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The Smart Grid doesn’t end at the meter. Increasingly, it reaches into the customer premise to talk to building automation systems or even to individual devices. Those customers want new and better ways to monitor, understand and control their consumption. The entire customer side is evolving rapidly – the technology, the regulations, the customer expectations, everything. This section highlights the key trends, issues and applications.
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The transition to electric vehicles is the focus of this special issue which we've loaded up with the latest developments, research, and expert opinion, plus links to smart blogs and other useful web resources. And hey, we've got videos too! |
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Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced plans for delivering a comprehensive portfolio of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Schneider Electric will offer a complete spectrum of EV charging infrastructure, smart-grid integration, services and management in one complete solution to help speed adoption of EVs globally. These charging solutions address the needs of all EV stakeholders, including automotive manufacturers, municipalities, utilities, commercial and government entities as well as consumers. |
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Freescale Semiconductor and Indesit Company recently demonstrated their ability to help their customers create “smart” products by showcasing a Smart Washer that can regulate its own energy use based on cost and availability at the Freescale Technology Forum in Orlando, Fla. |
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It's been a busy week in the EV charging arena: Coulomb Technologies will greatly expand its ChargePoint Network as a result of partnership agreements with Siemens, Leviton and Aker Wade. And Silver Spring Networks and partner ClipperCreek will join an innovative EV pilot program sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric and the Electric Power Research Institute. |
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An overwhelming 95% of people surveyed in southern California would rather charge their EVs at home, according to a new Electric Power Research Institute report. The finding was one of many in the survey on consumer perceptions of EV ownership. |
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Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced its collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Additional stations are planned for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nashville, Chattanooga and another site in Knoxville. |
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Here’s an interesting partnership: The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Smart Grid Association and two of South Korea's largest energy and technologies to create a virtual generator using Chicago commercial buildings as electric grid resources. The goal is to provide more effective energy management and cost savings. |
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Intwine Energy, a leader in the development of Internet connected smart-grid products for both utilities and retail customers, today announced the adoption of its WiFi thermostat technology into Case Western Reserve University's Case Connection Zone pilot research project. The IECT220 and the IECT 210 Intwine WiFi Thermostat, as well as a beta version of the Intwine Energy WiFi Connected Whole-House Power Monitor, which includes the Blueline Innovations sensor, and Smart Plug, have been successfully demonstrated to researchers and will be installed into a beta community. |
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BPL Global®, Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, has been awarded a public tender in Angouleme by private housing landlord Vilogia Horizon to improve energy efficiency of 33 of their buildings with more than 1,000 apartments. Vilogia Horizon is a subsidiary of the Vilogia group which manages 75,000 apartments in France. The landlord will see building energy consumption reduced while tenants save money on their utility bills and everyone will benefit from the reduction in carbon emissions and improved environmental impact. |
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Alternative energy company Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has won a contract to engineer and implement production tooling for a solar photovoltaic roof module for the Fisker Karma, a high performance plug-in hybrid luxury sedan. |
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The Energy Department's Recovery Act stimulus investments have benefitted the domestic EV industry in a variety of ways: jobs and manufacturing plants and product lines, not to mention charging stations. |
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Renewable energy contributes a tiny fraction of electricity generation resources, but a Nexant executive argues that would change dramatically if more energy efficiency programs were added to the mix.
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Dr. Paul MacGregor, Senior Vice President, Clean Energy Markets for Nexant, Inc. (www.nexant.com), has examined key provisions of pending federal energy legislation that would set the stage for the creation of a national energy efficiency market. Here, he outlines the context for this initiative and comments on its significance.
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GE just made a series of announcements that illustrate both the strengths and the weaknesses of its Smart Grid strategy. Take a look yourself and see if you agree with Jesse Berst that there may be individual strokes of brilliance in GE’s portfolio – but they are hampered by the lack of an end-to-end strategy to connect all the pieces. |
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The Energy Department awarded $92 million to projects that will focus on accelerating green technology innovation, increasing U.S. competitiveness in grid-scale energy storage, power electronics and building efficiency. |
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PowerSecure International, Inc. today announced it has established a partnership with Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, to bring its Interactive Distributed Generation® smart grid power systems to hospitals. |
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GE today introduced the GE WattStation, an easy-to-use electric vehicle (EV) charger. Designed to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles, GE WattStation significantly decreases time needed for vehicle charging and, using smart grid technology, allows utility companies to manage the impact of electric vehicles on the local and regional grids. |
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GE today unveiled Nucleus™, an affordable, innovative communication and data storage device that provides consumers with secure information about their household electricity use and costs so they can make more informed choices about how and when to use power. |
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Security expert Andy Bochman considers the ramp-up to electric vehicles one of the grand challenges of our time. Building a system that is secure – and where all the parts are working right – may not be as complex as a manned mission to Mars. But he sees some similarities. |
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People hoping to observe energy efficiency leadership in action may want to take a trip to their local healthcare facility. According to new research from the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Johnson Controls, healthcare organizations are more likely to invest in energy efficiency for their facilities compared to other industry sectors across North America. |
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Coulomb Technologies snagged $3.4 million from the California Energy Commission to install its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs in three metro regions: Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San Francisco Bay area. |
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Technology expert Erich W. Gunther reviews the TED 5000 home energy monitoring device from The Energy Detective. The TED 5000 uses a hardware-based gateway that receives signals from the voltage and current sensors and makes the data available through a built-in web interface. Click inside to read why it scores only 74 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard. |
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A recent consumer survey from IMS Research found that over half of respondents consider displaying current electricity usage information in their homes ‘very useful’. Over 90% considered it ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ useful. |
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As General Motors announced Texas availability of the nation’s first plug-in Chevrolet Volts, Oncor affirmed its commitment to make electric car ownership a smart transportation choice. |
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Federal officials were briefed today on the results of the PowerCents DC Program, a pilot project considered the first in the electric utility industry to test an integrated Smart Grid combination of dynamic pricing, multi-faceted consumer energy information feedback and smart appliance control. |
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