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UK pilot testing for a world of EVs

As sales of electric vehicles increase, there is a need to assess the potential impact that a cluster of EVs may have in a local area served by one electricity substation.

$1B power line undergrounding program proposed in DC

A multi-year, $1 billion program has been proposed by the Power Line Undergrounding Task Force and accepted by Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray to address the significant power outages District residents and businesses suffered as a result of the severe derecho thunderstorm system that left extensive wind damage in June.

China's strongest smart grid growth will be transmission

The area of strongest smart grid growth in China will be transmission upgrades, anticipated to reach more than $72 billion in revenue by 2020 on a cumulative basis.

Paris getting smarter about its lighting infrastructure

Paris, France, the "City of Lights," is embarking upon a program to reduce its public lighting consumption by 30 percent over the next 10 years.

Penn State launches net zero demo facility

The GridSTAR Net Zero Energy Demonstration Structure is the first phase of the GridSTAR Center and will serve as a hub for workforce training, building performance testing, energy management research and smart microgrid modernization deployments.

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