National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
By Jeanne Roberts on November 3, 2011
Tags: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UtiliPoint, Xcel Energy Inc., USD, 2B. 2C, Boulder, Boulder Smart Energy Coalition, City of Boulder, Colorado, Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), electricity, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), municipal utility, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), National Climactic Data Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), National Weather Service, natural gas, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), UtiliPoint International Inc., voters, Xcel Energy Inc., Bob Bellemare, Colorado, David Miller, electricity, energy, Michigan, Minnesota, municipal utilities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, University of Colorado, Wisconsin
On November 1, the smallish but very progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado passed two interrelated, historic ballot measures that aim to discontinue service with Xcel Energy Inc.
By Jeanne Roberts on August 8, 2011
Tags: PG&E, and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), California Independent System Operator (CAISO), California Public Utility Commission (CPUC), Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), cybersecurity, cybertheft, cyberthieves, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Fair Information Practices (FIPs), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, hackable, Home Area Network (HAN), Market Price Referent, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Ponemon Institute, Senate Bill 1476, smart grid, smart meter, Southern California Edison (SCE), wireless technology, Arnold Schwarzenegger, banking, California, electricity, energy, Southern California
California, a national leader in renewable energy technologies like solar, wind and geothermal, is once again leading the pack with standards designed to protect renewable energy consumers using “Smart Meters” from fraud and identity theft.
