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AEP Signs on as Corporate Sponsor of Pickens’ Energy Plan

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American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio. Boone Pickens. Extra-high voltage transmission is necessary to transport renewable energy from where it is most viable to the nation’s population centers.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation (MA). New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. 29,561,142. 125,006,103.

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Smart Grid projects pick up huge funding boost

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It will link 1,000 residential smart meters, 75 commercial meters and plug-in electric vehicle charging sites. - NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation – The project will demonstrate the use of advanced sensors and monitoring instrumentation networks in downtown Boston to boost reliability and safety.

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