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	<title>KEMA Utility of the Future</title>
	
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		<title>AMI Infrastructure and consumer concerns: Accuracy beyond the smart meter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers/Energy Users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Metering Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smart meter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[•	AMI]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California and Texas media have picked up on customer concerns surrounding new smart meters—surfacing questions on how new advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) devices will affect their bills, and apprehensions about the “accuracy” of these new solid-state devices. Current results of forensic activity have shown that, in general, meters are very accurate measurement device. However, activities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community energy storage – an attractive, viable storage device</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/Ew8Tt7pDifk/community-energy-storage-%e2%80%93-an-attractive-viable-storage-device</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility of the future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the quest to develop viable solutions for energy storage, community energy storage combined with smart grid presents the greatest potential for integrating renewable energy resources, distributed generation, and demand response. Compared to larger batteries located in substations, community energy storage devices offer several advantages and can potentially overcome the top three barriers to storage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reinventing the electric system: Generation applications of grid-connected energy storage</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/T0r_OWDqPL4/reinventing-the-electric-system-generation-applications-of-grid-connected-energy-storage</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility of the future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is now an influx of variables weighing on the grid, as deployment of renewable energy technologies escalate, renewable portfolio standards grow, and electric vehicle demand increases. Today the electric system still operates in just-in-time delivery mode. Energy storage is a key component to reinvent our electric system infrastructure.
In the first in a series of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Virtual Power Plant—making it happen</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/L1vgwUr2HO4/the-virtual-power-plant%e2%80%94making-it-happen</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers/Energy Users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microgrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility of the future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual power plant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Virtual Power Plant is the working title assigned to the modern electric system architecture and operations envisioned by utility industry leaders. The VPP integrates the operation of supply- and demand-side assets to meet customer demand for energy services in both the short- and long-term. It’s the evolution of the present-day power plant, so it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demand response to smart grid progression</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/PihCG-A16Cg/demand-response-to-smart-grid-progression</link>
		<comments>http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/demand-response-to-smart-grid-progression#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers/Energy Users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer-to-grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demand response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[load]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility of the future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For decades, the energy market for electricity was represented with an inelastic demand curve. As this market adapts for smart grid operations and mechanisms develop for expanding consumer groups to change their consumption patterns, the market’s inelastic longevity wanes, and we must examine potential scenarios for effects on market prices.
“The development of the smart grid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities for storage applications in high-penetration renewables</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/SMlFiqG8Hqg/opportunities-for-storage-applications-in-high-penetration-renewables</link>
		<comments>http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/opportunities-for-storage-applications-in-high-penetration-renewables#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Load balancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report expands understanding of load balancing requirements for building a sustainable energy future, modeling the effect of high-penetrations renewables on intra-hour system operations of the California Independent System Operator (the ISO) control area in California. The findings are part of KEMA’s report, “Research Evaluation of Wind Generation, Solar Generation, and Storage Impact on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-term view on the sustainable generation portfolio</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/64EJspgszHE/long-term-view-on-the-sustainable-generation-portfolio</link>
		<comments>http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/long-term-view-on-the-sustainable-generation-portfolio#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation portfolio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Road to sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Renewables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Becoming sustainable requires taking a long-term strategic view of the electric generation portfolio. It taks rethinking three aspects of generation: fuel sourcing, conversion technology and grid coupling. It also requires a forward-looking, sustainable business roadmap to manage the risks of diverse fuels with policy and technology.
“Getting to sustainability really requires us to be thinking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Process and organizational disruption from Smart Grid</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/jgEqxgrHFhU/process-and-organizational-disruption-from-smart-grid</link>
		<comments>http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/process-and-organizational-disruption-from-smart-grid#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utility business process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utility organizational structure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart Grid technology has the potential to be the single-most disruptive innovation within the utility industry. The benefits of smart grid will not be fully achieved unless organizations look beyond just the technology changes and harness the potential value of Smart Grid within the utility business processes, organizational structure and market-serving approach.
A structured approach is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy execs on the new utility leadership paradigm</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/IxBPNd1VIVo/energy-execs-on-the-new-utility-leadership-paradigm</link>
		<comments>http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/energy-execs-on-the-new-utility-leadership-paradigm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carbon Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customers/Energy Users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electric Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future IRP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utility leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility of the future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utility strategy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/?p=386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Balancing customer and environmental demands and existing and emerging technologies to create a sustainable energy future requires bold, confident leadership to navigate the challenges of change. Here’s a look at the perspectives on the future of leadership and strategy from some of the C-level energy and utility industry leaders gathering at the 2010 KEMA Utility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric energy generation and the low-carbon challenge</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KEMAUtilityFuture/~3/7VdFPXJnWx4/electric-energy-generation-and-the-low-carbon-challenge</link>
		<comments>http://www.kemautilityfuture.com/electric-energy-generation-and-the-low-carbon-challenge#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KristenBrewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carbon Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electric Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future IRP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carbon management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conversion technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electric generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEMA Utility of the Future forum 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The FutureGen Alliance is a non-profit consortium of some of the largest coal producers and users in the world and was formed to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy on the FutureGen project. FutureGen Alliance CEO Michael Mudd offers insight on achieving a balance across prime fuels, conversion technologies and environmental pressures at the [...]]]></description>
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