Comments on: Smart Grid Stimulus Demo Award Winners Unveiled!

By: Xtreme Power: A Super-Battery For Hawaiian Wind Farms

Xtreme Power: A Super-Battery For Hawaiian Wind Farms — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:24 +0000

[...] storage at a wide scale, although projects are being planed — Southern California Edison got a DOE stimulus grant to back up wind farms with an 8-megawatt lithium ion battery from A123 Systems, for [...]

By: How California’s Landmark Energy Storage Bill Works

How California’s Landmark Energy Storage Bill Works — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:02:24 +0000

[...] are being pursued — Southern California Edison won $4 million in DOE stimulus grants to deploy an 8 MW lithium ion battery to help integrate wind power into its energy supply. Other utilities are likely looking at [...]

By: It’s About Time: Glendale Gets First DOE Smart Grid Stimulus Contract

It’s About Time: Glendale Gets First DOE Smart Grid Stimulus Contract — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:42:04 +0000

[...] round of smart grid stimulus funds were announced at the end of October, and the second round was announced in late November, utilities are, perhaps rightfully, getting impatient to get the money to start paying vendors and [...]

By: FPL CEO: We Haven’t Seen A Dime of the Smart Grid Stimulus

FPL CEO: We Haven’t Seen A Dime of the Smart Grid Stimulus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:17:30 +0000

[...] funds were announced at the end of October, and the second round of smart grid stimulus funds were announced in late November. So we’re already at between 3 and 4 months between picking the winners before funds have [...]

By: General Compression Pumps In $17M For Fuel-Free Air Energy Storage

General Compression Pumps In $17M For Fuel-Free Air Energy Storage — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:59:35 +0000

[...] Department of Energy’s $4.5 billion in smart grid grants late last year included $185 million for 16 energy storage projects. Among the batteries, flywheels, fuel cells and other technologies that got a boost were some CAES [...]

By: Utility Scale Energy Storage “Will Have Its Coming Out Party” This Year

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:01:12 +0000

[...] we pointed out in November just the fact that the Department of Energy awarded $185 million in the form of 16 grants for [...]

By: Smart Grid Stimulus Demo Award Winners Unveiled! « SmartGrid Current

Smart Grid Stimulus Demo Award Winners Unveiled! « SmartGrid Current — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:44:35 +0000

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:27:28 +0000

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By: [#SmartGrid スマートグリッド] 昨日発表されたスマグリ助成金を受け取る一社： Boeing社スマグリのネットワークセキュリティソリューション… « Ippei Suzuki’s Blog

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:03:02 +0000

[...] and the only defense firm that won grants in the $620 million round of smart grid stimulus funds announced yesterday (most of the winners, like in the $3.4 billion round of funding announced back in October, were [...]

By: Boeing Pushes Into Smart Grid In the Face of Defense Cuts

Boeing Pushes Into Smart Grid In the Face of Defense Cuts — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:55 +0000

By: Larry Silverman - Chairman - GRIDPLEX Networks

Larry Silverman - Chairman - GRIDPLEX Networks — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:18:55 +0000

The money being spent is largely in support of Utility supply side of the electricity industry, with few outcomes on the Demand side directly benefit energy consumers. Although the billions being spent seem like a lot, even including the 50% match for each grant, the total for the entire "smart grid stimulus" program (SGIG + SGDP, etc.)is less than 5% of the overall investment needed the address the problem of modernizing our electric system. Two or three years from now, this money will have been spent, and energy consumers will see their electricity bills continue to rise - as much as 30% or more. There will be a tremendous political backlash over the issue of "what did we spend all this money for?" (it has already begun in some areas of Texas and California). Still unfinished, this could make it very difficult to complete this important task. While the Smart Grid Stimulus is an excellent idea, its execution should be more balanced to directly involve and benefit energy consumers as well as utilities and energy suppliers. Consumers are the voters who pay the bills, and they deserve more respect, consideration and payback in this process.

By: Jeff Stephens

Jeff Stephens — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:38:42 +0000

Interesting that Boeing is involved in smart grid. Can you investigate a bit?

Jeff @planetrelations

By: Mr happy

Mr happy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:11:26 +0000

What a giant waste of money.

By: 5 Energy Storage Players That Won Smart Grid Stimulus Funds

5 Energy Storage Players That Won Smart Grid Stimulus Funds — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:57:17 +0000

[...] an interesting twist involving how the $4 billion in smart grid stimulus funds are being allocated, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu this morning announced that energy storage technology received 16 grants for a total of $185 million from the U.S. federal [...]

By: Smart Grid Stimulus: Chu Expected to Announce $600M in Demo Project Winners

Smart Grid Stimulus: Chu Expected to Announce $600M in Demo Project Winners — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:11 +0000

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