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Ceres, EDF welcome Kerry as new climate envoy

November 24, 2020 -- Yellen Treasury Secretary 'bodes well for climate' -- Ceres and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) welcomed the creation of the special presidential envoy for climate as... keep reading

Sunrun details 5 environmental justice initiatives

November 24, 2020 -- Sunrun, provider of residential solar, storage, and energy services, announced earlier today five environmental justice initiatives to expand access to solar and its... keep reading

ACEEE, many others urge Biden to advance efficiency

November 24, 2020 -- In a Biden administration, half a dozen federal agencies should use their authority under existing laws to create jobs, reduce consumers' utility bills, and mitigate... keep reading

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Podcast
Stem VP Ted Ko

November 12, 2020 -- Stem VP Ted Ko spoke to us about the state of storage in the electric industry including which states around the US have policies and budgets that are driving growth including California where funding for battery deployments in low-income facilities fell far short of demand and New York which set what Ko called the gold standard with its storage roadmap. Ko told us what is working and what needs to change.... keep reading

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AMI
Direct Energy boosts Innowatts' role in serving customers

November 20, 2020 -- Energy retailer Direct Energy, one of North America's largest providers of energy and energy-related services, is expanding services to its residential customers via a... keep reading

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Benefits of smart grid
Smart Energy GB highlights telehealth options for AMI

November 18, 2020 -- A new report from 2020health highlighted how an upgraded energy system with smart meters at its heart could transform the way the UK cares for its most vulnerable... keep reading

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Briefs
3 stories in 90 seconds

November 23, 2020 -- EnergyLinkThree offers less toxic lithium battery... Toshiba touts safe aqueous rechargeable battery... Nuvve delivers V2G to Lion Electric school buses:... keep reading

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Building automation
Schneider acquires controlling stake in ETAP

November 17, 2020 -- Invests in workplace management firm Planon Beheer -- Schneider Electric announced yesterday it acquired a controlling stake in ETAP Automation, calling it the leading... keep reading

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Business, finance
V2G firm Nuvve to merge with Newborn Acquisition

November 16, 2020 -- New firm to see $18 million in PIPE, bridge financing -- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology firm Nuvve and Newborn Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose... keep reading

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Consultancies
TRC Digital to help Dominion Energy modernize

September 23, 2020 -- Using new technology fits IOUs distributed energy goals -- Dominion Energy partnered with TRC Digital to evaluate, implement, and integrate technology to further the... keep reading

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Consumer apps, services
Meet sonnenCore, the latest in home battery storage

November 19, 2020 -- New Sonnen system has energy controls, pairs with PV -- Sonnen, global provider of smart residential energy storage and virtual power plants, today announced the launch... keep reading

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Corrections, clarifications
CORRECTION

November 4, 2020 -- The online version of a story we published recently was changed by removing a paragraph to conform to a correction we received yesterday. In the Austin Central Library... keep reading

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Cost recovery
Illinois regulators OK third ComEd rate cut in 5 years

December 5, 2019 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission yesterday approved ComEd's rate request for 2020 calling for a $17 million decrease in delivery service charges compared to rates in effect this past... keep reading

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Customers, advocacy
Ceres, EDF welcome Kerry as new climate envoy

November 24, 2020 -- Yellen Treasury Secretary 'bodes well for climate' -- Ceres and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) welcomed the creation of the special presidential envoy for climate as... keep reading

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Cybersecurity
Honeywell, Nozomi offer cybersecurity for IOT, OT

November 20, 2020 -- Honeywell and Nozomi Networks announced yesterday a cybersecurity partnership to deliver more comprehensive, end-to-end cybersecurity for operational technology (OT)... keep reading

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Data analytics, management
Direct Energy boosts Innowatts' role in serving customers

November 20, 2020 -- Energy retailer Direct Energy, one of North America's largest providers of energy and energy-related services, is expanding services to its residential customers via a... keep reading

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Decoupling utility firms
Brattle reports grid modernization growth for NEMA

February 15, 2019 -- 21 recent investments, 10 case studies inform research -- The need for cost recovery of grid modernization investments prompted some US jurisdictions to consider broader... keep reading

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Demand response
Massachusetts renews DR, DSM deal with CPower

October 30, 2020 -- CPower Energy Management was awarded a five-year renewal from the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) of its current contract to... keep reading

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Demos, pilots
Cummins wins $4.6 million to demo SOFC for C&I

November 3, 2020 -- Cummins announced yesterday it received two federal grants totaling $4.6 million to advance commercialization of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology, which it... keep reading

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Deployments
SMUD extends AMI contract with Landis & Gyr

August 10, 2020 -- 5-year deal covers residential, C&I, supports adding DERs -- Landis & Gyr and the SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) agreed on a new five-year contract extending... keep reading

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DER
American PowerNet picks AutoGrid for DER monitoring

October 29, 2020 -- AutoGrid, provider of AI-powered flexibility management software for the energy industry, announced yesterday a strategic partnership with electricity provider American... keep reading

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Distributed generation
Sunrun details 5 environmental justice initiatives

