Ontario Ramps Up Smart Grid Investment as Coal is Phased Out
With the launch of the Smart Grid Fund, Ontario is on course to rival technology hubs such as Silicon Valley and Korea.The post Ontario Ramps Up Smart Grid Investment as Coal is Phased Out appeared...
View ArticleWhat Does Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles Mean for the Grid?
In a Texas study, only 22 percent of weekday EV charging occurred during peak demand hours, and better still, those participants in the study who were taking advantage of time-of-use rates - favorable...
View ArticleJoule Assets Sees Outsized Returns Investing in Negawatts
Joule Assets' co-founders and Energy Reduction Assets Fund portfolio managers Mike Gordon and Dennis Quinn see above-market returns for investors in an industry first: a demand response fund that...
View Article7-Eleven, Avis, Walgreens Reduce Peak Power Demand For Big Energy Savings
Capitalizing on rising peak power demand charges and new battery storage mandates, Green Charge Networks' GreenStation platform is generating big returns.The post 7-Eleven, Avis, Walgreens Reduce Peak...
View ArticleFirms Raise $56 Million to Boost Smart Energy Storage
The capital infusion is the largest to date in a nascent, growing intelligent energy storage market that's expected to see 40 GWs of installations annually by 2022.
View ArticleBigger Fish Eye Mid-Tier Smart Energy Storage Market
With states such as California, New York and Hawaii turning to intelligent energy storage solutions to enhance grid reliability in the face of growing solar power generation, Sharp announced its...
View ArticleHawaiian Electric to Retool with Solar, Smart Grid and Energy Storage
Hawaiian Electric's strategic 2030 plan sets a 65 percent target for renewable electricity generation, including nearly tripling distributed solar PV and cutting customers' electricity bills by 20...
View ArticleLife After Sandy: How NYC is Improving Its Electric Grid
With our climate in upheaval, many cities, organizations and businesses are talking about building resiliency into their operations, in order to allow them to better deal with extreme events such as...
View ArticleMyMeter Provides Energy-Saving Tools to Homes and Businesses
Software applications like MyMeter, from Accelerated Innovations LLC, help to “empower electric, gas, and water utilities and their customers to better manage end-use demand and consumption. It’s the...
View ArticleDemand for Grid-Scale Energy Storage Grows
Confluence of grid modernization, renewable energy integration and government policy is driving development of a real market for utility-scale energy storage, as well as customer demand for intelligent...
View ArticleEmerging Technologies Seek to Reduce Environmental Impact
Technology has improved our lives in innumerable ways. But is it doing the same for the planet? While the e-waste piles up, some new technologies aim to lighten the load.
View ArticleConnecting Your Business: From Smart Grid to ‘Grid of Things’
Using the smart grid as a springboard, PG&E envisions a "Grid of Things" that enables electricity consumers to interact with their utility.
View ArticleUtilities Roll Out Home Energy Analytics to Over 1.5 Million
TXU Energy and London Hydro are the latest utilities that will deploy Bidgely's cloud-based energy analytics throughout their customer bases. Offering apps and a platform to monitor energy usage is...
View ArticlePG&E Smart Grid Lab Tests Battery Storage
Leading private- and public-sector energy players are joining to install and test a grid-scale battery storage system at PG&E's Smart Grid Lab. Eos Energy Storage's Aurora advanced battery storage...
View ArticleUtilities Look to Leverage Smartphones for Connected Home Analytics
Smart energy and connected home startups, such as Bidgely, aim to leverage smartphones and cloud-based platforms to analyze utility customer data, engage customers and boost energy efficiency.
View ArticleHawaii Faces Massive Logjam of Solar Permit Applications
Hawaii has the highest solar photovoltaic penetration of any state in the country. Yet, between 2012 and 2014, the number of solar PV permits issued by the city and county of Honolulu declined by over...
View ArticleRethinking the Grid: Personal Power Stations, in Your Garage
The grid as we know it typically operates by tapping several different power sources and by keeping some back-up on the side just in case. Oddly enough, it runs with virtually zero storage capacity,...
View ArticleCanada’s Green Energy: The Push for a New East-West Grid
Geography and economic benefits have dominated Canada's power grid for years. Now, researchers are calling for a redesign that would allow Canada to upgrade its ailing power structure and improve its...
View ArticleHow the Internet of Things is Changing Residential Energy
The Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly changed the way people approach daily tasks. While this shift is already beginning to make our lives easier, what’s more exciting is its potential to...
View Article3p Weekend: 7 Things You Need to Know About Tesla’s New Home Battery
Some headlines predicted that Tesla's new battery would "eliminate electricity bills," while others took it a step further saying it would "change the world." But now, after the big unveiling late...
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