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E•BOOM CAPITAL: FERC Order 1000 Debate Continues

By Terry McDonald on September 29, 2011

Tags: Duke Energy Corp., Progress Energy Inc., The Southern Company, United States, Duke Energy, EEI, FERC, Order 1000, The Southern Company, electricity, energy, FERC DISCLOSURE, FERC DISCLOSURE, FERC, Marc Spitzer, Policy

A member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reiterated Tuesday that FERC’s Order 1000, which becomes effective October 10, 2011 in the face of considerable opposition from certain elements of the electricity utilities sector, will give regional grid operators the means to improve system reliability and will also stimulate much needed investment in transmission lines.

Duke Energy's Strategy to Create a Digital Grid

By Joseph Baker on August 25, 2011

Earlier this month Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) released the white paper Duke Energy: Developing the Communications Platform to Enable a More Intelligent Electric Grid [pdf]. The paper addresses the company’s vision and plan to digitize the electric grid.

Two Major Energy Mergers Move Forward

By Joseph Baker on August 3, 2011

Two separate energy mergers have taken steps towards becoming final. If they are completed, it will mean four of the United States' largest utilities will have merged to become the nation's two largest electric utilities.

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