Grid Edge

Finance & VC 1
Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

Ira Ehrenpreis on the State of the Cleantech Industry

The annual gathering of the cleantech cognoscenti

by Eric Wesoff
Utilities 2
Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Silverado Power’s Different Approach to Building Solar

Will it make a difference in a region torn by contention over renewables?

by Herman K. Trabish
Grid Edge 1
Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Pennsylvania utilities call on Comverge, EnerNOC and Johnson Controls to control customers’ peak power. Plus, cap banks are cool.

by Jeff St. John
Wind 5
One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

One Solar-Wind Hybrid Goes Down, Another Goes Up

Element Power and NextEra get delayed; enXco gets started.

by Herman K. Trabish
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Wind 2
Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US?

Is Wind Power the Most Under-Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US?

New technologies make the southern states’ wind resources a new frontier for developers.

by Herman K. Trabish
Energy 1
Green Job Moves at Flextronics, Amonix, SolarCity and the US Government

Green Job Moves at Flextronics, Amonix, SolarCity and the US Government

The ebb and flow of greentech personnel

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 2
US CTO Aneesh Chopra, Champion of Consumer Energy Awareness, Resigns

US CTO Aneesh Chopra, Champion of Consumer Energy Awareness, Resigns

A smart grid-savvy government lead technologist departs his post.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 1
Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

What’s the balance between return to investors and return to acquirers in the smart grid startup M&A world?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 2
PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

Can mobile gas-sniffing units prevent another pipeline disaster?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
DistribuTECH 2012: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Industry Perspective

DistribuTECH 2012: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Perhaps the real buyers on the DistribuTECH floor this year were other vendors, not utilities.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 0
ABB Buys Thomas & Betts for $3.9B, Siemens Acquires RuggedCom

ABB Buys Thomas & Betts for $3.9B, Siemens Acquires RuggedCom

Siemens buys RuggedCom for $381M.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 9
Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

The GE, Verizon, Qualcomm and Constellation Energy-backed startup wants to turn homes into virtual power plants. Is it worth the extra cost?

by Jeff St. John
Grid Optimization 3
Entergy Tests AMI Voltage Optimization

Entergy Tests AMI Voltage Optimization

What else can the smart meters do?

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 7
Glen Canyon Promises the $25 Smart Meter

Glen Canyon Promises the $25 Smart Meter

The just-unstealthed startup says it has landed a 1.5-million-unit order from China for its super-cheap smart meters.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
DistribuTECH Smart Grid Show Wrap-Up

DistribuTECH Smart Grid Show Wrap-Up

A roundup of this week’s reporting from the big San Antonio smart grid event

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Optimization 5
FLISR: When an Hour-Long Outage Lasts Two Minutes
Research Spotlight

FLISR: When an Hour-Long Outage Lasts Two Minutes

It’s like insurance for the grid, but could also be an up-sell for customers.

by Katherine Tweed
Policy 8
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Aims at 33 Percent Renewables by 2020

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Aims at 33 Percent Renewables by 2020

It’s “the most exciting time to be in electricity since Edison invented the light bulb,” according to the DWP boss.

by Herman K. Trabish
Grid Edge 4
And the Smart Grid Winner Is…

And the Smart Grid Winner Is…

DistribuTECH announces Smart Grid Project winners.

by Katherine Tweed
Finance & VC 2
Autodesk: A Hollywood Happy Ending for Renewables and Greentech Innovation?

Autodesk: A Hollywood Happy Ending for Renewables and Greentech Innovation?

With Autodesk’s Academy Award-winning software, renewables innovators use movie magic to get across the Valley of Death.

by Herman K. Trabish
Utilities 0
Vermont and IBM Build Fiber Network for Smart Grid

Vermont and IBM Build Fiber Network for Smart Grid

Super-fast fiber is worth every penny when it comes to helping Vermont get ahead in smart grid.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 0
DistribuTECH Roundup: Silver Spring Lands Progress, SAIC and C3 Join Forces, and More

DistribuTECH Roundup: Silver Spring Lands Progress, SAIC and C3 Join Forces, and More

A report on what’s happening at the big smart grid shindig in San Antonio

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 6
Opower Channels Home Efficiency Through Home Depot

Opower Channels Home Efficiency Through Home Depot

The home energy behavior modification startup starts pitching efficiency retrofits and rebates from Home Depot—with more retailers promised.

by Jeff St. John
Markets & Policy 16
Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

Texans talk about electricity providers the way urban epicures discuss recipes.

by Herman K. Trabish
Grid Edge 0
Distribution Automation Market: How the US Is Parlaying $120M From ARRA Into $3B by 2015
Research Spotlight

Distribution Automation Market: How the US Is Parlaying $120M From ARRA Into $3B by 2015

Leveraging pilot-scale benefits to support grid-scale deployments

by Ben Kellison
Efficiency 1
Targeting Energy Efficiency From Both Sides of the Meter

Targeting Energy Efficiency From Both Sides of the Meter

Retroficiency names Iberdrola USA and Schneider Electric as pilot customers for its utility-facing building energy estimation tool.

by Jeff St. John