American Electric Power Selects Ventyx Enterprise Asset Management Solution

Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced that American Electric Power, the largest electricity generator in the United States, has committed to upgrade their enterprisewide work management and supply chain systems to the latest version of Asset Suite from Ventyx. AEP is one of... 

Timken Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers Extend Reach of Predictive Maintenance

The Timken Company is introducing a new line of non-contact infrared thermometers that allow users to safely measure the temperature of equipment operating in hard-to-reach or dangerous areas. These new hand-held, non-contact infrared thermometers are the latest in Timken’s line of industrial tools designed to help customers improve shop maintenance... 

Sheetz Chooses Triple Point Oil Trading and Risk Management Software

Triple Point Technology®, the leading global provider of multi-market commodity and enterprise risk management software solutions, announced today that Sheetz, Inc., one of the largest gas and convenience store operators in the US with $3.8 billion dollars in annual revenue, has selected Commodity XL for Oil™ to manage wholesale gasoline procurement,... 

PECO Partners With ENERGY STAR (R) To Provide Customers With More Energy Saving Tools

PECO has formed a partnership with ENERGY STAR to provide its customers with more money saving resources through the company’s website at www.peco.com/save. A new web-based, interactive home is now available to take visitors on a tour from attic to garage that is full of energy saving tips and green information. PECO said it’s working to help its... 

Electron Solar Energy Partners with Clean Power Finance to Bring Solar Energy Financing to the Mass Consumer Market

Electron Solar Energy, an international distributor of alternative energy systems, announced today it has partnered with Clean Power Finance, to provide financing to Electron Solar’s home and commercial solar energy installations. Clean Power’s software tools integrate financing scenarios into Electron’s solar quote, resulting in a fundamental... 

Greenbox Technology and Silver Spring Networks Partner With Oklahoma Gas and Electric to Help Consumers Reduce Home Energy Use

Greenbox Technology, creators of energy management software for the home, announced today that they have partnered with smart grid infrastructure experts Silver Spring Networks to successfully deploy the Greenbox(TM) interactive energy management platform for Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E). The goal of OG&E’s Positive Energy(TM) SmartPower... 

Bosch Calls for Accelerating Development of Alternative Energy Sources

As consumers seek solutions to energy challenges, many of the vehicle technologies with the potential to lead us from a world of energy scarcity to a world of energy abundance are known and their development should be accelerated, said Peter Marks, chairman, president and CEO of Robert Bosch LLC, while speaking at the Management Briefing Seminars today. “Turbulence... 

Major Gas and Electric Utility Selects ViryaNet to Optimize Scheduling and Field Activities

ViryaNet Limited, a leading provider of software applications that optimize business processes for field service management, today announced that a major northwest US gas and electric utility has selected the ViryaNet product to schedule, route, and manage its workforce of field technicians. This major utility provides services to customers in multiple... 

PennFuture Launches Campaign to Give Pennsylvania’s Families and Businesses Powerful Tools to Save on Electricity Bills

Today, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), joined by business leaders, people of faith, elected officials and representatives of the more than 50 organizations in Pennsylvania supporting strong energy savings legislation, launched a new statewide campaign, “How do you spell relief? HB 2200,” challenging all members of the Pennsylvania... 

InStep Software to Supply Enterprise Historian for South Mississippi Electric Power Association

InStep Software, LLC, a leading provider of real-time software systems and solutions, announced today that South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) has selected InStep’s eDNA historian software to collect, store, display and report information from SMEPA’s GE XA/21 Energy Management System, Foxboro I/A DCS, and other plant control...