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Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Alarm.com Raises $136M for Connected Home Services

Alarm.com Raises $136M for Connected Home Services

Security companies could be the ones to finally deliver the connected home to the masses.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
Smart Grid Pulls a Weak $66M in Q2 VC; M&A at $14B

Smart Grid Pulls a Weak $66M in Q2 VC; M&A at $14B

Lack of IPOs and low valuations for acquired startups bode poorly for VC investment in the slow-to-grow sector.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
GM, OnStar Link Chevy Volts With Pecan Street Project

GM, OnStar Link Chevy Volts With Pecan Street Project

Lots of plug-in Chevy Volts in one Austin, Texas neighborhood will test the new smart grid APIs that OnStar has developed to manage plug-in charging.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 4
Vivint Targets California for Home Security Plus Solar Financing

Vivint Targets California for Home Security Plus Solar Financing

The home security player expands its third-party home solar efforts to the Golden State, and plans solar-home energy management linkages as well.

by Jeff St. John
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Finance & VC 0
NRG to Buy Rival GenOn for $1.7B as Power Producers Struggle

NRG to Buy Rival GenOn for $1.7B as Power Producers Struggle

Falling power demand and natural gas prices put pressure on NRG as it seeks to go green with wind, solar, and plug-in vehicle charging.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 2
Landis+Gyr Lands 280,000 Smart Meters in Texas

Landis+Gyr Lands 280,000 Smart Meters in Texas

AEP Texas expands its smart metering program to its rural territory.

by Katherine Tweed
Utilities 2
Is the US Building Transmission Fast Enough or Too Fast?

Is the US Building Transmission Fast Enough or Too Fast?

The 2006 federal order 679 giving incentives for new lines may be out of control.

by Herman K. Trabish
Grid Edge 0
Cellular Smart Grid: Grid Net, Ambient Boost Offerings

Cellular Smart Grid: Grid Net, Ambient Boost Offerings

Ambient adds Vodafone to its list of carriers, while Grid Net delivers a new platform—and promises a new customer announcement soon.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Demand Response in Oklahoma Is Not Just Nice, But Necessary
Research Spotlight

Demand Response in Oklahoma Is Not Just Nice, But Necessary

Residential demand response is not just an experiment at OG&E.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 1
Podcast: Cleantech Investing—A Conversation With Rob Day of Black Coral Capital

Podcast: Cleantech Investing—A Conversation With Rob Day of Black Coral Capital

We check in with VC investor Rob Day on the maturation of the cleantech industry and cleantech investing.

by Rob Day, Scott Clavenna
Energy Efficiency 8
Where’s the Money for Energy Efficiency Financing?
Research Spotlight

Where’s the Money for Energy Efficiency Financing?

And does it even matter?

by Katherine Tweed
Energy 0
Green Jobs: Khosla-Funded Pellion, GE, Amonix, DARPA, CALSEIA

Green Jobs: Khosla-Funded Pellion, GE, Amonix, DARPA, CALSEIA

Former First Solar CTO Dave Eaglesham is the new CEO of Pellion Tech, a developer of magnesium-ion batteries.

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Opower Claims 5 Million More Homes

Opower Claims 5 Million More Homes

It also scores its first Canadian win.

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
Lowe’s and AlertMe: Home Automation for Sale, $179 and Up

Lowe’s and AlertMe: Home Automation for Sale, $179 and Up

The home improvement giant and the U.K. smart home startup launch products for their promised smart home line. But is the price right?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
A Tale of Two Texas Smart Thermostat Programs

A Tale of Two Texas Smart Thermostat Programs

Reliant taps the cloud smarts of EcoFactor and the glitz of Nest, while TXU gives hands-on iPhone (and now, Android) smartphone thermostat control.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 4
Court: Maine PUC Must Revisit Smart Meter Safety Issue

Court: Maine PUC Must Revisit Smart Meter Safety Issue

Safety issues come back to the surface in Maine, but meters are already in place.

by Katherine Tweed
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 9
California: Ground Zero for Battery-Backed Solar

California: Ground Zero for Battery-Backed Solar

Greensmith’s 1.5MW project with San Diego Gas & Electric, and Silent Power, Satcon and A123 test solar and batteries in Sacramento

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
AMI Vendors Ship 3.2 Million Units in Q1 2012; 10 Million More Forecasted by End of Year
Research Spotlight

AMI Vendors Ship 3.2 Million Units in Q1 2012; 10 Million More Forecasted by End of Year

GTM Research and Howard Scott of Cognyst Advisors announce the launch of The GTM Scott AMI Market Tracker with incisive data from Q1 2012 AMI markets.

by STAFF
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
EnergyHub Plays Both Sides of the Residential Hardware Debate

EnergyHub Plays Both Sides of the Residential Hardware Debate

Business booms on the software side, but it’s not ditching its hardware offering yet.

by Katherine Tweed
Green Building 3
Daintree, Philips Tie the Knot for ZigBee Smart Lighting

Daintree, Philips Tie the Knot for ZigBee Smart Lighting

As reported in May, a lighting giant picks a standard-bearer for the smart lighting sector.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 1
Smart Grid Funding Woes: Glendale Struggles, Boulder/Xcel Spar

Smart Grid Funding Woes: Glendale Struggles, Boulder/Xcel Spar

Hopefully, other smart grid projects aren’t having these kinds of problems.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 0
2Q 2012 Global Clean Energy Investment Reaches $59.6B

2Q 2012 Global Clean Energy Investment Reaches $59.6B

Growing small-scale solar sales, still-surging China are bright spots in 2012’s otherwise gloomy green landscape.

by Jeff St. John
PV, EV, & Storage 2
General Electric Teams Up With PayPal for EV Charging

General Electric Teams Up With PayPal for EV Charging

Finally, a use for QR codes

by Katherine Tweed
Software & Analytics 3
EMeter Gets a Toehold In Brazil

EMeter Gets a Toehold In Brazil

eMeter scores a contract in Brazil that could have a big payoff.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 4
Can Car Sharing Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption?
Industry Perspective

Can Car Sharing Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption?

Car sharing is its own movement within sustainability, but it could also be a boost to EVs.

by Katherine Tweed