November 24, 2020 -- Sunrun, provider of residential solar, storage, and energy services, announced earlier today five environmental justice initiatives to expand access to solar and its... keep reading

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Distribution automation
SEIA shares policy wish list for Biden's first 100 days

November 13, 2020 -- The Solar Energy Industries Assn (SEIA) is releasing a suite of policies and executive actions it is asking President-elect Joe Biden and the newly elected Congress to... keep reading

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Dynamic, TOU pricing
EV Connect platform OK'd by SRP, Tucson Electric

September 15, 2020 -- System has hardware options, analytics, OpenADR, more -- EV Connect announced today it is working with two of Arizona's largest utilities to deliver EV charging... keep reading

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Education, outreach
Duke Energy plans for Carolinas informed by stakeholders

September 2, 2020 -- Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress filed yesterday their 2020 integrated resource plans (IRPs), based in part on extensive input from over 200 customer and... keep reading

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Electric vehicles - EVs
SDG&E touts state's $1,500 EV POS discount

November 18, 2020 -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and other California electric utilities are teaming up with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to offer the California Clean Fuel... keep reading

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Electricity retailers
Electricity marketplace maker WattBuy raises $3.25 million

November 19, 2020 -- WattBuy, an online electricity marketplace, announced yesterday it raised $3.25 million in its Series A round of funding led by Evergy Ventures. The firm empowers... keep reading

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Energy efficiency
ACEEE, many others urge Biden to advance efficiency

November 24, 2020 -- In a Biden administration, half a dozen federal agencies should use their authority under existing laws to create jobs, reduce consumers' utility bills, and mitigate... keep reading

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Energy management
Schneider acquires controlling stake in ETAP

November 17, 2020 -- Invests in workplace management firm Planon Beheer -- Schneider Electric announced yesterday it acquired a controlling stake in ETAP Automation, calling it the leading... keep reading

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Energy storage
Sunrun details 5 environmental justice initiatives

November 24, 2020 -- Sunrun, provider of residential solar, storage, and energy services, announced earlier today five environmental justice initiatives to expand access to solar and its... keep reading

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Environmental
Ceres, EDF welcome Kerry as new climate envoy

November 24, 2020 -- Yellen Treasury Secretary 'bodes well for climate' -- Ceres and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) welcomed the creation of the special presidential envoy for climate as... keep reading

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Global cooperation
G20 business community B20 wants faster clean energy

September 21, 2020 -- The Business 20 (B20), the official voice of the global business community across the G20, and the International Energy Agency (IEA), issued Friday a joint statement to... keep reading

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Government agencies
Ceres, EDF welcome Kerry as new climate envoy

November 24, 2020 -- Yellen Treasury Secretary 'bodes well for climate' -- Ceres and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) welcomed the creation of the special presidential envoy for climate as... keep reading

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Government funding
NY Green Bank sees best Q3 ever despite pandemic

November 17, 2020 -- NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy R&D Authority (NYSERDA), announced yesterday its strongest Q3 since inception with the release of its quarterly... keep reading

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Hardware - parts - chips - firmware
YoSmart LoRa-enables smart home gear with Semtech

May 8, 2020 -- Semtech, supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced yesterday that YoLink, a high-tech enterprise firm focused... keep reading

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Health & safety
PG&E warns of likely PSPS on Saturday

September 25, 2020 -- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) yesterday notified customers in portions of three Northern Sierra and North Valley counties about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff... keep reading

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Industry conferences
Netherlands accelerator sends 50 startups to CES 2020

January 2, 2020 -- Netherlands startup ecosystem accelerator Techleap.nl announced Dec 23 that 50 Dutch startup firms will take part in the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev, including... keep reading

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Interviews, exclusives
Stem VP Ko sees storage offering stimulus help

November 23, 2020 -- VPP well tested, ready for policies to drive growth -- Stem VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs Ted Ko sees the growing role of stationary energy storage supporting... keep reading

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ISO - RTOs
Stem VP Ko sees storage offering stimulus help

November 23, 2020 -- VPP well tested, ready for policies to drive growth -- Stem VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs Ted Ko sees the growing role of stationary energy storage supporting... keep reading

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Labs, tech alliances
Brouillette announces $65 million for smart buildings at EPRI

October 14, 2020 -- Research with Duke Energy covers storage, efficiency, grid -- An Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) event in Charlotte yesterday saw US Energy Secretary Dan... keep reading

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Law
AWEA, SEIA detail hopes for Biden administration

November 18, 2020 -- Two of the biggest clean energy trade groups yesterday laid out their goals for the new administration, with the American Wind Energy Assn (AWEA) and Solar Energy... keep reading

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Market research, analysis
JD Power: Businesses praise utilities with good outreach

November 19, 2020 -- Overall business customer satisfaction with electric utilities climbed this year, aided by record high reliability scores, but serious gaps in satisfaction exist between... keep reading

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Microgrids
Schneider, SolarEdge offer new home energy center

October 23, 2020 -- Square D manages smart home DG, storage systems -- Schneider Electric announced yesterday a technological and commercial partnership with SolarEdge Technologies for North... keep reading

