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OpenADR: The Next Generation

OpenADR: The Next Generation

Honeywell, EnerNOC, IPKeys, Universal Devices launch first products for OpenADR 2.0. Who will be next?

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
SDG&E Teams Up With Alarm.com

SDG&E Teams Up With Alarm.com

Utilities test the waters of leveraging wireless thermostats that they don’t have to manage.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 7
PECO Smart Meter Fires: Some Answers, More Questions

PECO Smart Meter Fires: Some Answers, More Questions

One fire and a handful of overheated meters send PECO back to the drawing board.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 0
Guest Post: Big Data, Situational Intelligence, and the Utility Power Theft Problem
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: Big Data, Situational Intelligence, and the Utility Power Theft Problem

Can EMC and Space-Time Insight help developing economies take a bite out of electricity theft?

by Dan Pearl and Steve Ehrlich
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SmartGrid Roundup: Trilliant in Texas, MeterSense Moves Into Water, Aclara Assists SMUD

SmartGrid Roundup: Trilliant in Texas, MeterSense Moves Into Water, Aclara Assists SMUD

Smaller contracts become big wins for smart grid companies as the North American market slows.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 0
Toronto Hydro: Real Results When OT and IT Get Along
Industry Perspective

Toronto Hydro: Real Results When OT and IT Get Along

Toronto Hydro’s suite of in-house grid analytics wouldn’t be possible without collaboration across the utility.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 7
Itron, Sunrun and the Cellular Smart Meter for Rooftop Solar

Itron, Sunrun and the Cellular Smart Meter for Rooftop Solar

Itron names third-party solar aggregator Sunrun as a buyer of its solar power meters. What meters are the other solar players using?

by Jeff St. John
Energy 0
Green Jobs: Nanosolar Sheds Another CEO, New GM for SMA Americas, Plus Sungevity, ECOtality

Green Jobs: Nanosolar Sheds Another CEO, New GM for SMA Americas, Plus Sungevity, ECOtality

Nanosolar CEO Eugenia Corrales pursuing other ventures.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Optimization 0
$250M for Not So ‘Smart’ Grid Improvements

$250M for Not So ‘Smart’ Grid Improvements

$269 million goes to rural utilities, but very little of it is actually for smart grid.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 2
Guest Post: Cisco’s ‘Generation Everywhere’ Utility Vision
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: Cisco’s ‘Generation Everywhere’ Utility Vision

Are utilities ready for distributed generation and the “prosumer” energy economy?

by Rick Geiger
Green Building 1
Honest Buildings, the LinkedIn of Energy Efficiency, Raises Series A Round

Honest Buildings, the LinkedIn of Energy Efficiency, Raises Series A Round

RockPort and Mohr Davidow put undisclosed investment into the social media app for green buildings.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 7
GE Taps Xtreme Power for Battery Controls

GE Taps Xtreme Power for Battery Controls

The solid-state battery tech startup will turn GE Durathon batteries into “energy storage turnkey solutions.”

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 1
Doing the Dirty Work: Urjanet Gathers Energy Data

Doing the Dirty Work: Urjanet Gathers Energy Data

Forget about apps and dashboards—Urjanet is building a business by pulling together utility data.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 3
Infosys: Smart Grid Integrator, From India to the World

Infosys: Smart Grid Integrator, From India to the World

India’s IT outsourcing giant helps small utilities around the world jump into smart grid with “utility in a box” products and deep integration expertise.

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 11
Guest Post: California Transmission Policies Limit Renewable Energy Choices
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: California Transmission Policies Limit Renewable Energy Choices

We need a more open transmission planning process.

by Daniel Hodges-Copple
Grid Edge 8
2012: Not the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue
Industry Perspective

2012: Not the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue

Summer is over, but the work for smarter grids to shave peak demand has only just begun.

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4
Noesis: Can Free Energy Monitoring Spur Retrofits?

Noesis: Can Free Energy Monitoring Spur Retrofits?

One company wants to remove the inertia of commercial energy efficiency by providing free services.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
Of Smart Grid, Captive Customers and Foreign Investors

Of Smart Grid, Captive Customers and Foreign Investors

A lesson about U.S. utility market rules in Mitsui’s $15M investment into startup Viridity Energy. Plus, some valuations for Viridity.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
70% of Muni Utilities Could Install Smart Meters by 2017
Research Spotlight

70% of Muni Utilities Could Install Smart Meters by 2017

Municipal utilities could emerge as key drivers of innovation and volume in water, gas, and power metering.

by Katherine Tweed
Policy 14
Tom Steyer Speaks at the DNC on the State of Renewable Energy

Tom Steyer Speaks at the DNC on the State of Renewable Energy

“I think Mitt Romney and I share the same income bracket—although I guess we’re never going to know.”

by Eric Wesoff
Policy 1
Report: US Slides in Renewables Attractiveness

Report: US Slides in Renewables Attractiveness

China tops Ernst & Young’s list of best countries for attracting renewable energy projects, while the U.S. slips to a second-place tie with Germany on policy gridlock.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Guarding the Grid Against the New Breed of Cybercrime

Guarding the Grid Against the New Breed of Cybercrime

APT, or “advanced persistent threats,” require more than standard IT cybersecurity, says FireEye.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 16
Echologics and the Sonic Smart Grid for Water Could Reclaim $14B in Leaks

Echologics and the Sonic Smart Grid for Water Could Reclaim $14B in Leaks

Acoustic monitoring, leak detection analysis look to solve the problem of “dumb” water pipes that cost the world billions in “non-revenue” water.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 3
The Smart Meter Workaround: Blue Line Joins Up With Honeywell

The Smart Meter Workaround: Blue Line Joins Up With Honeywell

What do you get the utility that doesn’t have smart meters, and doesn’t think it ever will?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Optimization 2
Solar Inverter Maker AE Wins With Service and O&M

Solar Inverter Maker AE Wins With Service and O&M

Advanced Energy’s answer to intensifying competition is to guarantee its technology.

by Herman K. Trabish