Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today introduced the ConnectPort® X2e for Smart Energy, a low-cost, enhanced version of the company’s ZigBee Smart Energy gateway. The gateway connects ZigBee Smart Energy devices from a Home Area Network (HAN) to an energy service provider via broadband. It offers additional memory and processing power for over-the-air updates of connected Continue reading →
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Cinterion, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and a Gemalto company (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), today announced that its EU3 M2M module won a 2011 Smart Grid Excellence Award from SmartGrid.TMCnet.com. The award honors innovative technologies that enable smart grid deployments for global utility companies. via Cinterion Receives “2011 Smart Grid Excellence” Award – Continue reading →
Smart meter and smart grid deployments have risen significantly during 2011, particularly in North America. A number of large projects have been announced and key vendors have been selected to provide utilities with meters, communications modules, and meter data management services. Smart meter shipments in China continue to grow as well. via Smart Meter Shipments Continue reading →
Just yesterday, I was chatting with one of my ongoing sources about technology trends for 2012. We weren’t specifically focused on green technology concerns, but one of the items weighing heavily on his mind was the revelation that smart-grid deployments are pointing up a serious security gap in the industrial systems to control things like Continue reading →
Northeast Group, LLC has identified 25 emerging market countries with hefty potential for smart metering and other smart grid projects – so hefty that they are forecast to represent a $27 billion smart metering market alone and could hit a total of $49 billion by 2020. The 25 countries identified are in Central and Eastern Continue reading →
Now that it is 98% finished with one of the country’s most successful smart meter deployments, San Diego Gas & Electric is shifting its emphasis to moving customers up the engagement curve. That curve describes a progression from awareness to interest to participation to enthusiasm via Smart Grid: Trailblazing SDG&E moves focus to customer engagement.
The average age of U.S. electric grid transformers is 42 years. Electromechanical meters still in use to measure energy consumption were expected to last 30-50 years. Shifting utility and stakeholder requirements and digital technology emergence with shortened product life cycles require utilities to plan technology deployments in a more disciplined manner. Road map planning is Continue reading →
50-plus exclusive interviews with the trailblazers making smart grid a reality The smart grid is, in many cases, still experimental. At the same time, there are deployments and certainly many pilots to learn from. Gathered in one document for the first time are over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks with industry leaders making the smart grid Continue reading →
NIST has published release 1.0 of the smart grid interoperability standards. Most notably, this is the first attempt to address cyber security in smart grid deployments. This release points to various standards that can be used for implementing interoperability and security controls, and it’s fair to say that it plants the seeds for what should Continue reading →
On March 17, the United States’ Federal Communications Commission will present recommendations to Congress on how to bring broadband to the smart grid through the National Broadband Plan. The recommendations will include suggestions on promoting open standards and commercial networks, how to use policies to encourage utilities to provide their customers with real-time open access Continue reading →
