Galvin in the News
Orlando Sentinel discusses Leesburg ARRA smart grid grant with Kurt Yeager
In an Orlando Sentinel article on December 27, Kurt Yeager talks about Leesburg's ARRA smart grid grant and applauds the city's plans to improve their electrical grid and drive down costs for consumers.
Naperville Sun Talks With John Kelly About City's Plan for Complete Automation of Electric Grid
In a December 16 article, John Kelly talks with the Naperville Sun about the city's plan to install a smart grid that will enable digital monitoring of energy usage and habit adjustments for maximum efficiency.
Kurt Yeager highlights SGIG winning projects in Smart Grid Today article (Part 2 of 2)
In part 2 of a Smart Grid Today article on November 13, Kurt Yeager outlined his picks of the SGIG winning projects that he believes can help drive the smart grid industry forward. Read more »
Kurt Yeager highlights SGIG winning projects in Smart Grid Today article (Part 1 of 2)
In part 1 of a Smart Grid Today article on November 10, Kurt Yeager outlined his picks of the SGIG winning projects that he believes can help drive the smart grid industry forward. Read more »
Kurt Yeager quoted in St. Paul Pioneer Press discussing benefits of microgrids
As described in a St. Paul Pioneer Press article on August 31, a radical innovation in energy production called distributed power is turning traditional power production on its head and giving the electricity consumer more control.
Restructuring Today article highlights Galvin staff additions
The Galvin Electricity Initiative is expanding its full-time staff to accommodate the smart grid industry's move into the "implementation stage."
AlterNet runs microgrid op-ed by Kurt Yeager
Kurt Yeager notes in his June 25 op ed on AlterNet that as Congress pushes through the American Clean Energy and Security Act legislation in order to quickly reduce electricity's carbon footprint and fix our unreliable, antiquated electricity grid, this haste may waste this opportune moment to drastically improve America's electricity distribution infrastructure in the long term. Read more »
The Huffington Post highlights Perfect Power at IIT project
In a June 9, 2009 posting, The Huffington Post selects Chicago due to the Initiative's Perfect Power at IIT project as an example of one of five U.S. cities pursuing smart grid projects.
Perfect Power Book Referenced in Energy Biz Insider
In the April 20 Energy Biz Insider e-newsletter about Washington's push to develop the smart grid and create a new energy economy, Ken Silverstein references Bob Galvin and Kurt Yeager's book, "Perfect Power: How the Microgrid Revolution Will Unleash Cleaner, Greener, More Abundant Energy," and their call for a substantial investment in new transmission technologies that will help create a perfect electric power system.
POWER Magazine Puts Spotlight on Perfect Power at IIT Project
The April issue of POWER Magazine features the Galvin Electricity Initiative's Perfect Power at IIT project and its quest to provide more reliable and sustainable electricity as the cover story.
