GE: Playing Catch Up on Smart Grid Despite its broad product line and technical excellence, GE has largely been regarded as a Smart Grid laggard. That's a perception it is now laboring mightily to change. May 30, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Itron: Meeting the Challenges of Standardization? A clear leader in first-generation metering, Itron has been a late-comer to the Smart Grid standardization party. Can Itron catch up and move in sync with where the industry is headed? May 29, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Cooperative Utilities, Geography and Elster Get the Smart Meters Job Done Quickly for Toronto Hydro-Electric Systems Toronto Hydro-Electric Systems built its AMI communication infrastructure with Elster’s smart meters. By simply installing meters that themselves act as “repeaters”, the company has built out its controlled RF mesh network with its industry partners to meet Ontario’s smart metering initiative deployment goals. To date, the coalition has installed over 1.2M meters in the province. May 13, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Case Study - SCE's Massive Metering Rollout Southern California Edison had a mandate to study advanced metering solutions. When they did, the cost far outweighed the benefits. Click to read how they went back to the drawing board and designed a cost-effective solution. Nov 7, 2006    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

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THE TUESDAY TOPIC Is the smart grid industry stalled? Or accelerating? We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic. Click to the discussion now >>