Demand response database is bigger than ever…
The National Demand Response Directory (NDRD) announced it has added more than 400 new demand response programs to its national database. This brings the total number of C&I demand response program reports in the NDRD system to over 1,700. "The demand response landscape is constantly evolving as it becomes more mature. The number of new programs, updated older programs and a flood of new market participants and technologies all attest to how robust the demand response market is today," commented Peter Weigand, Skipping Stone CEO and owner of the NDRD. Go to the database >>
Look which vendors the smart grid stimulus stimulated most…
An interesting new infographic from Zpryme shows the top 20 smart grid vendors based on total American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) total award amounts between Feb. 17,2009 and March 31, 2012. The analysis covers the 131 projects funded by Smart Grid Investment Grants and Smart Grid Demonstration projects. The really big winner? Itron- by a long shot. Click here to see who else made the top 20 >>
Want to accelerate EV deployment in your city? The EV City Casebook can help…
Get the 2012 EV City Casebook that details the policies, incentive programs and customer behaviors of 16 pioneering cities and regions across nine countries that have managed to capture 30 percent of the global EV market to date. Part of the Rocky Mountain Institute's Project Get Ready initiative, the EV City Casebook provides a look at what's working so far in regions from New York to Portland, Oregon. Download the casebook >>
And announcing Green Button winners take two…
We told you recently about the Green Button appsthat got thumbs up from the judging panel. But earlier this week the Department of Energy announced the applications that won the Popular Choice awards. (In case you haven't been following this, the DOE hosted an Apps for Energy competition designed around the Green Button – the open standard for sharing electricity usage data that utilities around the country are deploying. Software developers were invited to submit web and mobile apps that will help consumers utilize Green Button data to save money by saving energy.) After the votes were counted, the Popular Choice awards went to:
· VELObillwon the grand prize. The app created by New York City based Zerofootprint makes it easier for utility customers to view their energy usage, measure whether it is high or low, and compare it to that of their peers. With this information in hand, users can create an energy saving action plan tailored to their individual needs and preferences.


· Innovative Solar Demand Responsewon the second prize. The app uses Green Button data to size a Solar PV and a battery system based on average peak energy demand of a home during different hours of the day. The battery is charged by solar PV during daytime (when solar radiation is available) and a charge/discharge controller would release the stored energy during peak times, when energy production is more costly.
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