GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart grid solutions, announced today that it will provide home energy management, load management and electric vehicle management software solutions for KCP&L’s Green Impact Zone SmartGrid Demonstration in Kansas City, Mo. The project is the recipient of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. GridPoint worked with the utility Continue reading →
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Kansas City Power & Light Co. has committed $14 million during five years as part of an application for $48 million in federal stimulus money for smart-grid technology in Kansas City’s Green Impact Zone. Several corporate partners — including Siemens and Kokam America — committed $10 million to the effort. That combined $24 million commitment Continue reading →
It’s a 98-degree August day. Air conditioners along Prospect Avenue near 42nd Street are running at full bore. Suddenly the whirring stops, all at once, without anyone touching a thermostat. Someone miles away at Kansas City Power & Light decided residents on this block could stand a slightly warmer home for a while to save Continue reading →
For all the national attention that Kansas City’s proposed Green Impact Zone has received, it’s still too early to tell much about what it will look like. Organizers know what they want to do — make the 150-block zone in the urban core more energy efficient — but they’re still hammering out the details of Continue reading →
