Grid Edge

Energy Storage 1
Grid Storage: Austin Energy Breaks It Down

Grid Storage: Austin Energy Breaks It Down

Austin Energy has broken down the grid energy storage market to find multiple ways to make it pay off. Now it just has to see which ones work best.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 3
Microgrids: $2.1B Market by 2015

Microgrids: $2.1B Market by 2015

Microgrids – experimental islands of renewable power – will be a small but growing piece of the smart grid market, Pike Research says.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Google, British Gas Help AlertMe Launch Home Energy Control

Google, British Gas Help AlertMe Launch Home Energy Control

AlertMe has begun to sell equipment for home energy control in the U.K. Don’t worry: It won’t be alone for long.

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Grid 2
DOE’s $3.4B Smart Grid Grant Program: The Winners

DOE’s $3.4B Smart Grid Grant Program: The Winners

The Department of Energy has chosen 100 smart grid projects to receive $3.4 billion in matching grants. Here’s the list.

by Jeff St. John
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Smart Grid 0
Smart Grid Gets $3.4B in DOE Stimulus

Smart Grid Gets $3.4B in DOE Stimulus

The DOE has given out $3.4 billion to 100 commercial-scale smart grid projects. Florida, Baltimore, San Diego utilities are early winners.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 0
Trilliant Sells Software to British Gas

Trilliant Sells Software to British Gas

The Redwood City, Calif.-based smart grid networking company has landed a software-only deal to support British Gas’s plans to deploy 17 million smart meters.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
GE, Grid Net Win WiMax Smart Grid Project in Australia

GE, Grid Net Win WiMax Smart Grid Project in Australia

General Electric and Grid Net have landed the first big WiMax smart meter deployment with utility SP AusNet in Australia. Could more WiMax smart meters be on the horizon?

by Jeff St. John
Mobility 1
Mitsubishi Plug-In Hybrid Supplies Electricity to Home

Mitsubishi Plug-In Hybrid Supplies Electricity to Home

Mitsubishi’s PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid concept car can supply electricity stored in its on-board lithium-ion batteries to electric appliances in a house.

by Tech-On!
Smart Grid 0
Silver Spring, AEP Team on Smart Grid

Silver Spring, AEP Team on Smart Grid

The big utility will use Silver Spring Networks for an expanded smart grid rollout in Ohio that will include smart meters and distribution automation.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 10
Rooftop Solar, Batteries Included

Rooftop Solar, Batteries Included

Silent Power wants to be the battery-solar panel system in GE’s future net-zero energy homes, which will likely require utility rebates.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 3
Boeing Pushes Into Smart Grid as Defense Biz Gets Tight

Boeing Pushes Into Smart Grid as Defense Biz Gets Tight

Boeing’s defense chief says the company is looking to smart grid to make up for declines in big-ticket military contracts.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 0
Microsoft to Play Utility Technology Matchmaker

Microsoft to Play Utility Technology Matchmaker

Microsoft has a new platform meant to make it easier for utilities to integrate its software with smart grid technologies. What else is it planning for the utility industry?

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 1
Tres Amigas: Triple-Linking Transmission Grids

Tres Amigas: Triple-Linking Transmission Grids

Tres Amigas wants to build a high-voltage superconductor DC connection to link the three separate electricity grid systems in the U.S.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 10
Smart Grid Stimulus: A Dead End Without Smart Pricing

Smart Grid Stimulus: A Dead End Without Smart Pricing

The promise of the smart grid is to move from demand destruction to value creation. But how do we get there?

by GTM Research Grid Edge Analyst
Networking/AMI 2
Iberdrola Looks to Prime PLC Standard

Iberdrola Looks to Prime PLC Standard

The Spanish utility appears to be set on a powerline carrier standard for the 18 million smart meters it’s required to deploy in the coming years.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
Alcatel-Lucent Expands Smart Meter Trials

Alcatel-Lucent Expands Smart Meter Trials

The French networking company is in smart meter trials in Germany and Austria, and is linking meters through partners including Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Germany.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 1
Freescale’s Smart Meter on a Chip

Freescale’s Smart Meter on a Chip

Freescale Semiconductor has a new chipset that incorporates all the primary functions of a smart meter. Similar ‘systems-on-a-chip’ have seen mixed success to date.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
Cisco Gets Into German Homes With Yellostrom

Cisco Gets Into German Homes With Yellostrom

Cisco will help the German utility link up 70 homes and small businesses in an energy management pilot project.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
More WiFi For Home Energy Controls

More WiFi For Home Energy Controls

GainSpan, RF Digital and Our Home Spaces are using WiFi to link home energy management networks.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
Whirlpool Plans 1M Smart Dryers by 2011

Whirlpool Plans 1M Smart Dryers by 2011

The big appliance maker boosts its timeline for getting smart appliances to market from 2015 to 2011, putting competitors like GE on notice.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 0
Arcadian’s Smart Grid: Licensed Spectrum Network to Own or Rent

Arcadian’s Smart Grid: Licensed Spectrum Network to Own or Rent

Arcadian has built a 56,000-square-mile wireless smart grid network for Minnesota utilities using licensed spectrum.

by Jeff St. John
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 1
A123 Closes Above $20: 50% Jump on IPO

A123 Closes Above $20: 50% Jump on IPO

It’s one of the biggest IPO starts in green since First Solar in 2006.

by Michael Kanellos
Grid Edge 0
Smart Grid Standards Roadmap Unveiled

Smart Grid Standards Roadmap Unveiled

The 90-page draft lays out 77 proposed standards for smart grid, and 14 “priority” areas where it will rush standards development.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4
Utilities Mull Price Points, Policies for Home Energy Management

Utilities Mull Price Points, Policies for Home Energy Management

Utilities would love it if their customers bought their own home energy management devices. But it’s likely utilities will need to bring some of their own money to the table.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 0
Balance Energy Wants to Build Microgrids, Starting With San Diego

Balance Energy Wants to Build Microgrids, Starting With San Diego

The arm of defense contractor BAE Systems is working with San Diego Gas & Electric on a $212 million project to build a regional microgrid – a potential model for similar projects elsewhere.

by Jeff St. John