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Greentech Media Announces COO of Oncor to Keynote Networked Grid Conference

Greentech Media Announces COO of Oncor to Keynote Networked Grid Conference

Smart grid event hosts speakers from top North American electric utilities.

by Staff
Other Energy 10
The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

SDG&E is working on how to deal with the San Onofre nuclear plant shutdown and solar power’s variability.

by Herman K. Trabish
Finance & VC 1
How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California
Research Spotlight

How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California

And how do wind and solar power fit in?

by Herman K. Trabish
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 4
How Big a Solar System? How Big a Battery System? Questions From the Lab

How Big a Solar System? How Big a Battery System? Questions From the Lab

UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center is testing ways to use solar innovatively and economically.

by Herman K. Trabish
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Demand Response 0
GSA Tries New Approach for Demand Response

GSA Tries New Approach for Demand Response

The GSA, the largest tenant in the U.S., evens the playing field in a new demand response auction.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 0
Xtreme Power Quietly Building Small-Scale Energy Storage

Xtreme Power Quietly Building Small-Scale Energy Storage

The startup behind big wind power storage projects in Hawaii and Texas is also building small-scale batteries to back microgrids for border colonias, and is eyeing other markets.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Guest Post: How Utilities Can Prepare Before the Next Natural Disaster
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: How Utilities Can Prepare Before the Next Natural Disaster

Midwest and Southern utilities can tell you: we need a smarter grid.

by Joaquin Silva
Energy 0
Green Jobs: GlassPoint, MiaSolé, Innotech Solar, SoloPower, Soitec

Green Jobs: GlassPoint, MiaSolé, Innotech Solar, SoloPower, Soitec

Plenty of personnel movement in the solar industry in this week’s edition

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 3
Microgrids Take Shape in India, South Africa

Microgrids Take Shape in India, South Africa

Echelon is deploying its smart grid technology to manage microgrids of on-site generators and power consumers in countries where the grid can’t be relied on.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 1
The China-US-UK Smart Grid Connection

The China-US-UK Smart Grid Connection

Echelon and Holley Metering partner for China’s smart grid market, while Huawei joins Landis+Gyr to aim at U.K. smart meter rollout.

by Jeff St. John
Finance & VC 0
Q1 VC Investment Numbers Preview From Cleantech Group

Q1 VC Investment Numbers Preview From Cleantech Group

VC investors in cleantech maintain their optimism.

by Eric Wesoff
Green Building 0
BuildingIQ, Enlighted Make Strides in Energy-Smart Buildings

BuildingIQ, Enlighted Make Strides in Energy-Smart Buildings

Smart HVAC startup BuildingIQ partners with Schneider Electric, and Enlighted links its smart lighting with HVAC and demand response.

by Jeff St. John
Other Energy 5
Can Microgrids Electrify One Billion People?

Can Microgrids Electrify One Billion People?

Falling technology costs and innovative software bring power to remote villages.

by Katherine Tweed
Efficiency 1
Vigilent Raises $6.7M for Big-Data-Style Data Center Efficiency

Vigilent Raises $6.7M for Big-Data-Style Data Center Efficiency

Keeping data centers running efficiently adds up to a big data problem in itself, over time.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Comverge’s Lessons for the Smart Grid Industry

Comverge’s Lessons for the Smart Grid Industry

The first publicly traded demand response company gets bought out at a discount. Can its long-term growth plans remain intact?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Shares Tumble With News of Recall

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Shares Tumble With News of Recall

More troubles for A123

by Eric Wesoff
Demand Response 1
Comverge Agrees to $49M Buyout

Comverge Agrees to $49M Buyout

Comverge will go private for below market value.

by Katherine Tweed, Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 6
NRG Settlement Funds California’s ‘Electric Expressway’ EV Charger Network

NRG Settlement Funds California’s ‘Electric Expressway’ EV Charger Network

$120 million will buy thousands of chargers ordered by Governor Brown that startup Gridtest’s tool can certify.

by Herman K. Trabish
Software & Analytics 3
Power in Numbers: Where Is Data Getting Us?
Industry Perspective

Power in Numbers: Where Is Data Getting Us?

A panel hosted by Greentech Media’s Rick Thompson shows data still has a long way to go to deliver solutions.

by Katherine Tweed
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 7
GreenSmith, Sendyne, ARPA-E, and the Road to Better Battery Management

GreenSmith, Sendyne, ARPA-E, and the Road to Better Battery Management

ARPA-E wants technologies that boost battery performance all the way down to the cell level. Here are some startups working on it.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 2
Capitalizing on the Data of Cleantech

Capitalizing on the Data of Cleantech

Is there power in numbers? GTM Research, Johnson Controls, Con Edison, and Efficiency 2.0 decide in this upcoming live stream.

by Staff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Utilities, Vendors Expand Support for Green Button

Utilities, Vendors Expand Support for Green Button

Will the Green Button become the industry’s easy button to reach consumers?

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 1
The Green Button Goes Commercial

The Green Button Goes Commercial

Can the White House’s proposed standard for sharing energy data make the leap from homeowners to business owners?

by Jeff St. John
Policy 14
Obama Visits Largest Solar Plant in US and Talks Energy

Obama Visits Largest Solar Plant in US and Talks Energy

President praises solar power, supports homegrown fossil fuels, and calls opponents of green energy “the Flat Earth Society.”

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 9
D-Block: Utilities’ Long-Awaited Smart Grid Spectrum

D-Block: Utilities’ Long-Awaited Smart Grid Spectrum

Congress wants to build a nationwide public safety wireless network, and utilities will be allowed to share.

by Jeff St. John