Grid Edge

Energy Storage 47
AES Surpasses Milestone: 100 MW of Grid-Scale Energy Storage

AES Surpasses Milestone: 100 MW of Grid-Scale Energy Storage

The first 100 megawatts are the hardest.

by Eric Wesoff
Mobility 64
When Will We Reach an Electric Vehicle Tipping Point?
Industry Perspective

When Will We Reach an Electric Vehicle Tipping Point?

Mark Trexler asks how we can help prevent the market from tipping backward.

by Mark C. Trexler
Grid Edge 0
Ambient Mulls Sale as Revenues Plummet for Smart Grid Nodes

Ambient Mulls Sale as Revenues Plummet for Smart Grid Nodes

Looks like key customer Duke Energy may need another partner soon

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 107
To Hell With the Gov’t Shutdown, Let’s Create Some Cleantech Wealth

To Hell With the Gov’t Shutdown, Let’s Create Some Cleantech Wealth

The Energy Gang explores how to leverage trillions of dollars in clean energy investment.

by Stephen Lacey
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Software & Analytics 1
Making Sense of 46M Smart Meters and 1B Data Points Every Day

Making Sense of 46M Smart Meters and 1B Data Points Every Day

Soft Grid 2013 brought together experts in the field for an update on how they’re managing that big data challenge.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 0
Britain’s ‘Painfully Slow’ Green Deal May Need Help From Behavioral Science

Britain’s ‘Painfully Slow’ Green Deal May Need Help From Behavioral Science

Opower uses its analytics to help Brits compare energy usage.

by Stephen Lacey
Software & Analytics 1
Is the Smart Grid a Giant iPhone?

Is the Smart Grid a Giant iPhone?

The smart grid “is a complex product that is software and hardware that affords a service.”

by Katherine Tweed
Markets & Policy 9
The NEM Battle Rages On: Who Pays for the Electrical Grid?
Industry Perspective

The NEM Battle Rages On: Who Pays for the Electrical Grid?

IEE throws down the gauntlet on solar PV.

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Analytics 3
Duke Energy: From Smart Grid Devices to Grid Computing Platform

Duke Energy: From Smart Grid Devices to Grid Computing Platform

Solar, storage, smart meters, grid nodes, and off-the-shelf IT add up to real-time, distributed smart grid data exchange.

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 9
6 Perspectives on the Fate of Utilities

6 Perspectives on the Fate of Utilities

Electric utilities are facing an existential challenge. Here are six different views on what that means.

by Stephen Lacey, Andrew Mulherkar
Policy 3
Ron Binz Steps Down as FERC Nominee, Citing ‘Blood Sport’ in Congress

Ron Binz Steps Down as FERC Nominee, Citing ‘Blood Sport’ in Congress

“The caricature that they created had nothing to do with who I am and nothing to do with what I might’ve brought to FERC.”

by Stephen Lacey
Lighting 2
Flextronics Launches LED Lighting Business, Complementing Growth in Solar and Storage

Flextronics Launches LED Lighting Business, Complementing Growth in Solar and Storage

The contract manufacturer expands its green footprint and pushes into downstream markets.

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 0
One Payment System for All EV Charging?

One Payment System for All EV Charging?

Recargo has bold plans for its PlugShare app to make EV charging a little bit easier.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 3
Cleantech Venture Capital in September

Cleantech Venture Capital in September

Winter is coming.

by Eric Wesoff
Software & Analytics 0
Varentec Raises $8M From Khosla, Bill Gates for Digital Smart Grid

Varentec Raises $8M From Khosla, Bill Gates for Digital Smart Grid

Big-name investors back startup’s digital power routers, control and analytics software.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 0
Analytics Tops Utility List of Future Needs

Analytics Tops Utility List of Future Needs

A report finds that utilities want and need analytics—but need lots of help getting the data in hand.

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 2
Greentech Media, You Look…Different

Greentech Media, You Look…Different

A story of a relaunch

by Alexa Benatar
Grid Optimization 1
Making Renewables Connect to the Military’s Energy Security Framework

Making Renewables Connect to the Military’s Energy Security Framework

Why renewables need to be a part of an “installation energy security” framework.

by Michael Baskin
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4
Can a Smoke Detector, a Thermostat and an API Corner the Connected-Home Market?

Can a Smoke Detector, a Thermostat and an API Corner the Connected-Home Market?

“You don’t build a company of this size, of this scale, with this talent to do just one product,” according to Nest VP of Engineering Matt Rogers.

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Analytics 7
Oracle’s Many Paths to Smart Grid Analytics

Oracle’s Many Paths to Smart Grid Analytics

DataRaker in the cloud, Xtensible for CIM, Exadata/Exalytics for heavy lifting—and promises of interoperability

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
Silver Spring Says ‘Bom Dia’ to the Smart Grid in Portugal

Silver Spring Says ‘Bom Dia’ to the Smart Grid in Portugal

More smart meters plus grid automation in Brazil, plus a Portuguese project unveiled

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 16
What Are the Impacts of High Wind and Solar Penetration on the Grid?

What Are the Impacts of High Wind and Solar Penetration on the Grid?

An NREL study looks at the cycling impacts of wind and solar on conventional generators.

by Eric Wesoff
Software & Analytics 0
Will Utility Data Analytics Ever Yield 11X Returns?

Will Utility Data Analytics Ever Yield 11X Returns?

The unique challenges of turning the smart grid’s big data into business value

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 0
Hydro One Chooses a Flywheel for Wind Balancing

Hydro One Chooses a Flywheel for Wind Balancing

Temporal Power hopes to succeed where other flywheels have failed.

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Apps 0
EcoFactor and iControl Team Up for Home Automation Domination

EcoFactor and iControl Team Up for Home Automation Domination

Service providers vie for market control—and turn to open platforms to make it happen.

by Katherine Tweed