Michael Edmonds is a smooth and articulate spokesman for S&C Electric Co., the Chicago-based provider of electric power equipment and services for utilities. The British accent certainly doesn’t hurt, but he also can lean on many years in the sector in senior positions. In the ’90s, he ran a firm called Power Technology Incorporated that Continue reading →
Tennessee-based municipally owned utility Humboldt Utilities has selected the Elster EnergyAxis AMI and grid performance management solution. via Renew Grid: Content / Projects & Contracts / Humboldt Utilities To Deploy Elster Smart Grid Solution.
The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies, creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced it has completed development and ratified the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. SEP 2 provides IP-based information and control for energy management in Home Area Networks (HANs), for both wired and Continue reading →
CenterPoint Energy, PG&E and SDG&E have topped a ranking of smart grid maturity in North America released by GTM Research. The three utilities each scored 4.2 on the average maturity scale, a metric that the report – titled The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013 – bases on a utility’s smart grid portfolio, Continue reading →
Acclaim Energy Advisors a leading provider of energy management solutions today announced a 6 year strategic agreement to provide DLO365sm Powered by AT&T to government agencies and facilities. This unique offering will reduce utility costs, protect sensitive equipment from power surges, help restore reliability to the Texas power grid and generate revenue for participating government Continue reading →
GTM Research recently published the Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013 report, which provides 40 in-depth profiles of leading North American utilities, including detailed descriptions of the smart grid deployments of today, as well as plans for the future. The report provides a list of common trends and pain points at these and Continue reading →
In the last few years, devices based on ZigBee, the wireless communications technology, have gained momentum in the energy sector. Some U.S. utilities have deployed ZigBee-enabled smart meters, and have encouraged customers to purchase home area network (HAN) devices that can connect to such smart meters for improved energy management. via ZigBee smart energy devices Continue reading →
ABB says its Emax 2 low-voltage circuit breaker is the world’s first to include integrated energy management capabilities, and that it has the potential for providing real energy savings. Low-voltage breakers are used in environments like commercial and industrial buildings, data centers and ships where protection and control of large quantities of electricity is needed. Continue reading →
Smart grid networking company Silver Spring Networks has partnered with big data analytics startup AutoGrid to develop a product to help utilities better deploy energy saving programs. Under the partnership, the two companies will develop the so-called Silver Spring UtilityIQ Demand Optimizer solution, a product that essentially combines Autogrid’s tech with Silver Spring Networks’ networking Continue reading →
San Diego, Paris – Alstom Grid and Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services today announced the signing of a global alliance agreement to pursue joint commercial opportunities for their combined smart grid solutions. Together, the two companies will launch the industry’s first real-time, cloud-based Integrated* Distribution Management Systems Continue reading →
A new American National Standard (ANSI/CEA-2045), Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management, developed by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the USNAP Alliance, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) for energy management signals and messages exchanged among devices in a home and the smart grid system. via Standard addresses Continue reading →
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced the publication of a new American National Standard, ANSI/CEA-2045, Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management. This standard specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) for energy management signals and messages exchanged among devices in a home and the smart-grid system. These devices include consumer products such as sensors, Continue reading →
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced the publication of a new American National Standard, ANSI/CEA-2045, Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management. This standard specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) for energy management signals and messages exchanged among devices in a home and the smart-grid system. These devices include consumer products such as sensors, Continue reading →
BPL Global (BPLG) has introduced its next generation Connected Energy Substation Automation solution, which enables substations to act as an intelligent hub within the broader smart grid. The solution delivers improved grid reliability, better asset management, and reduced maintenance costs through the integration of data from discrete substation systems and visualization for management and control Continue reading →
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the publication of ANSI/CEA-2045, a new United States national standard that specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) for energy management signals and messages exchanged among devices in a home and the smart-grid system. These devices include sensors, thermostats, appliances, energy management hubs, energy management controllers, and residential gateways. Continue reading →
While clean-energy pundits express concern over slow growth in home energy management market, it may just be due to intelligent consumerism, as utilities still struggle with a clear vision of the field. “The home energy management (HEM) market continues to struggle for more traction,” states a recent study by the Pike Research Group of Boulder, Continue reading →
Siemens Smart Grid and SABIC Polyolefine GmbH based in Gelsenkirchen have established a partnership to develop a solution for energy data management in energy-intensive industries. The focus is on the petrochemicals processes of the Gelsenkirchen location of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. The Saudi-Arabian chemicals and metals corporation holds a leading position in the Middle East, Continue reading →
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, announced today that its work with Vattenfall Eldistribution of Stockholm, Sweden has been expanded to include a larger portion of its smart meter system management. The new contract will continue through March 31, 2017, and gives Schneider Electric continued responsability for the management of an Automated Metering Continue reading →
Norcross, Ga.-based Comverge Inc. has announced that it was awarded a contract through Dec. 31, 2014, to continue to help commercial and industrial (C&I) energy users participate in Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s (PG&E) demand response programs. The company says its team of energy engineers provides a holistic assessment of a customer’s energy assets and Continue reading →
The Energy Management Platform introduced by Honeywell and Opower not only provides homeowners with easy-to-use tools to reduce their energy consumption, but also integrates demand response and energy efficiency programs for utilities which have typically been separate programs, the two companies said. The platform is now undergoing testing in a trial to evaluate customer acceptance. Continue reading →
