Itron will provide more than 400,000 gas smart payment meters to SOCAR Azeri Gas Production Union (PU), a part of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). This is the start of the second phase of the project. The first phase included installing 250,000 smart payment meters in the capital city of Baku. This second Continue reading →
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As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, data is being captured from people and inanimate objects, from individual points and across complex systems. The availability of this data presents opportunities and challenges for organizations that collect and manage it. Data captured by sensing and computing technologies can reveal everything from large and systemic patterns to very Continue reading →
The Z-Wave Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance are collaborating on compliance and interoperability programs to support the successful market deployment of the OpenADR 2.0 standard. OpenADR Alliance executive director Barry Haaser says the successful adoption of the OpenADR standard in the consumer market “requires a pervasive adoption of high speed Internet and residential energy management. Continue reading →
The Z-Wave Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance have signed a liaison agreement to collaborate on compliance and interoperability programs to ensure the successful market deployment of the open automated demand response (OpenADR) 2.0 standard. via Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / Z-Wave, OpenADR Partner To Speed Adoption Of OpenADR Standard.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released its annual report about the state’s efforts to modernize the electric grid. The report provides an overview of the commission’s recommendations for the smart grid, utility deployment plans, and costs and benefits to ratepayers. via Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / California Makes Strides With Continue reading →
The concept of the smart grid continues to mystify both utilities and consumers alike. Is it cost-effective? What is the best method for deployment? Is the public ready for it? Do we actually need it? via Can We Achieve a “Smart Home” Future? | Renewable Energy World North America Magazine Article.
“In-Home Displays for Energy Management – Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020” provides an insight into the global market for In-Home Displays (IHD). The report provides information related to the past deployment trends and the outlook for IHDs in key countries such as including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Continue reading →
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) hit the ground running in mid- and late November with a series of announcements about its next smart grid projects, in line with its Smart Grid Deployment Plan filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) earlier this year. via PG&E files smart grid pilot deployment project application | Continue reading →
A remote and water-scarce community in western Australia is looking to better manage that precious resource with an advanced metering system. Kalgoorlie, with a population of around 28,000, is rolling out some 13,500 smart meters from Itron, along with network infrastructure and software to manage the new system. The utility overseeing the deployment — the Continue reading →
As we are all aware, China is growing into a superpower nation and while they have the ability to produce or import energy, they are initiating the huge deployment of the smart grid, not for ecological reasons, but for two key benefits; health and scarcity of resources. According to a recent In-Stat report, China is Continue reading →
Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has chosen EnergyAxis as its multi-utility Smart Grid solution. Partially funded by a United States Department of Energy Smart Grid Investment Grant, the $11.6 million deployment will provide energy-saving benefits to LUS customers. via Lafayette Utilities System Selects Elster for Smart Grid Electric and Water Continue reading →
Denton Municipal Electric (DME) has selected Trilliant will provide the communication network solution for a Texas Smart Grid deployment. Trilliant’s smart grid solution is comprised of a multi-tier architecture based on broadband wireless technology. On the heels of a successful pilot program, DME is going forward to replace their existing AMR system. via Trilliant Chosen Continue reading →
Freescale Semiconductor demonstrated a Home Energy Gateway (HEG) reference platform at the Metering Europe conference. The HEG reference platform, which will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010, will enable fast development and time to market for a variety of value-added services around the deployment of the smart grid in countries around the world. Continue reading →
Global Information Inc would like to present a new market research report, “Microgrid Markets and Opportunities” by NanoMarkets. Microgrids represent an emerging sector in the Smart Grid market. NanoMarkets believes that the microgrids sectors will “exhibit significant growth over the next decades; there are already many applications where a compelling case can be made for Continue reading →
Texas-New Mexico Power selected SmartSynch’s Residential Smart Meter solution for a 231,000 unit point-to-point deployment to residential customers throughout the utility’s Texas market. This will mark the first mass residential deployment of smart metering solutions that use a public wireless network as the communications backbone. Such networks allow the utility to bring efficient, secure smart Continue reading →
General Electric researchers are working with Arizona Public Service to determine the best way to integrate large amounts of solar power into the current grid, funded by a $3.3 million High Penetration Solar Deployment grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The team will identify systems and technologies that optimize grid reliability and efficiency with Continue reading →
Tantalus Systems is a Canadian smart grid company I’ve been meaning to write about for some time. The company caught my eye recently with a series of industry awards, especially the one from PowerGrid International magazine, which was presented at Distributech, the industry’s leading T&D event. This award was for Tantalus’ smart meter deployment with Continue reading →
Google is no stranger to renewable energy. The search giant has previously invested in enhanced geothermal technology, smart grid ventures, electric cars, and wind power startups. But those investments all came from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the company. Now, for the first time, Google Inc. has invested in renewable power as a way to Continue reading →
Another Texas lawmaker has sent a letter to the state’s Public Utility Commission asking it to suspend deployment of the so-called smart meters until an independent test into their accuracy is complete in June. The latest letter, written by State Rep. Robert Miklos, is the third asking for a meter moratorium. He said his office Continue reading →
State Rep. Barbara Mallory Caraway sent a letter to the Texas Public Utility Commission Wednesday asking it to suspend deployment of “smart” meters until a state investigation into their accuracy is completed. Hundreds of people have complained across North Texas and in the Houston area alleging abnormally high electricity bills are the result their new Continue reading →
