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Click here to view full PDF Issue dated Jan 6, 2009 Arkados plans to hit street with first P1901 baseline chips Arkados' upcoming HomePlug AV-based AI-2100 system-on-chip will likely be the only chip available that's interoperable with three established power line standards . . . FERC reports significant growth in DR, AMR DR and advanced metering grew significantly in the past year, according to a US Federal Energy & Regulatory Commission staff report called "2008 Assessment of . . . InfoWorld rates PLC as sixth most underreported story of 2008 "Power-line-based broadband is back from the dead," said a headline on San Francisco-based InfoWorld's website Dec 29 as the publication rated PLC at number six in its . . . 'Energy Star' now covers home water heaters The US Dept of Energy's mark of energy efficiency, the Energy Star designation now encompasses every major residential appliance with the launch of the efficiency label for water heaters, said DOE . . . IBEC wins another round in ugly Verizon dealings Foot dragging as a competitive technique in business wasn't invented yesterday but truly reached new heights when the invention of the internet meant big telecom . . . GreenTech Media publishes 2008 grid retrospective News group GreenTech Media published a 2008 news retrospective called "The year in smart grid" with thumbnail summaries and links to stories the author believes . . . Icron teams with BPL makers at CES as Donnelly resurfaces Icron Technologies, maker of USB extension and bridging solutions, will demo its ExtremeUSB technology at several BPL booths at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in . . . 2 stories in 1 minute Google blog alert carries huge BPL report error ... LG announces plans for 'broadband HDTV' . . . More

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