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Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities related to utilities.
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- Delivering water with more accurate maps
- North East Water uses AutoCAD Map 3D software and online maps to drive enhanced productivity and asset management. North East Water is a regional water corporation that delivers water and wastewater service to 38 communities in North East Victoria, Australia, one of the fastest growing rural regions in Victoria. Serving an estimated 113,000 people in an area of over 21,000 square kilometers, North East Water operates an extensive network of water and wastewater infrastructure assets.
Added: 2 September 2011
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- New Smart Electricity Meters on Show
- New smart electricity meters to cut power bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be trialled and rolled out across Victoria.
Added: 10 July 2006
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- iPads in the field - Powerlink Queensland
- by Anthony Caruana. SearchCIO.com.au, This was first published in November 2011. "... Powerlink started deploying iPhones about two years ago. At the time, enterprise use of the devices wasn't widespread and there was limited technical knowledge to draw on in the market. However, following some networking with colleagues in other companies Darragh was able to piece together a deployment solution through information sharing. That knowledge held Powerlink in good stead when the iPad was released in 2010..."
Added: 17 November 2011;
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- South East Water embraces Green IT
- The company virtualized its server environment, overhauled its managed print fleet and implemented a number of policies in order to reduce waste and greenhouse emissions, by Chloe Herrick. CIO, 13 October, 2011. "Under constant pressure from both the global financial crisis and climate change, Australian water utility South East Water (SEW) identified a need to clean up its carbon footprint..."
Added: 13 October 2011;
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- The smart grid data deluge
- Why smart metering is just the first wave of the power grid's data revolution, by Ciara Byrne. O'Reilly Radar, 22 June 2011. "The smart grid is an information revolution for utilities, and the first source of that information is smart meters. A smart meter records consumption of electricity in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information back to the utility. EMeter provides metering data management products to utilities. I talked to Aaron DeYonker, global head of product management at eMeter, about how data will transform the way utilities do business. Our interview follows..."
Added: 27 June 2011;
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- Real-Time Data Helps Iowa Households Lower Their Water Bills
- By Brian Heaton. Government Technology, May 23, 2011. "As more utility companies have introduced smart metering and provided customers with real-time analytics about their consumption, the prevailing thought is that the data will help households make informed choices. A partnership between IBM and Dubuque, Iowa, is demonstrating that this widely held assumption is likely true. A pilot provided a few hundred customers on the city with detailed water usage data slashed their consumption by 6.6 percent, with further savings anticipated..."
Added: 25 May 2011;
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- Security of Infrastructure Control Systems for Water and Transport
- Victorian Auditor-General's Office, 6 October 2010. "Water and transport operators provide essential services to the community using infrastructure such as water storages and distribution networks, water and wastewater treatment plants and transport networks. We found that the systems used to monitor and control the operation of this infrastructure were not secure. Unauthorised access to them could affect the stable delivery of water and transport services..."
Added: 7 October 2010;
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- Cities Let Citizens Pay Bills With 'Bling'
- By Matt Williams. Government Technology, September 17, 2010. "Bling Nation sounds like a bad reality TV show starring timepiece-adorned rapper Flavor Flav. But it's not (unfortunately). In real life, it's much more useful. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based service allows smartphone users to pay instantly with one swipe at participating stores and other locations. Now, a few municipalities, including the city of Palo Alto, are offering Bling Nation as another method for residents to pay their utility bills and parking tickets..."
Added: 20 September 2010;
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- States Ponder Privacy Concerns as Smart Grid Deployment Takes Shape
- By Hilton Collins, Staff Writer. Government Technology, June 8, 2010. "Vulnerable passwords, financial records or personal data are likely what first comes to mind when thinking of cyber-privacy and cyber-security. But if recent reports are to be believed, the newest and most pervasive threat to personal privacy could be the smart meter that public utilities departments are increasingly using to measure electricity consumption..."
Added: 9 June 2010;
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- Smart Grid Revolution Becomes 'Disruptive' for Utilities Worldwide According to New Microsoft Survey
- Microsoft News Press Release - Houston - March 11, 2010. "Only 8 percent of utilities around the world have completed their smart grid technology implementations while 37 percent have projects underway and more than half haven't yet started, according to a new Microsoft Corp. survey. The Microsoft Worldwide Utility Industry Survey 2010, released today at CERAWeek 2010 in Houston, surveyed almost 200 professionals within electric, gas and water utilities and related companies around the world..."
Added: 12 March 2010;
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- Washington, D.C., Tracks Fire Hydrants with Analytics and Asset-Management Software
- By Elaine Pittman. Government Technology, March 5, 2010. "... To help combat information sharing issues and provide WASA [District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority] with up-to-date information about its water assets, the authority collaborated with IBM's Global Business Services and Research to integrate analytics with asset-management software. Now WASA and the fire department share hydrant information in near real time with databases updated hourly..."
Added: 10 March 2010;
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- Can a Smart Water Grid Save States from Looming Water Shortage?
- By Russell Nichols, Staff Writer. Government Technology, February 25, 2010. "Utility companies around the world will invest $21 billion in smart grid security efforts between 2010 and 2015, according to estimates released in a new report..."
Added: 3 March 2010;
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- Smart Grid a Reality in Boulder, Colorado
- Government Technology, September 17, 2009. Boulder Colorado's $100 million SmartGridCity project is now operational. The smart grid system now lets electricity meters and sensors to send information via broadband over powerlines to an operations center.
Added: 21 September 2009;
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- Smart grid plans roll in Qld and SA
- by Chris Jenkins. MIS Financial Review, Tuesday, 21 July 2009. "The move to bring Australia's power distribution networks into the 21st century continues to gather pace, with utilities in Queensland South Australia outlining plans to spend close to $400 million over the next five years in support of demand management and "smart grid" systems..."
Added: 21 July 2009;
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- UK smart meter project expected to bust budget
- By Alice Kok. FutureGov, 18 May 2009. "The UK Government has underestimated the cost of a nationwide rollout of smart electricity and gas meters by as much as £6.4 billion (US$9.7 billion), according to the accounting firm Ernst & Young..."
Added: 20 May 2009;
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- Government plans Hi tech smart energy meters for all homes in UK
- Public Technology, 12 May 2009. "All homes in Britain will have smart meters installed by 2020 under Department of Energy and Climate Change plans published yesterday. Great Britain will be the first country in the world to have an overhaul of this size for both electricity and gas meters..."
Added: 14 May 2009;
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- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) - Smart Meters
- Victorian Government Department of Primary Industries, 19 March 2009 "... Currently, most Victorian electricity supply points are metered with electro-mechanical accumulation meters that only record total consumption and are subject to manual reading every three months. Starting in 2009, approximately 2.5 million new AMI meters (often referred to as 'smart meters') will be installed over a 4 year period. These AMI meters will allow Victorian consumers to better manage their energy use by providing more detailed information about their consumption with the opportunity to save money on their power bill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions..."
Added: 6 April 2009;
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