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HOLIDAY PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: We end 2008 on a bright note with news we've all anticipated in one way or another for years. This is the last issue of BPL today for 2008 as we skip our second issue of the year -- the first is for a summer break. We'll start next year with an issue on Tuesday, Jan 6 issue. All of us at GHI LLC wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday season and a very happy and prosperous new year. Click here to view full PDF Issue dated Dec 23, 2008 HomePlug/Panasonic proposal wins P1901 confirmation At the P1901 meeting in Kyoto, Japan last week, the HomePlug/Panasonic baseline proposal won confirmation, reported the HomePlug Powerline Alliance and others. Does that mean the specification that DS2 folks called a "Frankenstein monster," the . . . Texas PUC approves big CenterPoint AMI deployment The Texas PUC yesterday approved CenterPoint's proposal to deploy advanced metering to 2.4 million of its residential and non-residential customers in the Houston area at a capital cost of $639 million . . . Galvin Institute sends Chu letter urging 'smart grid' action The Galvin Electricity Initiative wants Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu to take immediate action to address the unreliable, inefficient and insecure US power grid . . . EEI, NRDC: Efficiency, smart grid will stimulate economy In a letter to President-elect Barack Obama and members of the next Congress, some leading energy and environment organizations including the powerful Edison Electric Institute teamed up to describe a wish list of policy changes . . . More

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