Energate, Inc., the leading provider of consumer demand response and home energy management solutions, today announced that Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution, will deploy the Energate Foundation(TM) Smart Thermostat and Home Energy Gateway in homes operating over the Sensus open standards-based FlexNet(TM) utility communication network with ZigBee-enabled meters. Ontario has deployed over five million smart meters alongside Continue reading →
Energate Inc., a provider of consumer demand response and home energy management solutions for utilities and their customers, announced the rollout of its consumer engagement for the smart grid program. Ontario consumers can opt into the program via participating local distribution companies or directly through Energate online to receive a fully funded Energate Foundation smart Continue reading →
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) at its March meeting on Monday approved a Weather-Sensitive Emergency Response Service pilot scheme prior to the upcoming summer that will expand its options to reduce electricity use during the peak summer season when power demand is high and supplies are tight. “During the hottest hours of summer Continue reading →
The Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) will launch a new residential demand response program this summer using Wi-Fi communicating thermostats and EnergyHub’s Mercury demand response software platform. The initial deployment is planned for 1,000 Wi-Fi thermostats, and participating co-op members will have the choice of professional installation or installing the thermostat themselves. via Renew Grid: Continue reading →
EcoFactor will be deployed as part of a comprehensive 15,000 home National Grid smart grid pilot program. The National Grid pilot program is focused on helping participants save energy by giving them better control over their usage. The program will include communicating thermostats that will be optimized by EcoFactor’s analytics and predictive cloud-based software for Continue reading →
The USNAP Alliance has announced that it is implementing a testing and certification program for products implementing the ANSI/CEA-2045 Modular Communication Interface (MCI) Standard from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). via Renew Grid: Content / Products & Technology / USNAP Alliance To Provide Testing For CEA Standard.
A downtown Chicago smart grid program that would provide real-time energy usage data to office building managers and their engineers took a major step forward with the signing of a contract between the BOMA Chicago Energy Center LLC, an affiliate of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago, and technology partner Automated Logic Corp. Under Continue reading →
Tendril is partnering with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and the Arizona Governor’s Office of Energy Policy on a new program designed to demonstrate that secure access to personal energy consumption data can result in reduced energy costs. The home energy management program is being funded through a Department of Energy (DOE) Smart Grid Data Access Continue reading →
Honeywell and Opower have introduced new technology designed to help utilities attract more homeowners to voluntary programs that decrease electricity usage and help create an effective energy grid without having to build new power plants. The Energy Management Platform drives program participation by giving homeowners tools to balance comfort, convenience, and cost. According to Opower, Continue reading →
America’s grid is the largest and oldest grid in the world, requiring the most attention, improvement – and money. Mark Johnson of the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E agency program commented at a conference that the grid is the “world’s largest supply chain without a warehouse” – a simple statement with resounding implications. via Planet’s Align Continue reading →
The Department of Energy’s high-risk early stage grant program, ARPA-E, has announced 66 new energy-related projects that will get small amounts of funding and mentorship from the DOE. ARPA-E said that it will give 66 groups — from universities, to startups, to government labs to large companies — a combined $130 million through its Open Continue reading →
After years of successful pilots, NV Energy is rolling out EcoFactor’s automated energy management service to thousand of customers. The utility, which has deployed most of its smart meters to its 1.4 million metered sites, has been focusing on the residential side of its smart grid program for years. via Smart Grid Roundup: EcoFactor, Entouch Continue reading →
This week at the Los Angeles Auto Show BMW debuted the latest iterations of its special “i” program–electric concepts meant to show where the German automaker will take its alternative-fuel program in years to come. Jacob Harb, the head of Electric Vehicle Operations & Strategy BMW of North America, says the i8 and i3 vehicles Continue reading →
If you’re interested in getting a free solar panel system on the roof of your house, it’s lucky to live in Oak Park. The village has been selected out of a worldwide search for a two-year test program that will install solar panels on 200 buildings in Oak Park between 2013 and through 2014. Residents Continue reading →
The production tax credit for renewable energy is already a hot item in this election season, and it’s starting to look like a battle scene in a movie. Set to expire in December, the incentive program is a political hockey puck. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan are, the last time Continue reading →
Earth Networks, an operator of weather, lightning and climate observation networks, has announced the results of its e5SM home energy-efficiency and demand-response program that debuted this spring in more than 1,000 homes in the Houston area. The program was the result of a collaboration with CenterPoint Energy and technology partners EnergyHub and Radio Thermostat. via Continue reading →
Comverge has announced a new dynamic pricing solution as part of an integrated suite of hardware and software. SmartPrice helps utilities realize the benefits of a dynamic pricing program such as significantly shaving peak demand, lowering customers’ electricity bills and increasing customer satisfaction by using a consumer’s broadband network, a cellular network or the utility’s Continue reading →
ABB, a power and automation technology firm, announced that Tropos Networks (which ABB recently acquired) will supply Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) with a wireless communication network for KCP&L’s SmartGrid Demonstration Program. Tropos’ GridCom® wireless IP mesh network will extend the KCP&L SmartGrid IP network to reclosers, capacitors and fault indicators in the Continue reading →
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved National Grid’s proposal for a smart grid pilot program in Worcester. This new approach marked one of the first times a major energy program was co-created with customers, the community and stakeholders from across the city and within the state. All involved worked to develop a program Continue reading →
As part of the Energize Connecticut initiative, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund and the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) have joined forces to launch a new and improved version of the nationally recognized Clean Energy Communities program, an initiative that incentivizes Connecticut municipalities to improve energy efficiency and promote the use of renewable Continue reading →
