Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) and Green Mountain Power (GMP) has selected CamAmp to supply its Fusion-LTE router for their mid-tier networks to enable broadband communication for Smart Grid advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and Distribution Automation applications. Fusion-LTE was chosen as the communications link between the electric utilities’ AMI concentrators and their core communications infrastructures Continue reading →
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California’s largest utilities have launched a “Green Button” feature to let consumers download their own detailed energy usage information. The project, championed by US CTO Aneesh Chopra, standardises the deliver of household energy data and is seen as a catalyst to create an ecosystem for app developers to produce new services and products. Pacific Gas Continue reading →
Two recent wins for General Electric’s Grid IQ offering signal not just where GE is headed. They also suggest two important trends for 2012. First, the move to “cloud-based” hosted services is under way in earnest. Second, many of the sector’s biggest players are targeting coops and municipals for their next round of deals. via Continue reading →
The city of Leesburg, Florida is implementing GE’s Solutions as a Service, an integrated grid modernization solution designed for small to mid-sized utilities, which will enable the city to expand its current capabilities to deliver an array of energy services. via GE Provides Smart Grid Infrastructure.
Across the US, large utilities like investor-owned Pacific Gas & Electric and municipally operated Austin Energy have been working for several years to roll out smarter energy metering and advanced technologies designed to bring electricity services and operations into the 21st century. Smaller community utility providers, on the other hand, can find it harder to Continue reading →
A new report published by The Climate Group, Accenture, Arup and Horizon Digital Economy Research at The University of Nottingham states that cities are missing the opportunity to turn unused data and infrastructure into new low carbon solutions and services. via Accenture: Cities Missing Smart Opportunity To Measure Hidden Value | Big4.com.
When city services can autonomously go online and digest information from the cloud, they can reach a level of performance never before seen. First up, water systems that automatically know when it will rain and react accordingly. via How the “Internet of Things” Is Turning Cities Into Living Organisms: Scientific American.
Schneider Electric and Telvent have announced a joint offering of integrated solutions designed for cities coping with rising populations and the accompanying growing demand for services, as well as their need to stay globally competitive. Schneider and Telvent, which it recently acquired, say their SmartCity suite of solutions will help cities meet those increasing needs Continue reading →
The batteries used in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be increasingly utilized by property owners and grid operators to provide a wide variety of energy services. The power potential of the batteries can be used to reduce the utility costs of a building or, when aggregated with other vehicles or stationary energy storage sources, to Continue reading →
The City of Greenville, Miss., has selected Mueller Systems, a leading provider of innovative water infrastructure products and services and technologically advanced metering systems for water, electric and gas systems, to upgrade its water system with a state-of-the-art advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network and new water smart meters. Mueller Systems is a subsidiary of Mueller Continue reading →
AT&T and Digi International have joined forces to deliver Digi X-Grid™ Solutions to home and business owners who want to shave their electricity consumption and monthly costs. “Digi is a leader in providing energy efficient services to consumers and business owners by delivering an open platform for device connectivity,” said Larry Kraft, senior VP for Continue reading →
Demand response (DR) continues to evolve as the smart grid’s “killer application”, leveraging technology infrastructure to deliver measurable value to utilities, grid operators, and customers alike. The demand response market encompasses hardware, software, and services, but it is the services sector that is defining the future direction of the business, both within the United States Continue reading →
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today launched its Home Energy™ retail concept, via an Online Learning Center on BestBuy.com and physical departments within three U.S. Best Buy stores, to provide technology products, solutions and services that help consumers understand, control and reduce their energy consumption and costs. Both the online experience and the physical Continue reading →
Trilliant has announced a Latin American distribution agreement with DMC Wireless Systems, which provides network equipment and services. Under terms of the deal, DMC Wireless will offer Trilliant’s full line of SkyPilot solutions to its customers. via Trilliant Signs Distribution Deal for Latin America.
The benefits of the smart electricity grid – including detailed information about electricity use and lower rates when demand drops – are now available to Texas electricity customers with advanced “smart” meters. Reliant Energy is offering two new smart energy services that give customers the tools and information they need to manage their energy usage Continue reading →
A fight over control of the home (and office) seems to be taking shape. As time goes on, the world will likely see competition between companies like Tendril and Adura Technologies that make hardware and software for controlling power in buildings, and demand response service providers like Comverge (COMV) and EnerNoc (ENOC), which have independent Continue reading →
