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Blue Pillar, Space-Time Insight Raise VC and Strategic Cash for Microgrids and Data Visualization

Blue Pillar, Space-Time Insight Raise VC and Strategic Cash for Microgrids and Data Visualization

$11.2 million for Blue Pillar, $8 million round for STI led by E.ON, NEC

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4
Can Simple Energy’s E-Commerce Portal Help Utilities Sell More Stuff?

Can Simple Energy’s E-Commerce Portal Help Utilities Sell More Stuff?

Simple bets that instant rebates and personalized pitches can energize customer utility efficiency programs.

by Jeff St. John
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Grid Edge Executive Council Welcomes 6 New Members, Including Duke Energy and SunEdison

Grid Edge Executive Council Welcomes 6 New Members, Including Duke Energy and SunEdison

Duke Energy, EPRI, 3M, Embertec, Enphase Energy and SunEdison join the growing group of leaders.

by Mike Munsell
Other Energy 3
The Promise of Big Earth Data: Spacetech Takes a Page From Cleantech’s Playbook

The Promise of Big Earth Data: Spacetech Takes a Page From Cleantech’s Playbook

Space becomes the final frontier in the fight against climate change.

by Caroline Venza
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PV, EV, & Storage 1
Samsung Buys Battery Maker, Moves Deeper Into the EV Market

Samsung Buys Battery Maker, Moves Deeper Into the EV Market

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 2
Inside Opower’s New Growth Strategy: The Utility Bill ‘Is the Biggest Missed Opportunity’

Inside Opower’s New Growth Strategy: The Utility Bill ‘Is the Biggest Missed Opportunity’

Opower executives unveil a suite of new products designed to improve customer-utility relationships.

by Stephen Lacey
Software & Analytics 0
Trove Raises $8.4M for Bridging Utility-Customer Data Divide

Trove Raises $8.4M for Bridging Utility-Customer Data Divide

Itron and Avista join as strategic investors to apply “data fusion” to a broader set of utility needs.

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 7
India’s $250M Off-Grid Solar Market Boosts the Case for Battery Storage

India’s $250M Off-Grid Solar Market Boosts the Case for Battery Storage

Storage will be an important driver of India’s solar market, say analysts.

by Jason Deign
Finance & VC 1
Deutsche Bank Plans $1B Investment in Clean Energy Bonds

Deutsche Bank Plans $1B Investment in Clean Energy Bonds

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
PV, EV, & Storage 164
We Don’t Need New Energy Storage Innovations
Industry Perspective

We Don’t Need New Energy Storage Innovations

Existing solutions are enough for now.

by Rob Day
Grid Optimization 11
Will EPA’s Carbon Rule Hurt the Grid?

Will EPA’s Carbon Rule Hurt the Grid?

Analysts disagree about the impact of the EPA climate plan on electric reliability.

by Katherine Tweed
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A New Tactic to Manage Grid-Edge Voltage: Lawsuits

A New Tactic to Manage Grid-Edge Voltage: Lawsuits

DVI accuses Alstom of using patented smart-meters-as-grid-sensors tech. Are more suits to come?

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 24
As Battery Costs Fall, Australia Is a Test Case for Grid Defection

As Battery Costs Fall, Australia Is a Test Case for Grid Defection

Australian customers are fed up with high electricity prices. But it’s unclear whether they’ll cut the cord.

by Jason Deign
Markets & Policy 3
Whistleblower Allegations: Retired Arizona Utility Commissioner Steered Political Dollars

Whistleblower Allegations: Retired Arizona Utility Commissioner Steered Political Dollars

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
Consumers Hungry for Bundled Energy Services, Survey Finds

Consumers Hungry for Bundled Energy Services, Survey Finds

If you bundle it, they will come. Smart thermostats could be the tip of the spear in energy services.

by Katherine Tweed
Utilities 8
7 Charts That Show Electric Power Sector Priorities for 2015 and Beyond

7 Charts That Show Electric Power Sector Priorities for 2015 and Beyond

The utilities want to embrace change. The hard part is figuring out how to go about it.

by Julia Pyper
Solar Finance & VC 3
Citigroup Plans $100 Billion Investment in Cleantech by 2025

Citigroup Plans $100 Billion Investment in Cleantech by 2025

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
British Gas Jumps Into Home Automation With AlertMe Acquisition

British Gas Jumps Into Home Automation With AlertMe Acquisition

$68M to be an international player in connected home

by Katherine Tweed
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Varentec Controls the Distribution Grid With Networked Power Electronics

Varentec Controls the Distribution Grid With Networked Power Electronics

How last-mile grid devices can also balance the grid at large—at scale

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 5
How Hybridization Can Boost the Economics of Energy Storage

How Hybridization Can Boost the Economics of Energy Storage

Interest grows in combining storage technologies to serve different applications.

by Jason Deign and Mike Stone
Energy Storage 5
Alevo Promises 200MW of Grid Storage Projects to Back Its Batteries

Alevo Promises 200MW of Grid Storage Projects to Back Its Batteries

Can bankrolling deployment of its own batteries help a secretive startup gain market traction?

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 42
Imergy’s Vanadium Flow Battery Aims to Compete With Lithium and Lead-Acid at Grid Scale

Imergy’s Vanadium Flow Battery Aims to Compete With Lithium and Lead-Acid at Grid Scale

The company claims LCOE is less than half the cost of any other battery technology available.

by Julia Pyper
Other Energy 1
Energy Jobs: SolarCity, Enphase, Baird, 8minutenergy, Hecate Energy, CPUC, Cambrian

Energy Jobs: SolarCity, Enphase, Baird, 8minutenergy, Hecate Energy, CPUC, Cambrian

In real estate news, Solyndra building leased by SolarCity; plus executive moves in cleantech, utilities, energy generation and finance

by Eric Wesoff
PV, EV, & Storage 8
SCE Tests Electric Vehicles for Demand Response

SCE Tests Electric Vehicles for Demand Response

The California utility wants to figure out EV owners’ level of price sensitivity.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 12
As Revenues Slump, Silver Spring and Itron Seek Markets Beyond the Smart Meter

As Revenues Slump, Silver Spring and Itron Seek Markets Beyond the Smart Meter

Will software, services and the internet of things help make this year better than last year?

by Jeff St. John