TOP NEWS - Saturday, March 16

Without new nuclear plants, Westinghouse makes do with smaller jobs

Westinghouse Electric Co. is seeing brisk business these days -- underscored by a spate of overseas deals it announced in the past two months -- that belies the pressure the company faces from a downturn in the industry. more...

Dynegy to acquire Illinois power plants from Ameren

Houston-based Dynegy Inc. is set to become the largest owner of coal-fired power plants in Illinois, with the announcement Thursday it will acquire Ameren Corp.'s five Illinois coal plants more...

Committee Approves Critical Cybersecurity R&D Bills

The Science, Space, and Technology Committee today unanimously approved two critical bipartisan bills that coordinate and drive research and development (R&D) across federal agencies to address cyber threats to America's high-tech infrastructure. more...

Senate votes to accelerate modernization of electric grid

The Illinois Senate today voted to put the state's electric grid modernization efforts back on track and ensure that the benefits of improved reliability, job creation, and infrastructure upgrades can be realized by the state and Illinois consumers. more...

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Let's Get Social: Best Practices in Utility Outage Communications

Thursday Mar 21, 2013 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Please join us in the webinar, where we'll be introducing "Let's Get Social: Best Practices in Utility Outage Communications," a utility best practices white paper. All registrants of the webinar will receive an advanced download copy of the white paper. more...

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Meeting the Demands of Your Empowered Customers

Tuesday Mar 26, 2013 - 12:00 PM Eastern - VIrtual Event

Utilities are entering the age of the empowered customer. Customers expect to engage when and how they want and through physical, digital and mobile means. This is changing the entire way products and services are sourced and distributed—and making business more complex than ever. more...

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Driving Commercial Energy Efficiency with Analytics

Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Energy analytics solutions enable utilities to improve strategies for commercial efficiency program delivery. Experts from Con Edison, PECI, The Brattle Group, and Retroficiency will discuss how analytics can leverage meter, building, and customer data to optimize commercial building targeting, engagement, evaluation, and monitoring. more...

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ScottMadden presents: The State of the Energy Industry

Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 - 3:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

This 60-minute session will focus on hot topics including the latest prognosis for coal-fired generation, the outlook for natural gas in the United States, and the growing interdependence of the gas and power industries. Additionally, all registered attendees will receive a complimentary copy of ScottMadden's latest Energy Industry Update. more...

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EnergyBiz Leadership Forum

Monday Mar 18, 2013 - Tuesday Mar 19, 2013 - Washington, DC

Join us at the 2013 EnergyBiz Leadership Forum: the power industry's most intimate gathering of senior utility executives discussing the pivotal issues impacting the future of energy. The EnergyBiz Leadership Forum is your opportunity to interact one-on-one with top utility executives and industry thought leaders in an intimate, collaborative conference setting. Nowhere else will you find the meaningful exchanges that executives value — and need — the most. Through a robust selection of speakers, engaging, relevant and timely discussion topics, plus open dialogue with your peers, you'll leave the Forum with new perspective on the future of electric power. more...

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