An energy management system consists of the metering systems (smart meters), smart grid equipment (power line sensors, remote switches, and other equipment to improve service reliability and power restoration), communication equipment connecting to smart meters and the intelligent grid, and back-office computer systems that enable these systems to communicate and work together. via Outdoor Cabinets Continue reading →
With the winter months coming upon us, many homeowners are beginning to think about their heating bills. Conserving energy is a goal for most people, but in practice it can be difficult. M2M technology for smarter energy offers tools to help consumers gain a better understanding about how and when they use energy, potentially allowing Continue reading →
Austin Energy is implementing an advanced distribution management system. The UK Ministry of Defense wants smarter buildings (lots of them). Scottish Power is testing a new approach for connecting renewables to the grid. Which companies are doing the heavy lifting? via Smart Grid: This week’s smart grid winners are solving all sorts of gnarly problems.
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has launched an advanced Outage Management System (OMS) that will use new smart grid technology to speed up the detection of power outages and help utility personnel more quickly restore electricity to customers. SDG&E becomes one of the first utilities in the United States to adopt a large, sophisticated Continue reading →
A new system to help San Diego Gas & Electric detect and respond to outages faster was started Wednesday, according to the utility. The Outage Management System uses 1.4 million new “smart” meters and a Geographic Information System to collect detailed information about the electrical grid. via SDG&E introduces new outage management system – San Continue reading →
Apex CoVantage, an IAOP Top 10 Utility Industry Outsourcer, is providing the necessary services, software, and facilities for the installation of approximately 50,000 AMI electric meters across the island in support of the Guam Power Authority’s Smart Grid Initiative. As the next stage in GPA’s smart grid deployment, the new metering system will enhance the Continue reading →
A $53 million state-of-the-art, international smart grid project has been powered-up on land belonging to NNSA in Los Alamos, N.M. The New Energy and Industrial Technology and Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan, Los Alamos County through the Dept. of Public Utilities (DPU), and Los Alamos National Laboratory hosted a ceremony to unveil a photovoltaic array, Continue reading →
GE has launched PowerOn Precision demand optimization technology to help utilities reduce peak demands and costs while ensuring a more energy-efficient, reliable grid. PowerOn Precision is a demand response management system using GE software and continuous-learning algorithms to deliver dynamic pricing incentives and direct load control capabilities. via GE DR enables dynamic pricing, direct load Continue reading →
Hawke’s Bay lines company Unison Networks has announced a partnership with Telvent, a global IT solutions provider, to evolve its network management system through Unison’s fibre-based Smart Grid. Unison will be the first lines company in New Zealand to implement its Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS). via Unison joins with Telvent | Hawkes Bay Business Continue reading →
Dong Energy selected Telvent to supply a full suite of smart grid systems, centered on its distribution management system. These applications will integrate seamlessly with Dong Energy’s existing Telvent GIS system to provide a single, powerful platform that will support all of its business processes from planning to final delivery. Using Telvent smart grid solutions, Continue reading →
American homes are getting smarter, at least when it comes to using energy, a consumer research firm reports. By 2020, some 60 percent of homes in the United States will have some type of smart energy management system, according to estimates from the firm, Parks Associates. Still, adoption has been slower than some companies had Continue reading →
ZBB Energy Corp. won a contract to provide a ZBB EnerSystem integrated power management system for a microgrid installation at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam U.S. Military base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Manufactured at the company’s Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin facility, the ZBB EnerSystem will include a ZBB EnerSection power and energy control center combined with Continue reading →
ZBB Energy Corporation has won a contract to provide its EnerSystem integrated power management system for a microgrid installation at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) United States military base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Manufactured at its Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, facility, the ZBB EnerSystem will include a EnerSection power and energy control center combined with Continue reading →
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has announced that its G3-PLC protocol has been recommended by the Smart House Standardization Study Group – sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) – as one of the communications platforms that Japanese utilities should use for communication between a smart meter and a home energy management system Continue reading →
General Electric’s Nucleus is a home energy management system that collects information about household energy consumption and costs from smart meters. The Nucleus device collects energy use information either by plugging it into any electrical outlet or communicating wirelessly with smart meters via ZigBee and Wifi radios. Additionally, the Nucleus can collect estimated consumption data Continue reading →
How popular are smart thermostats these days? Consider this: The Nest thermostat, that futuristic-looking, Apple-designed device we wrote about last month, has been so hot they’ve been on back-order. Thermostats! Well, now the state-of-the-art home-energy-management-system field is getting even more interesting. Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, announced last week that it’s adding home energy Continue reading →
For all the talk about the energy-saving promise of smart meters, which allow two-way energy data communication between ratepayers and their utility providers, it’s still just mostly potential. In hopes of getting more consumers engaged in tracking and managing their home energy use, GE this week announced a raft of new products, launched under GE’s Continue reading →
According to Greenbiz’s Michael Ellis, the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) featured a wide assortment of home energy management systems. As Ellis put it, “the home energy management ecosystem is rife with competition across the entire value chain, creating a range of viable solutions for consumers”. Savant Systems is just one company among many to Continue reading →
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show hasn’t even officially kicked off and already the smart energy home has emerged as a key target for a variety of sectors, including telcos, big box retailers, startups, chip companies and now cable operators. On Monday cable firm Time Warner Cable said it has teamed with startup iControl Networks to Continue reading →
The EnergyHub home energy management system has been selected by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) for the iCanConserve energy conservation project, which was developed to help people become more aware and active in energy management and conservation. via WPS ramps up energy conservation with EnergyHub – FierceEnergy.
