From football and blizzards to smartphone apps and smart meter complaints, the past week's news on Utility Dive has it all. If you feel like you fell behind on any of these topics, we recommend a quick perusal of the links below:
- Google and GE unveil utility map app: The app will integrate map data with utility information.
- Pepco's DC customers say smart meters make them ill: Several customers of the largest utility in the nation's capital are complaining that smart meters are adversely affecting their health.
- New standards: Home appliances need to be smart grid-enabled: The CEA and EPRI have announced new standards to integrate household appliances with the smart grid.
- Nemo knocks out power to 650,000 as crews race restore service: The storm dropped up to three feet of snow in areas across the region.
- A Super Bowl XLVII blackout timeline: What we know so far: From the 34-minute power outage to the accusations and conspiracy theories that followed—here's everything you need to know.
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