The second annual Enterprise Smart Grid conference, organized by Groom Energy, played to a packed room at the Logan Airport Embassy Suites hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Held in November 2011, the event was preceded by a half-day ISO 50001 overview. Day two of the event – the actual conference – began with an overview of Continue reading →
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We all know that the draft we feel when putting a hand next to that not-brand-new window must be impacting how much energy we’re using for both heating and cooling. But the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) wants to know precisely, backed-up-with-lots-of-data, how much. Showing their efforts to do just that, we introduced you to Continue reading →
Toyota is pairing its little known housing business with its expertise in green cars to sell computer systems that link homes, utilities and vehicles to reduce energy use. The world’s biggest automaker said Tuesday the launch of its home smart grid system in Japan will coincide with its plug-in hybrid cars going on sale in Continue reading →
f you attend enough cleantech events or are pitched by enough startups, you start to see the same few PowerPoint slides over and over again. Here is a collection of the best or at least the most notorious and historically significant slides in our industry. After publishing this list to an overwhelming response, we heard Continue reading →
Ever wished you could find out whether your eco-obsessed neighbor is really an energy hog? Enter Microsoft’s Hohm Scores, an online tool that allows you to view energy efficiency data about a specific home address. There are already 60 million homes listed in the database, and results can be compared to averages of other homes Continue reading →
Smart grid firm GridPoint says it has scored a deal to provide its energy management system to potentially 2,250 United States Postal Service locations in the U.S. USPS needs all the help it can get when it comes to reducing costs, and has been working on reducing energy use in its facilities by 30 percent Continue reading →
Google, the online search engine that aspires to be the world’s information clearinghouse, wants to manage your household energy use. The company is now beating many power companies in smart grid development by offering a Google application that lets homeowners monitor daily energy use. Some electric utilities are responding to consumer demand and are cooperating Continue reading →
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It’s an old lesson that smart meter companies and utilities are learning the hard way as some of the country’s first smart grid pilots get underway. Smart meters, unlike traditional meters, analyze home energy use for time-of-day pricing and send the data to customers Continue reading →
Agentis Energy, a new Smart Grid technology company, has created a way for business and institutional users of electricity to take part immediately in the clean technology revolution – and save money in the process. The company’s Acuity Solution’ provides customers with real-time management of energy use, reducing costs and shrinking carbon footprints. via Chicago Continue reading →
On the home front, the buzzword is “smart” — as in smart meters or devices that wirelessly tell power companies how much electricity consumers are using and encourage them to control their energy use. Utilities in California, Texas and the Northeast are spending billions of dollars outfitting homes and businesses with these meters. The problem Continue reading →
iSave? Apple is going after the low-hanging fruit, and mulling a move into the energy management market. The company is developing a system to help you regulate and decrease the amount of power you use in your home. As a bonus, the system would boost the wireless signal in your abode. Close to 25 percent Continue reading →
Customers served by Duke Energy Carolinas set an all-time record for winter power use. Yesterday the utility generated 17,282 megawatts of electricity for the hour ending at 8 a.m. The previous winter peak of 16,968 was set on Feb. 5, 2009. via Duke Energy Carolinas Customers Set All-Time Winter Energy Use Record | greenvilleonline.com | Continue reading →
North Carolina was rated among the highest in Energy consumption in the US. Listen to how the Consert “Smart Grid” Pilot Program is the future of energy use that can save energy and money.
British Gas has revealed it is to launch a monthly billing system in a bid to help customers control their energy use supported by a £5m marketing campaign. The EnergySmart proposition will let customers provide their own energy readings online or by text each month and will not have to rely on British Gas estimates Continue reading →
umissgym: Is it just me, or is it hot in here? The social media craze has hit building automation, as the campus at the University of Mississippi will soon be broadcasting its energy consumption via Twitter and Facebook updates. In partnership with smart grid company SmartSynch, Ole Miss has created online feeds (also via RSS) Continue reading →
… Obama has already taken several whacks at waste in energy and health care. His stimulus had over $20 billion for energy-efficiency measures designed to slash electricity use in low-income homes, military bases and all kinds of government buildings, while his fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles are expected to save billions of gallons of gasoline; he’s Continue reading →
