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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.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John August 5, 2009

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.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John July 29, 2009

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.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John July 29, 2009

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.

Smart Grid

David J. Leeds July 23, 2009

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.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John July 20, 2009

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.

Solar

Michael Kanellos July 15, 2009

Six Myths About Smart Grid

Smart grid is a big opportunity, but some of the underlying assumptions may be incorrect.

Smart Grid

Michael Kanellos July 13, 2009

More Smart Grid Partnerships: Itron and Ambient Join Up

Smart meter maker Itron and smart grid communications provider Ambient have agreed to link up their technologies and pitch the combination to utilities.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John July 1, 2009

Oncor Makes $317M Smart Grid Stimulus Pitch

Texas-based utility Oncor is asking for $317 million from the DOE's smart grid stimulus program, one of the first utilities to publicly set a dollar figure on its wish list of projects. With about $3.9 billion available, more requests are sure to come.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John June 30, 2009

Solar, Smart Grid Advocates: Thanks for Passing the Climate Change Bill

The House passed the legislation that contains provisions that could spur growth in solar and smart grid deployment. But homebuilders and some environmental groups aren't pleased. The controversial bill faces a tough fight in the Senate.

Policy

Ucilia Wang June 26, 2009

DOE Issues Rules for $3.9B in Smart Grid Stimulus Grants

The DOE has issued its official funding opportunity announcement for about $3.9 billion in stimulus package grants for smart grid projects. Security for smart grid systems is among its top concerns.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John June 25, 2009

Energy Efficiency: Good Idea, Not Enough Believers

The CEOs of Duke Energy and San Diego Gas & Electric say not enough is done to promote energy efficiency despites a lot of discussion between policy makers and the utility industry.

Grid

Ucilia Wang June 24, 2009

Solar Could Fall 8% Per Year, Be Competitive in Italy by 2010

A report says deploying smart grid technologies and energy storage devices would boost solar energy generation from less than 1 percent of the power supply today to 12 percent by 2020.

Solar

Ucilia Wang June 22, 2009

Integral Analytics: Orchestrating Duke’s ‘Virtual Power Plant’

The Cincinnati-based software startup is managing the interplay of solar power, energy storage and home energy management systems in a pilot project underway by Duke Energy.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John June 18, 2009

GridPoint Beefs Up Smart Grid Software, Lands New Marketing Deal

The well-funded smart grid startup announces a marketing agreement with a subsidiary of a group representing community-owned electric utilities.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John June 16, 2009

This Week in Grid: Changing Execs, Cisco Steps Up and GE Gets Metered

Smart grid executives make moves. GE and Whirlpool want to put communications modules in their appliances. And Duke taps Cisco to build an end-to-end smart grid architecture.

Grid

Frank Smith June 11, 2009

Duke Energy Enlists Cisco in Smart Grid Efforts

The Charlotte, N.C.-based utility will enlist the networking giant in a broad range of smart grid efforts. It's the second U.S. utility to publicly announce a partnership with Cisco in its big push into what it believes will be a $20 billion per year market.

Smart Grid

Jeff St. John June 9, 2009

Tendril Lands $30M as Growth, Consolidation Loom in Smart Grid

The smart grid industry is booming, but it will also likely experience a wave of consolidation over the next 18 months, says Tendril CEO Adrian Tuck.

Grid

Michael Kanellos June 9, 2009

Energy Bill Could Boost Storage Technologies

Energy storage: It's the most popular concept right now with energy VCs. And some in Washington want to goose the market with incentives.

Grid Storage

Fredrik Wass June 3, 2009

Trilliant Buys SkyPilot for End-to-End Smart Grid Communications

The smart meter neighborhood networking startup has acquired a provider of long-range, WiFi-based communications, giving utilities a potential one-stop shop for all their smart grid communications needs.

Grid

Jeff St. John May 28, 2009

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