue of Public Power magazine. By Doug Westlund and Bruce Gordon The media is replete with warnings from the federal government and others of economic catastrophe should the U.S. power grid be attacked. … Continued
Elster Answers Northern California Municipal Utilities’ Need for Advanced Metering Solutions
RALEIGH, NC, December 20 2012 – Elster Solutions today announced two members of the California Municipal Utilities Association, City of Palo Alto Utilities and City of Santa Clara’s Silicon Valley Power (SVP), have selected and implemented advanced metering solutions featuring … Continued
Survalent Technology Commissions New SCADA System Greenville Utilities Commission, North Carolina
MISSISSAUGA, ON — December 18, 2012 — Survalent Technology, the most trusted provider of smart grid solutions for the control room, announced today that it has commissioned a new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for Greenville Utilities Commission, … Continued
Orlando Utilities Commission Taps Elster EnergyAxis Solution
December 10, 2012 RALEIGH, NC, December 10, 2012 – Elster Solutions today announced the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), a municipal utility owned by the citizens of Orlando, Fla., that serves nearly 225,000 customers with electric and water services, has selected … Continued
Palo Alto to Test Advanced Meters, Time-of-Use Rates
The Palo Alto, Calif., City Council authorized the city’s utility to carry out a pilot program testing time-of-use rates and advanced meters. Up to 300 Palo Alto residents will have the opportunity to participate in the new “Residential CustomerConnect and … Continued
Retired Public Power Leaders Share Expertise, Vision through Temporary Job Placements
This article appears in the November-December 2012 issue of Public Power magazine. By Susan Ryba Like most of his public power colleagues, Tim Werdmann wears many hats for the City of Hamilton, Ohio. He began his career with the city … Continued
Taking Advantage of IEDs and Other Automation Advances through Flexible SCADA System
This article appears in the October 2012 issue of Public Power magazine. By Susan Ryba At the City of San Marcos, Texas, Electric Utility, the time had come to replace an antiquated and limited SCADA system. The old system was … Continued
Hometown Connections Annual Award Winners
On August 22 at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Breckenridge, Colo., Hometown Connections announced these award winners in recognition of their outstanding efforts and results in support of the organization and the public power community: 2012 Marketing Affiliate of the … Continued
Public Power Leader Paul Allen Joins Hometown Connections to Coach RP3 Applicants
August 13, 2012: EVERGREEN, Colo. — To help public power electric utilities apply for certification by the American Public Power Association’s Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3®) program, Hometown Connections is welcoming to the staff industry veteran Paul H. Allen, P.E., … Continued