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California’s Silicon Valley has all the right ingredients to make it a local and national leader in the development of the smart grid and related products, according to an economic analysis released by the Silicon Valley Smart Grid Task Force. via Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / California’s Silicon Valley Is Primed For Continue reading →

The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) released on Monday its report titled “Excellence in Consumer Engagement,” based on the analysis of efforts by U.S. organizations and utilities with consumer-facing smart grid programs. As a communicator, I found myself constantly nodding my head in agreement with what I considered to be a recurring theme within the Continue reading →

The Silicon Valley Smart Grid Task Force co-chairs—the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the City of San Jose, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)—have released the findings of a new economic analysis of the smart grid conducted by Collaborative Economics. via Smart Grid Analysis Released.

When the World Economic Forum and Accenture launched their latest look at global progress of smart grid technology, the authors selected Tianjian, China, for the debut. It wasn’t until nearly two months later that the analysis, “Accelerating Successful Smart Grid Pilots (pdf),” was formally unveiled in the U.S. — at a meeting of industry leaders Continue reading →

Rising fuel costs, underinvestment in aging infrastructure, and climate change are all converging to create a turbulent period for the electricity industry.Public opposition to new fossil stations—particularly coal-fired stations—is increasing. As a consequence, reserve margins for system stability have reached a critical level in many countries. As utility companies prepare to meet growing demand, greenhouse Continue reading →

NanoMarkets, a United States based analyst firm that tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities created by developments in advanced materials, has reportedly unveiled its new Web site SmartGridAnalysis.com. via Smart Grid.

GlobalData’s brand new report, “The US Smart Grid Opportunity: Analysis and Market Forecasts” provides detailed analysis and forecasts of the US Smart Grid market. The report identifies and discusses key industry dynamics such as growth drivers, barriers, policies etc. and has a brief technical overview section covering various smart grid components. The competitive scenario analysis Continue reading →

The Tennessee Valley Authority is the nation’s largest public power provider serving approximately 9 million consumers in seven southeastern states. The organization also happens to be a big supporter of open-source projects, including Hadoop, a tool designed for deep analysis and transformation of very large data sets. Earlier this year, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Continue reading →

PECI, a national energy efficiency consultancy based in Portland, Oregon has completed one of the best analysis I’ve seen on the coming Smart Grid and what it means for buildings (both residential and commercial). The PDF of their report can be found here: Smartgrid Whitepaper. PECI is focused on residential, commercial retail, and large commercial Continue reading →

The deployment of the US smart grid is expected to create a thriving market for smart grid enabling technologies, especially smart meters. During 2008-2009, GlobalData predicts a year-on-year growth of 24% for smart meter installations” The advent of smart grid bodes well for the alternative energy generation industry. Inherent technical deficiencies have long prevented the Continue reading →