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From an article at SmartGridNews.com (link below) by Philip Bane

The Department of Energy last week issued its first preliminary guidelines for Smart Grid stimulus projects. The result appears to be a bias against investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and smart meters.

In general, the solicitation seems to indicate that the DOE favors:

    * Coops and municipals over IOUs
    * Science projects over deployments   
    * Isolation over interoperability   
    * Rate increases over private sector funding
    * Almost anything over smart meters

Link to article:
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/commentary/Smart_Grid_Stimulus_Bill_DOE_Snubs_IOUs_and_Meters-570.html

Submitted by James Carson JBCarson@RisQuant.com http://www.RisQuant.com

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member photo Here is some additional information.

POWERnews: VP Biden Announces Nearly $4 Billion for Smart Grid

"On Thursday, while visiting Jefferson City, Mo., with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Vice President Joe Biden announced that, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more than $3.3 billion in smart grid technology development grants and an additional $615 million for smart grid storage, monitoring, and technology viability were being made available.
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"Secretary Locke also announced plans for a smart grid meeting in Washington, D.C., that he will chair with Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The event, which will take place in early May, will bring together leaders from key stakeholders' organizations, largely from private industry, to begin a critical discussion about developing industry-wide standards that will enable the smart grid to become a reality."

Link to rest of article.
http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/1868.html
# Posted By James Carson | 4/22/09 1:28 PM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate
member photo Thank you James for a very timely lead.
# Posted By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio | 4/24/09 2:52 PM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate
member photo Hi James,

My comment can be found on the EWPC post "DOE's WISE NOI for an FOA" in the Intenet address http://www.energyblogs.com/ewpc/index.cfm/2009/4/2...
# Posted By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio | 4/24/09 4:34 PM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate
 
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