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Smart Grid 2.0: ‘The Soft Grid’

Smart Grid 2.0: ‘The Soft Grid’

As existing smart grid sub-markets become tougher places for upstarts to enter the market, don’t be surprised to see VCs flocking to an emerging application segment of the grid – “The Soft Grid,” as GTM Research is defining it.

by GTM Research Grid Edge Analyst
Policy 0
Feds: Start Applying for 30% Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing

Feds: Start Applying for 30% Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing

The tax credit program is capped at $2.3 billion and is the latest of a series of financial aid initiatives aimed at boosting renewable energy and other greentech manufacturing and job creation.

by Ucilia Wang
Smart Grid 0
Sprint Stakes Smart Grid Claim

Sprint Stakes Smart Grid Claim

Sprint already has about 100 utility customers using its iDEN and CDMA networks for linking smart grid devices. Now it’s announcing that it has broader ambitions in the space – including a push for WiMax in smart grid.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 5
$48: A Threshold Price for In-Home Energy Management?

$48: A Threshold Price for In-Home Energy Management?

A new survey shows that Americans are willing to pay an average of $48 for equipment that allows them to manage their home energy use. That price might be hard to meet, depending on the technology being deployed.

by Jeff St. John
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Networking/AMI 2
Echelon Expands Smart Meter Contract With Duke Energy

Echelon Expands Smart Meter Contract With Duke Energy

The open-ended contract calls for $15.8 million in Echelon’s smart meters, but could expand to a $150 million deal for Duke Energy’s 1.5-million smart meter deployment plans in Ohio and Indiana.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 1
PG&E Seeks $42.5M in Stimulus Grants

PG&E Seeks $42.5M in Stimulus Grants

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is the first of California’s big three investor-owned utilities to publicize its request for part of $3.4 billion in federal smart grid stimulus grants.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Comverge Boosts Revenues, Narrows Loss in 2Q

Comverge Boosts Revenues, Narrows Loss in 2Q

Comverge also has boosted its residential contracts, which differentiate it from its competitors in the business of helping utilities shave peak power demand.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 0
Smart Grid Stimulus Applications at $2.85B and Counting

Smart Grid Stimulus Applications at $2.85B and Counting

Duke Energy, National Grid, NStar, PSE&G, Dominion Virginia, PECO, FirstEnergy and Alliant are among utilities announcing smart grid stimulus grant applications before Thursday’s deadline.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 1
Smart Grid Stimulus Applications Accelerate as Deadline Approaches

Smart Grid Stimulus Applications Accelerate as Deadline Approaches

Four more utilities are seeking millions of dollars from a $3.4 billion pool of smart grid stimulus grants. A rough tally puts the total requested at $1.53 billion, but more applications are likely to come, industry watchers say.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 0
Grid Storage Batteries and Ultracaps: An $8.3B Market by 2016

Grid Storage Batteries and Ultracaps: An $8.3B Market by 2016

NanoMarkets predicts the market for grid storage will grow from $1.5 billion in 2012 to $8.3 billion by 2016. That will mostly be batteries, though ultracapacitors will have their niche applications.

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 0
Comverge’s Home Demand Response: Pagers First, Then Smart Meters

Comverge’s Home Demand Response: Pagers First, Then Smart Meters

Comverge has two deals with utilities that want it to turn down home energy use, first with pager networks and then with smart meters. How will that model compete with emerging alternatives?

by Jeff St. John
Utilities 0
Distribution Automation: Smart Grid’s Quiet Efficiency Offering

Distribution Automation: Smart Grid’s Quiet Efficiency Offering

More smart grid pilot projects show that monitoring and adjusting distribution grid voltage in real-time can save utilities energy.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 7
McKinsey: Invest $520B in Energy Efficiency, Save $1.2T

McKinsey: Invest $520B in Energy Efficiency, Save $1.2T

The consulting firm has issued a report that looks at how investing in energy efficiency technologies and deployment makes for a great return on investments for the United States.

by Ucilia Wang
Smart Grid 1
Smart Grid Update: Feds Seek Meter Security in Grants, Brazil Picks Landis+Gyr

Smart Grid Update: Feds Seek Meter Security in Grants, Brazil Picks Landis+Gyr

The DOE says security will be required for stimulus grant-seeking smart meter projects. Landis+Gyr is doing a 200,000 smart meter deployment in Brazil, and a DOE lab wants to license a smart appliance chip.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 0
Qualcomm’s Machine-to-Machine Smart Grid Moves

Qualcomm’s Machine-to-Machine Smart Grid Moves

Qualcomm has turned its global smart services division, which designs and implements wireless connectivity systems for utility infrastructure clients like ABB and Siemens among others, into a joint venture.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 1
Qualcomm, Verizon Plan Smart Grid Services as Part of New JV

Qualcomm, Verizon Plan Smart Grid Services as Part of New JV

The two wireless giants are forming a joint venture to link devices – including smart grid devices – to one another in the burgeoning “machine to machine” market. But details are yet to emerge.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 7
Defining an End-to-End Smart Grid

Defining an End-to-End Smart Grid

As predicted, 2009 has become a banner year for smart grid, but until now the term has yet to be fully defined.

by GTM Research Grid Edge Analyst
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 3
iControl Gets $23M for Home Security, Home Energy Management

iControl Gets $23M for Home Security, Home Energy Management

The startup has raised a total of $45 million for its wireless home security and home energy management platform. Investors include home security system makers ADT and GE as well as Comcast, Cisco and Intel.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 1
eMeter Lands $32M for Smart Meter Data, Home Energy Software

eMeter Lands $32M for Smart Meter Data, Home Energy Software

The maker of meter data management software – and a newly launched web interface for home energy management – has received $32 million from Sequoia Capital and Foundation Capital.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Grid 0
DOE Hands Out $47M for Smart Grid Demos

DOE Hands Out $47M for Smart Grid Demos

The Department of Energy has announced $47 million in grants to smart grid demonstration projects, part of a $3.9 billion pool of grants aimed at modernizing the electricity grid.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 2
8.3M Smart Meters and Counting in U.S.

8.3M Smart Meters and Counting in U.S.

Research firm Parks Associates says 8.3 million smart electric meters have been installed at U.S. residences to date – a little more than 6 percent of the total, up from about 4.7 at the end of last year.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0
Tendril Wants to Link to Solar Panels

Tendril Wants to Link to Solar Panels

The home energy management startup is developing ways to integrate solar panel inverter data, CEO Adrian Tuck says.

by Jeff St. John
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 2
GE’s Smart Appliances: Smarter With GE Home Energy Manager

GE’s Smart Appliances: Smarter With GE Home Energy Manager

GE wants open standards. But when it comes to managing its smart appliances under development, it’s likely GE’s own home area manager system will offer better controls, says a company exec.

by Jeff St. John
Solar 0
Video: National Semi’s Green Ambitions

Video: National Semi’s Green Ambitions

The 50-year old company says it can boost the performance of solar modules with chips. After that, it’s on to smart grid, says CEO Brian Halla.

by Michael Kanellos
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
GE Unveils Net Zero Energy Home Strategy

GE Unveils Net Zero Energy Home Strategy

General Electric will offer energy efficient appliances and lights, “smart” energy devices and power generation and storage technologies for the homebuilding market. A new home energy manager and smart thermostats will be available by early 2010.

by Jeff St. John