Grid Edge

Networking/AMI 11
Maine Requires Smart Meter Opt-Out

Maine Requires Smart Meter Opt-Out

Of course you can keep your 30-year-old analog meter—for a price.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 3
The Winner in the Landis + Gyr Deal: The O’Reilly Family

The Winner in the Landis + Gyr Deal: The O’Reilly Family

The rich get richer.

by Michael Kanellos
Utilities 18
How Will the California System Operator Cope With 33% Renewables?
Research Spotlight

How Will the California System Operator Cope With 33% Renewables?

The state grid operator has opened its Mission Critical Wing, powered by renewables for renewables.

by Herman K. Trabish
Grid Optimization 5
Mixed Greens: Hawaii’s Smart Grid, Osram’s New LED Bulbs, Hara Gets $25M, and More

Mixed Greens: Hawaii’s Smart Grid, Osram’s New LED Bulbs, Hara Gets $25M, and More

And Arnold brings “love child” back to public vocabulary

by Michael Kanellos
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Software & Analytics 1
GridGlo Mines Data for Smart Grid Apps

GridGlo Mines Data for Smart Grid Apps

GridGlo says it can do a whole lot more than meter data management.

by Katherine Tweed
Demand Response 4
OpenADR-Certified Products Coming This Year

OpenADR-Certified Products Coming This Year

OpenADR is setting standards for 2.0 and gaining momentum outside of California.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 6
Intel, Ford to Test DC Microgrids

Intel, Ford to Test DC Microgrids

Direct current. It’s so out it’s in.

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 27
LightFair: Are Lighting Networks Doomed? Plus, Why Whales Cause Greenhouse Gases
Research Spotlight

LightFair: Are Lighting Networks Doomed? Plus, Why Whales Cause Greenhouse Gases

Plus, DC power, plasma lights and an argument for staying away from LightFair, the big lighting confab being held this week.

by Michael Kanellos
Demand Response 2
Powerit Expands From Food to Metals

Powerit Expands From Food to Metals

Powerit Solutions is nailing down channel partners to capture demand response in industrial verticals.

by Katherine Tweed
Networking/AMI 2
Why Landis + Gyr Is a Good Bet for Toshiba, Japan

Why Landis + Gyr Is a Good Bet for Toshiba, Japan

Can the country where modern greentech started get back in the game through the grid?

by Michael Kanellos
Utilities 32
Electricity Grid Quiz: Test Your Electron Wits
Research Spotlight

Electricity Grid Quiz: Test Your Electron Wits

13 mostly tough questions about the electrical grid

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 1
ElectronVault: A New Way to Build Batteries?

ElectronVault: A New Way to Build Batteries?

A Tesla alum has a technique that could significantly drop the cost of grid storage and electric cars, but it’s still a mystery.

by Michael Kanellos
Energy Storage 16
Energy Storage Medley: Hydrogen, CAES, Li-ion, NaS, NiCad…
Research Spotlight

Energy Storage Medley: Hydrogen, CAES, Li-ion, NaS, NiCad…

Renewable portfolio standards might be unachievable without energy storage technology.  Here’s a medley of storage topics and links.

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 20
Google, Lighting Science to Create Android Bulb

Google, Lighting Science to Create Android Bulb

A Wi-Fi bulb that relies on existing hardware? Home, and even office, networking suddenly looks less expensive. Will it redraw the competitive landscape?

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 3
Can Utilities Rebuild Trust?
Industry Perspective

Can Utilities Rebuild Trust?

Remaking the relationship between utilities and the customers they serve

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4
California Clarifies Smart Meter Privacy Rules

California Clarifies Smart Meter Privacy Rules

Let the sharing begin.

by Katherine Tweed
Green IT & Data 8
ABB Buys Another One: Mincom, for Managing Mines

ABB Buys Another One: Mincom, for Managing Mines

The European invasion rolls on.

by Michael Kanellos
Grid Optimization 2
Mixed Greens: HVDC in Vermont, Biofuel Grants, and Peak Oxides

Mixed Greens: HVDC in Vermont, Biofuel Grants, and Peak Oxides

Plus, a wrap-up of hallway conversations at The Networked Grid

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
The Networked Grid: How Utilities Will Navigate HAN
Research Spotlight

The Networked Grid: How Utilities Will Navigate HAN

Tendril, OPower rack up millions of customers in 2011 as home energy management grows up

by Katherine Tweed
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 10
Tendril: Millions of Automated Homes Coming Soon

Tendril: Millions of Automated Homes Coming Soon

The home of the future hits in the second half of this year.

by Michael Kanellos
Grid Edge 21
Why Aren’t VCs Investing in the Smart Grid?
Research Spotlight

Why Aren’t VCs Investing in the Smart Grid?

So far in 2011, only two percent of greentech VC dollars have gone to smart grid companies. Updated with feedback from some VCs.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Optimization 33
TNG 2011: Solid-State Transformers Part II

TNG 2011: Solid-State Transformers Part II

Distribution Grid 2.0: The dawn of solid state transformers

by Eric Wesoff, Rick Thompson
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 3
The Networked Grid: Making the Most of AMI
Industry Perspective

The Networked Grid: Making the Most of AMI

California’s big utilities are mandated to look at a 10-year roadmap. Here’s some of what they see going forward.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Optimization 13
The Networked Grid: Can Solid-State Transformers Shape the Future of the Grid?
Industry Perspective

The Networked Grid: Can Solid-State Transformers Shape the Future of the Grid?

Advances in higher-voltage power electronics could usher in a new distribution grid architecture, underpinning the future smart grid.

by Rick Thompson
Grid Edge 6
The Networked Grid: Top Five Smart Grid Trends

The Networked Grid: Top Five Smart Grid Trends

Smart Grid 2.0 is about distribution automation. What is distribution automation anyway?

by Eric Wesoff