Green Energy Options (GEO) has joined the Trilliant Interoperability Group, which unifies multiple home energy management devices within a single eco-system, enabling utilities to help consumers cut their energy bills by up to 10 percent by installing smart meters. The Communications Hub Interoperability Group is an alliance intended to provide a cost effective way for Continue reading →
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Powerit Solutions’ Spara energy management system now controls an estimated 30 percent of California’s automated demand response (Auto-DR) capacity—the result of Powerit’s work to make OpenADR a viable option for businesses. Beyond California, the international cleantech company’s technology is managing an estimated 536 megawatts of electrical load in North America using the full range of Continue reading →
Dominion (NYSE: D) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the availability of the EDGE(SM) Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities. EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a joint marketing and development alliance between the two companies. EDGE is a modular and adaptive conservation voltage management solution enabling Continue reading →
CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it is collaborating with leading wireless network and performance management software provider Proximetry to leverage its AirSync™ platform as the foundation of a first-of-its-kind smart grid network management cloud service. For utility operators seeking to proactively and efficiently manage their smart grid communication networks, CSC’s AirSync Cloud offering provides Continue reading →
Energate Inc., a leading, innovative provider of residential demand response (RDR) for utilities and home energy management solutions for their customers, today introduced its next-generation Foundation™ platform at DistribuTECH in San Antonio. Foundation is the industry’s first multi-load, extensible Home Energy Gateway that supports utility RDR programs and extends control of devices beyond Learning and 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 →
LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled a new series of smart appliances at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (booth #8204) that reflect the company’s vision for a more connected, eco-friendly lifestyle. Centered on LG’s proprietary Smart ThinQ™ technology, LG’s new smart appliances are equipped with innovative device-to-device connectivity features and the LG Home Energy Management 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.
Realizing full benefits from a smart grid ultimately means controlling devices in customers’ homes, businesses, and other facilities. But who should exercise that control, and how? via How should home energy management networks be controlled? — Cleantech News and Analysis.
Residential energy management is considered a big piece of Smart Grid benefits. But the industry must do a better job of clarifying what those benefits mean to residents. Hand waving explanations and reliance on ratepayer faith in the local utility just won’t work anymore. via Residential Smart Grid Could Be A Tough Sell | Smart Continue reading →
Data centers use up to 2.2 percent of the country’s electricity, and their hunger for power is only expected to grow in the coming years. Can these massive burdens on the power grid transform themselves into grid assets? Data center power management software startup Power Assure is going to try it out, in tandem with Continue reading →
If I had to choose a theme for 2012, I’d predict “integration and unification.” Some vendors and utilities are trying to unify network management via NOCs (network operating centers). Others want to unify distribution operations with expanded distribution management systems (DMS). And now a few firms are striving to unify customer-facing programs such as advanced Continue reading →
Calico Energy Services ( www.calicoenergy.com ), the market leader in interoperable energy management solutions and analytics, announced today that it has pioneered the industry’s first Unified Operations Center for utilities and power providers. According to customers and leading Industry Analysts, this solution establishes a new segment in the energy management software industry. via Calico Energy Continue reading →
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a mechanism which uses smart computerised agents to control energy storage devices in the home, resulting in energy savings of up to 16 per cent. In a paper entitled Decentralised Control of Micro-Storage in the Smart Grid, which will be delivered at the Twenty-Fifth Conference on Artificial Continue reading →
Intergraph has partnered with meter data management provider eMeter to integrate smart meter data into its Smart Grid Operations Command-and-Control Center. The integration will provide grid operators with consolidated end-to-end network visibility and management capabilities. via Renew Grid: Content / FYI / Intergraph Partners With eMeter, Expands Smart Grid Tech.
eMeter, the global leader in Smart Grid Management software, today announced that the PowerCentsDC program it designed and managed in partnership with Pepco and Smart Meter Pilot Program, Inc (SMPPI), has won the “Best Pricing and Demand Response Program” award from the Association for Energy Service Professionals (AESP). The program is the first pilot in Continue reading →
Telvent (TLVT 25.74, +0.02, +0.07%) , the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that the Company will be in charge of project design, development and start-up of the Smart Meter Management system (SMM), a component of Telvent’s comprehensive Smart Grid Solution, for the Finnish utility Fortum. The project, which is valued Continue reading →
With the hustle and bustle of everyday activities, people often to forget to adjust home appliances when leaving for work in the morning. Not only does this cause unnecessary expense for the homeowner, but creates an inefficient energy management system that falls short environmentally. Henning Schulzrinne (News – Alert), a professor at Columbia University, told Continue reading →
Today, Microsoft took the wraps off a new Web service dedicated to managing energy use. Called “Hohm” (presumably, a play on the combination of “home and “Ohm”), the product will take advantage of smart grid data on energy use when it’s available. Even when it’s not, however, Hohm will allow users to input their own Continue reading →
