Grid Edge

Silver Spring Grabs $75M

Pentadyne Spins $22M for Flywheels

GridPoint Gets $120M, Buys V2Green

SCE Preps $1.63B Smart-Meter Program

Q&A: MegaWatt Storage Targets Utilities

Texas Consortium Seeks $4.93B for Transmission Lines

Silver Spring Smart Meters Get New Homes

Funding Roundup: Investors Bet on Geothermal, Smart Grid and 'Green' Home Design

Several greentech investment firms, including one started by a former World Bank boss, are raising funds.

Pa. Judges Recommend Blocking Transmission Line

Administrative law judges question whether the line is really necessary and say it could encourage more coal-fired power plants. Allegheny Energy disagrees and awaits a final decision by the state Public Utilities Commission.

Duke, AEP to Spend $1B on New Transmission Lines

The two utilities plan to erect a 240-mile system in Indiana to ferry the new energy, including wind power, generated from the region.

Smart Grid Sales on the Rise

Analysts say the future looks bright for smart-grid companies after RuggedCom and EnerNOC beat earnings expectations this week.

Earnings Roundup: Making a Profit Proves Tough

A series of companies – including an ethanol producer, an electric-grid-technology developer and a materials provider – release quarterly results showing losses rather than profits.

Wind Power Waiting on Transmission-Line Boom

Transmission lines are becoming the single-largest obstacle to the continuing growth of U.S. wind power. But some investors, such as T. Boone Pickens, view the barrier as an equally large opportunity.

A123 Batteries to Help Stabilize Electric Grid

The Massachusettes-based battery startup says utilities have signed up to use its lithium-ion batteries to reduce fluctuations on the grid.

Giving the Grid a Brain

Optimal Technologies launches a smart-grid system to help utilities boost energy capacity and find the best places for new power sources. The company, which raised $25 million in October, might seek up to $100 million next year.

Greentech Media's Top Ten Startups

The greentech market is moving ahead. These are the companies leading the way.

Laying the Grid Groundwork for Plug-In Hybrids

GridPoint and Duke Energy say they have tested a technology that would prevent charging during times of peak demand, while EPRI and Ford pair to integrate plug-in hybrids into the grid.

Energy-Management Buying Spree Continues

Smart-grid company BPL, which bought Serveron earlier this month, has announced plans to acquire Connected Energy.

IN BRIEF: Itron Misses Expectations

Smart-metering company, anticipated to be the 'bellwether' of the energy-management sector, falls 12 cents short of Wall Street.

Good News Expected for Energy Management

Analysts are betting energy-management companies will pull in healthy quarterly earnings. Thursday, they will start of proving whether they are right.

Solar Decathlon 2007: Recap, Analysis and Results

Reading Electric Meters Wirelessly

Burbank Water and Power rolls out its own WiFi network to get a read on customers' smart meters.

Energy-Management Consolidation Continues

Comverge buys Public Energy Solutions for $13.4M and companies discuss a similar buyout trend in solar. Expect more acquisitions to come.

GridPoint Raises $32M, With More to Come

Two energy-management companies score cash, showing interest in the once-slow sector is still going strong. Are more fundings waiting in the wings?

Making Electric Vehicles More Grid-Friendly

Tesla Motors and PG&E announce a partnership that could reduce electricity prices for electric-car owners and spur more renewable energy.