German Ministry of Economics will not follow EU recommendations to install smart meters for 80 percent of consumers. The ministry reviewed a cost-benefit analysis by Ernst & Young and is concerned that the greatest share of the costs could fall to households while the bulk of benefit could go to industrial consumers with larger opportunities to reduce power consumption and leverage load shifting.... 

Commissioner Paul Newman of the Arizona Corporation Commission asks Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) owners Arizona Public Service (APS) and Salt River Project (SRP) to answer questions about nuclear safety issues at an upcoming Commission Open Meeting to be scheduled as soon as possible. Phoenix AZ (April 23, 2011) – Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman’s letter dated...