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Oct.​ 15,​ 2014 Getting the most out of your smart grid investment? - Case Study Like many utilities, Jacksonville's JEA was looking for ways to get more out of its massive investment in the smart grid. Learn how Siemens helped JEA leverage its smart meter network to avoid 130,000 truck rolls and save $1.6 million. Exclusive case study from Utility Dive. Read the report. Top Stories Grid of the future: How transmission and new technologies can work together The grid of the future needs new wires and new technologies. Senator alleges EPA conspired with NRDC on power plant rule Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) has released emails he says show collusion.  PJM, Sierra Club tussle over gas conversion at NJ power plant Sierra Club says the gas retrofit threatens reliability, PJM says the Club doesn’t understand. 'Brouhaha' on Long Island over proposed sPower solar project PSEG says it will work to make its solar plans in the region more transparent.  Grid operators wary of coming winter Despite predictions of a warmer winter, the specter of last year's Polar Vortex has officials worried. NIPSCO proposes expanding feed-in-tariff program The proposal would allow NIPSCO to procure 16 MW from small-scale, renewable projects within its service territory. PG&E, FPL ink mutual-aid pact for natural disaster assistance The two utilities have each committed more than 100 employees to help restore power in the event of a natural disaster. Opower rolls out new version of software platform The software provider has spent $100 million on research. Idaho Power's vital Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line wrestles with permitting Boardman-to-Hemingway will tie High Plains renewables to Pacific Coast markets. Utility Survey - how are you educating your customers? In the constantly changing industry landscape, customer relationships have become more important than ever. Want to know how your peers are educating their residential customers? So do we. Complete this survey and receive free access to detailed survey analysis compiled by the research team at Utility Dive. Complete the survey. Other News EPRI, Utilities, Automakers to Demonstrate Technology Enabling Plug-in Electric Vehicles to Support Grid Reliability Georgia lawmakers consider new power plant rules Control blade falls onto reactor vessel top guide at Cooper nuclear plant Report: Capacity of virtual power plants expected to quintuple by 2023 Grid Modernization Efforts Stabilize Demand for T&D Services in North America NIPSCO proposal leverages FIT success Callaway nuclear reactor down for refueling & vessel head replacement project Rocky Mountain Energy Renaissance Day & Zimmermann unit names Sanders president Celebrating National Energy Action Month in Texas