Congratulations to our 13 Smart Grid Companies to Watch in 2013! With over 12,000 votes cast in the final round, the companies you see below and on page 2 are the

Thanks to everyone who participated, either by nominating companies or voting for them. Now here are this year's winners in alphabetical order…

Belden - St. Louis-based Belden provides cable, connectivity and networking products to give energy producers optimal signal performance and reliability despite tough environmental challenges. Website >>

CEIVA Energy - With its new Entryway solution, CEIVA offers utilities a toolkit for deploying smart meter technology and engaging their customers on a large scale. Website >>

Cisco - Working with utilities to design reliable, highly secure network architectures, Cisco's GridBlocks architecture provides a view of how to integrate the electric grid with a digital communications network. Website >>

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EnerNOC – Supporting utilities at every stage of the demand-side management lifecycle – EnerNOC assesses market potential, designs and implements effective programs and measures results. Website >>

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ISA Sensing - Portugal-based Intelligent Sensing Anywhere (ISA) develops smart technology with sensors that transmit information to management platforms, creating business intelligence. Website >>

PayGo - An integrated utility payments provider, PayGo enables the rapid provisioning of smart grid applications including pay-as-you-go and postpaid electric service as well as mobile payments for utilities and their customers. Website >>