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Grid Edge 6
AutoGrid, Universal Big-Data-Plus-Apps Platform for the Smart Grid

AutoGrid, Universal Big-Data-Plus-Apps Platform for the Smart Grid

The Silicon Valley startup raises $9 million for its “massive unstructured data” platform and the software tools to put it to use on the real-world grid.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 1
Order 745 Raises Payments—and Questions—for Demand Response
Industry Perspective

Order 745 Raises Payments—and Questions—for Demand Response

FERC’s ruling on demand response has already delivered 400 percent increased payments for economic DR, but not everyone thinks it’s the way to move the industry forward.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 6
Reprint: Grid-Scale Energy Storage in China to Become a $500M Market by 2016
Research Spotlight

Reprint: Grid-Scale Energy Storage in China to Become a $500M Market by 2016

GTM Research partners with leading Chinese advisory firm Azure International to offer cutting-edge research on Chinese renewable energy and energy storage markets.

by STAFF
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Video: MIT’s Don Sadoway and Energy Storage on the Colbert Report

Video: MIT’s Don Sadoway and Energy Storage on the Colbert Report

Batteries can “topple dictators.”

by Eric Wesoff
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Grid Edge 1
Smart Grid Education Not Going Well
Industry Perspective

Smart Grid Education Not Going Well

Social media could help unlock a new relationship between utilities and their customers, but now is the time to act.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
Avoiding Another Smart Grid False Start
Research Spotlight

Avoiding Another Smart Grid False Start

GTM Research analyst Gerry Runte lays out the potential consequences of a short-term view toward developing distribution automation programs.

by Gerry Runte
Grid Edge 0
Q3 Smart Grid Investment: Home Automation Rules

Q3 Smart Grid Investment: Home Automation Rules

Q3 smart grid VC rises to $238 million—but $136 million of that was for Alarm.com’s home automation technology.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 16
The IPv6-Addressable Light Bulb Goes On Sale

The IPv6-Addressable Light Bulb Goes On Sale

GreenWave Reality and NXP launch 6LowPAN mesh-networked LED bulbs and home energy control platform.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Bidgely, Home Energy Disaggregator, Lands $3M

Bidgely, Home Energy Disaggregator, Lands $3M

Khosla Ventures invests in a startup with technology to measure discrete building power loads, all without expensive sensors.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 20
PV Module Consolidation in 2013-2014: What to Expect
Research Spotlight

PV Module Consolidation in 2013-2014: What to Expect

With persistent overcapacity and strained balance sheets, the global PV module manufacturing landscape is bound for a transformation. We list eight trends we expect to play out over the next two years.

by Shyam Mehta
PV, EV, & Storage 11
Electric Cars: The Tipping Point for the Smart Grid
Industry Perspective

Electric Cars: The Tipping Point for the Smart Grid

A guest post from SAP on a grid that enables a utility-transportation ecosystem.

by Maurizio Cattaneo, Joerg Ferchow, Andreas Schulze
Grid Edge 4
North American AMI/AMR Markets Projected to Shrink Into 2013

North American AMI/AMR Markets Projected to Shrink Into 2013

North American AMI Deployments & Market Share: Q2 2012 report from GTM Research and Howard A. Scott of Cognyst Advisors

by GTM Staff
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 2
A123’s Bankruptcy: Facts, Reax and Predictions

A123’s Bankruptcy: Facts, Reax and Predictions

No comment from GM on continued A123-Spark EV relationship, as Johnson Controls seeks to buy A123’s automotive line via bankruptcy court.

by Jeff St. John
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 7
Quote of the Day: VC Vinod Khosla on Li-Ion Battery Firm A123

Quote of the Day: VC Vinod Khosla on Li-Ion Battery Firm A123

A123 is bankrupt. Khosla described lithium-ion batteries as “toys that can’t be deployed at scale.”

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Optimization 0
Smart Grid Saves EPB Chattanooga $1.4M in One Storm
Research Spotlight

Smart Grid Saves EPB Chattanooga $1.4M in One Storm

A smart grid and switches keep the lights on in Tennessee.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 0
Itron Tests Smart-Grid-to-Home Waters With C3, GreenCom

Itron Tests Smart-Grid-to-Home Waters With C3, GreenCom

The smart meter kingpin partners with C3 on customer engagement and with German startup GreenCom on European home energy trials.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 8
A123 Files for Bankruptcy

A123 Files for Bankruptcy

Lithium-ion battery maker gives up the ghost, to sell auto business to Johnson Controls.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 1
SkyFoundry’s Building Energy Analytics Goes to China

SkyFoundry’s Building Energy Analytics Goes to China

Who’s got the codes for China’s building energy efficiency rollout?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Intel Tests Whole-Home Smart Power Sensors in Texas

Intel Tests Whole-Home Smart Power Sensors in Texas

An Intel Labs technology for learning whole-home energy use from two plug-in sensors goes live in 50 homes at Austin’s Pecan Street Project.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
EcoFactor Closes $8M in Funding

EcoFactor Closes $8M in Funding

As EcoFactor racks up big partners, it gets more money to scale up.

by Katherine Tweed
Solar 7
Record 44 Percent CPV Efficiency From Startup Solar Junction

Record 44 Percent CPV Efficiency From Startup Solar Junction

Efficiency as a driver of the concentrated PV market

by Eric Wesoff
Software & Analytics 7
Where’s the Apps Store for Green Button?

Where’s the Apps Store for Green Button?

The Green Button is a great idea, but how will people find it and then use the data?

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
The Breakdown on the DA Communications Market

The Breakdown on the DA Communications Market

GTM Research puts private U.S. distribution automation comms spending at $600 million to $1.8 billion through 2016—and that’s just the start.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 1
Green Jobs: Agassi Really Out at Better Place, Plus Suntech, Boston-Power, Voltaix, Centrotherm

Green Jobs: Agassi Really Out at Better Place, Plus Suntech, Boston-Power, Voltaix, Centrotherm

The Solar C-level shuffle continues at Suntech and centrotherm.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 1
Report: Brazil Smart Meter Market Drops From 60M by 2020 to 27M by 2030

Report: Brazil Smart Meter Market Drops From 60M by 2020 to 27M by 2030

A government decision cuts Brazil from fourth to eleventh in national smart metering plans.

by Jeff St. John