Grid Edge

The State of Cleantech Entrepreneurship in 2014

Does Massachusetts’ Grid Modernization Plan Go Far Enough?

The Bay State bets that time-of-use pricing and meters are the keys to energy reform.

Green Jobs: Edison Electric Institute, ESA, CLEAResult, Elevance, Broadscale Group

New CEOs, executives and directors in utilities, cleantech, venture and alternative energy

Silver Spring Networks Says New Service Can Cut Smart City Integration Timelines by 30%

New options let municipalities build smart-city networks and add applications at their own pace.

Storage Is the New Solar: Will Batteries and PV Create an Unstoppable Hybrid Force?

Once a dominant force in solar, batteries were pushed aside in favor of grid-tied systems. But that dynamic may be changing.

Tesla’s Elon Musk Declares ‘All Our Patent Are Belong to You’

If you were an engineering grad in 2014, where would you want to work?

Could Power Losses During the World Cup Penalize Brazil’s Power Sector?

Brazil ups its coal and natural gas use instead of tackling inefficiencies.

Efficiency Group Says ‘Utility Death Spiral’ Talk Is Overblown

Predicted mass defections from utilities may not come to pass—but power companies can’t count on making profits by selling more energy.

A Solar Permit Slowdown Is Chilling Oahu’s Installer Market

At what PV penetration rate does a residential utility circuit become unsafe?

Landis+Gyr Acquires GRIDiant to Model the Grid Edge

Startup’s power flow models and real-time analytics now part of L+G’s distribution grid push.

How Much Have Utilities Changed Since Superstorm Sandy?

The Energy Gang talks about how utilities are making technology investments to improve resilience.

Ohio Utilities Try End Runs Around Capacity Competition

FirstEnergy and American Electric Power are taking different approaches to preserving profits from nuclear and coal-fired power.

What Is Google Plotting for the Smart Grid?

Reports of top-secret grid, energy software, hardware development with Arun Majumdar at the helm

GTM Research’s Grid Edge Executive Council Adds Hawaii PUC, NREL and Exelon Corp.

The Council welcomes eight new members leading up to our Grid Edge Live event.

Resiliency: How Superstorm Sandy Changed America’s Grid

A new eBook from GTM tells the story of how the utility sector has changed after Superstorm Sandy.

5 Things You Should Know About China’s Cleantech Investors

China’s investors are diverse and innovative. And now they’re as active in the U.S. as domestic investors.

Honeywell’s New Smart Thermostat Goes Back to Its Round Design Roots

Honeywell launches Lyric, a smart thermostat, for its dealer network. Can it compete with Nest’s coolness?

Innovari Wants to Make Demand Response the Same As an Independent Power Plant

Innovari turns customer loads into virtual power plants: “We think we’re the first one with this business model.”

Should Utility Companies Be More Like Broadband Providers?

Utilities tend to view customers as a single block, but they could offer tiered levels of reliability and more customized products.

Green Jobs: DOE, HECO, SEIA, TSMC, WSGR, AE, GMZ

New CEOs, executives and directors in utilities, cleantech, venture and alternative energy

California Now Vying for Tesla’s $5B Giga Battery Factory

Secret meetings, political shifts and and deep politics are afoot in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico and California. Which state will win?

Defining the Operating System for Grid Energy Storage

Greensmith and Younicos write the software “glue” for mass-market grid batteries.