Ice Bear Energy Storage System – 90 out of 100 Pairing Ice Energy’s Ice Bear with existing air conditioning units provides a cool solution to peak load shifting using basic and elegant principles of physics rather than complex algorithms. Feb 2, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   7 Active Comment(s)

Billions for Smart Grid in Stimulus... DOE Releases Grid Reports... Experts Predict Growth in Smart Grid Funding… Utilities Could See Revenue Shortfalls US and UK governments propose Smart Grid investments... DOE and EPRI release studies and recommendations... Pundit sees Smart Grid deployment as a revenue loss for utilities... Excerpts published of new Electronomics book by Jesse Berst Jan 21, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   3 Active Comment(s)

NARUC Chairman Charts Smart Grid Path Regulators have enormous influence over the where, when and how of the Smart Grid. Read our exclusive interview with the head of the regulators' national association for advice and warnings every utility should heed. Jan 9, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   4 Active Comment(s)

Will the Recession Kill the Smart Grid? The question of the day is whether the recession will kill the Smart Grid boom. Click to read the forces for and against that lead to our conclusion – the slowdown will slow utility capital expenditures in general, but Smart Grid projects are likely to fare best of all. Nov 20, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   8 Active Comment(s)

Nationwide grid standards?… $170B for China’s grid… IBM backs BPL… SmartSynch acquisition… Google’s grid plans Grid standards gain prominence... Another $170B for China’s grid... Carbon caps could break the grid... IBM financing BPL for rural customers... SmartSynch acquisition signals battle for C&I customers... Google’s Smart Grid plans... Smart Grid is $42B and growing. Nov 20, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   3 Active Comment(s)

DNP Secure Authentication – Essential to Smart Grid Progress Until the arrival of the DNP Secure Authentication protocol, some utilities were backing away from Smart Grid initiatives over concerns the security costs would be too high. Power engineer and systems architect Erich W. Gunther gives the new specification 80 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard. Click to find out why he thinks it’s critical to keeping utilities on the safe path to a Smart Grid. Nov 18, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   13 Active Comment(s)

PG&E picks GE... DR more valuable... Cisco Smart Grid? PG&E chooses GE meters with Silver Spring module… NERC warns again of needed grid upgrades… DR value bigger than expected… Cisco gives $250K for a Smart Grid business concept… Ice Energy gets $35M second round. Oct 29, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   1 Active Comment(s)

Triangle MicroWorks Makes Interoperability Easier Power engineer Erich W. Gunther gives the Triangle Microworks protocol stacks an outstanding 88 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard. He notes that the products support only standards-based solutions – a key SGN scorecard attribute. Click to read why it scores so high – but why it is not enough on its own to guarantee success. Oct 21, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

How Electronomics Will Make Utility Pros Rich A massive, global trend is underway that will make the Smart Grid even more important than it is today. It will also create startup opportunities as compelling as those in the early days of PCs and the Internet. Click for a link to a new white paper from Jesse Berst that documents the changes and explains the 15 opportunities it opens up for companies large and small. Sep 11, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   3 Active Comment(s)

New Smart Grid research center... Allegheny launches pilots... Zigbee marches on NSF funds major Smart Grid research… Allegheny launches Smart Grid pilots… Zigbee gets more wins… GE and Itron choose partners… New research on technology roadmaps and European metering. Sep 11, 2008    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

SMART GRID NEWS TALK BACK BUZZ Is it feasible for US to realize DG in home? Hello Peter Asmus, I am Chengrui Cai who is a PhD graduate student with major in Power and Energy System. Now my research lies in SmartGrid. As far as I know, one of the important goal of the SmartGrid is to bring distributed generation to homes in US, which aims to install solar panel and small wind turbine in homes. However, ... Talk Back right now to Chengrui Cai