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Net metering
CleanSpark wins big order for intelligent switches

October 16, 2020 -- CleanSpark announced yesterday it was awarded a $370,000 order for its intelligent automatic transfer switch (ATS) switchgear that automatically transfers power supply... keep reading

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Networks
Siemens to offer industrial 5G router this spring

November 18, 2020 -- Siemens yesterday announced what it called the first industrial 5G router for connecting local industrial applications to a public 5G network -- to be available in spring... keep reading

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Outage management
Met-Ed installs 160 automated TripSaver reclosers

October 29, 2020 -- Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, plans to complete installation of over 160 automated TripSaver reclosing devices on power lines across its... keep reading

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Power theft, loss
Siemens, Trilliant to deliver AMI, DA to Mexico's CFE

November 14, 2016 – Network provider Trilliant and Siemens partnered to deliver smart energy communications for three projects for the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) in... keep reading

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Prepay programs
Ameren Illinois cites smart grid for help during pandemic

June 22, 2020 -- Ameren Illinois announced Friday it is expanding relief measures to customers who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic -- and cited the role of smart... keep reading

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Privacy, data sharing
DC PSC OKs next set of grid modernization steps

June 9, 2020 -- The District of Columbia (DC) PSC issued yesterday a decision approving the next set of grid modernization recommendations for the district, in its grid modernization... keep reading

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R&D
EXCLUSIVE: LF Energy predicts end of 'black box'

November 2, 2020 -- Goodman says most needed software not developed yet -- When LF Energy founder and Executive Director Shuli Goodman looks at what the electric industry needs to accomplish... keep reading

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Regulation - volt/VAR
Sunrun to deploy batteries as VPP for SCE program

November 20, 2020 -- Service offered on CAISO resource adequacy market -- Sunrun, provider of residential solar, battery storage, and energy services, announced yesterday it was picked by SCE... keep reading

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Regulatory policies
Stem VP Ko sees storage offering stimulus help

November 23, 2020 -- VPP well tested, ready for policies to drive growth -- Stem VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs Ted Ko sees the growing role of stationary energy storage supporting... keep reading

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Reliability
Stem VP Ko sees storage offering stimulus help

November 23, 2020 -- VPP well tested, ready for policies to drive growth -- Stem VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs Ted Ko sees the growing role of stationary energy storage supporting... keep reading

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Renewables
Meet sonnenCore, the latest in home battery storage

November 19, 2020 -- New Sonnen system has energy controls, pairs with PV -- Sonnen, global provider of smart residential energy storage and virtual power plants, today announced the launch... keep reading

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Reprints
National Grid picks EnergyHub for DERMS deployment

May 30, 2018 -- Home DR program has BYOD rebates for thermostats, batteries -- EnergyHub, provider of connected device and DER solutions for utilities, was picked by National Grid to provide... keep reading

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Smart cities
ClearBlade, Dispersive Networks team up on IIOT

July 22, 2020 -- Industrial IOT (IIOT) platform and edge computing software firm ClearBlade and Dispersive Networks, a provider of ultra-secure virtual networking for government and... keep reading

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Smart home
Zigbee Alliance promotes connected home standard

November 19, 2020 -- The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for IOT, announced yesterday a movement within... keep reading

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Software
Direct Energy boosts Innowatts' role in serving customers

November 20, 2020 -- Energy retailer Direct Energy, one of North America's largest providers of energy and energy-related services, is expanding services to its residential customers via a... keep reading

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Standards
Zigbee Alliance promotes connected home standard

November 19, 2020 -- The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for IOT, announced yesterday a movement within... keep reading

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Testing, certification
PXise DERMS wins IEEE 2030.5 certification with SunSpec

August 12, 2020 -- Grid control technology firm PXise Energy Solutions announced yesterday it received the world's first certification for a fully functional Institute of Electrical... keep reading

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Trade groups, associations
ACEEE, many others urge Biden to advance efficiency

November 24, 2020 -- In a Biden administration, half a dozen federal agencies should use their authority under existing laws to create jobs, reduce consumers' utility bills, and mitigate... keep reading

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Training, staff certification
IEEE offers DER interconnection-credential program

September 3, 2020 -- BGE, ComEd, Dominion, Duke, O&R helped fund effort -- IEEE and the IEEE Standards Assn (IEEE SA) announced yesterday a program to identify, train, and certify individuals... keep reading

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Transactive energy
Blockchain market hits massive sag, ABI reports

November 6, 2020 -- Worldwide blockchain revenues fell 35% from 2018 to 2020 reported global tech market advisory firm ABI Research Wednesday. The firm calculated the potential loss at... keep reading

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Transmission - HV lines
AEP to spend billions on grid, renewable electricity

November 9, 2020 -- American Electric Power (AEP) will continue its progress toward a clean energy future by investing in its regulated businesses and renewable generation, the firm said... keep reading

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Utility operations
Schneider acquires controlling stake in ETAP

November 17, 2020 -- Invests in workplace management firm Planon Beheer -- Schneider Electric announced yesterday it acquired a controlling stake in ETAP Automation, calling it the leading... keep reading

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