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Aug 31, 2022 – Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, announced yesterday it was picked by Dominion Energy Virginia to provide the utility's single, comprehensive... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Recurve, an open-source platform that enables planning, procurement, and demand flexibility for virtual power plants, announced yesterday an $18 million Series B... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – The US DOE issued yesterday a request for information (RFI) seeking input on the $10.5 billion Grid Resilience & Innovation Partnership Program to enhance the resilience... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – HomeGrid Forum announced yesterday the release of VectorBoost as open-source software for GiGAWire profile that manages crosstalk mitigation in broadband access networks... keep reading
The latest headlines on the topics we cover...
May 13, 2022 – Avi Gopstein is the smart grid program manager and group leader at NIST, which has played and still plays an ongoing key role in the development of interoperability standards and testing in the smart grid world. He explained how standards enable the smart grid, including behind the meter as the energy world works to abolish carbon emissions...... keep reading
Aug 29, 2022 – Smart Earth Technologies (SET) announced Friday it was picked to deliver AMI to the City of Ovilla, Texas. The firm's software and unique ability to deliver instant AMI... keep reading
Aug 25, 2022 – The Green Button Alliance (GBA), which fosters the development, compliance, and adoption of the industry-standard Green Button energy and water data-access and sharing... keep reading
Aug 30, 2022 – View, Inc, provider of smart building technologies, announced yesterday its Smart Windows were picked for phase two of the Interlock – a $750 million... keep reading
Aug 30, 2022 – Amp Energy, a renewable energy developer, secured financing of $155 million for its 61-MW and 6.5 MWh solar plus storage portfolio in Massachusetts and New York, the firm... keep reading
Aug 25, 2022 – WT Group, a diversified engineering, design, and consulting firm with over 50 years of experience, and Greenwich Energy Solutions (GES), a provider of independent energy... keep reading
June 28, 2022 – Oracle announced yesterday Oracle Utilities Agent Service, a new cloud application specifically for utility customer-service teams. Agent Service brings billing, usage... keep reading
May 2, 2022 – A story we published Friday was changed this morning to match a corrected version of the press release the story was based on that was sent after the story was published, including changing to: "This product integration and availability ensure Savant can deliver scalable energy management solutions for projects up to 800 amps," "Savant also offers fully scalable packages supporting systems up to 800 amps, capable of 9 kW/72 kWh and 19 kWh-306 kWh," and "These systems feature hybrid inverters from Sol-Ark and battery storage from either HomeGrid, powered by Lithion, or Fortress Power."... keep reading
October 4, 2021 -- Firm publicizes rate increase request of about $55 million -- Duke Energy Ohio Friday asked the Ohio PUC to perform a public review of the firm's electric distribution... keep reading
Aug 5, 2022 – Red Clay Consulting, a Gold Level Member of the Oracle Partner Network and a top tier Oracle solutions implementer, announced yesterday Pasadena Water & Power's (PWP's)... keep reading
Aug 29, 2022 – Johnson Controls signed a framework agreement with cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks, letting it use Nozomi's toolset for the benefit of its customers. Johnson Controls... keep reading
Aug 3, 2022 – Some 102.9 million smart meters have been installed in the US and to help make the most of the consumption, voltage, and current data they gather, a Lawrence Livermore... keep reading
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
Aug 23, 2022 – The District of Columbia PSC approved a modified version of Pepco's proposed Energy Efficiency & Demand Response (EEDR) program to help reduce the amount of energy used... keep reading
Aug 23, 2022 – The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced on Aug 15 its Managed EV Charging Pilot, a new EV program with BMW of North America, Ford, and General Motors... keep reading
March 8, 2022 – San Antonio, Texas, municipal utility CPS Energy and Quidnet Energy announced yesterday a 15-year commercial agreement for an energy storage project employing Quidnet's... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, announced yesterday it was picked by Dominion Energy Virginia to provide the utility's single, comprehensive... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Recurve, an open-source platform that enables planning, procurement, and demand flexibility for virtual power plants, announced yesterday an $18 million Series B... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, announced yesterday it was picked by Dominion Energy Virginia to provide the utility's single, comprehensive... keep reading
May 5, 2022 – Powercloud, a cloud CIS billing software for the energy and utilities industry, announced yesterday its newest partner, GridX (SGT, May-4), an enterprise rate platform... keep reading
January 5, 2022 – FPL touts ranking top in Southern region for third time – Overall electric utility residential customer satisfaction was 748 out of 1,000 in 2021, a decrease from a... keep reading
Aug 26, 2022 – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday approved Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII), a rule requiring 100% of new car sales in California to be zero-emission... keep reading
July 7, 2022 – Leap, the energy market access provider, and NRG Energy's Direct Energy, a retail electric provider serving C&I customers in Texas, announced yesterday a strategic... keep reading
Aug 30, 2022 – View, Inc, provider of smart building technologies, announced yesterday its Smart Windows were picked for phase two of the Interlock – a $750 million... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Recurve, an open-source platform that enables planning, procurement, and demand flexibility for virtual power plants, announced yesterday an $18 million Series B... keep reading
Aug 30, 2022 – Amp Energy, a renewable energy developer, secured financing of $155 million for its 61-MW and 6.5 MWh solar plus storage portfolio in Massachusetts and New York, the firm... keep reading
Aug 30, 2022 – Amp Energy, a renewable energy developer, secured financing of $155 million for its 61-MW and 6.5 MWh solar plus storage portfolio in Massachusetts and New York, the firm... keep reading
July 13, 2022 – US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Australia's Minister for Climate Change & Energy Chris Bowen Monday signed the Australia – United States Net-Zero Technology... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – The US DOE issued yesterday a request for information (RFI) seeking input on the $10.5 billion Grid Resilience & Innovation Partnership Program to enhance the resilience... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – The US DOE issued yesterday a request for information (RFI) seeking input on the $10.5 billion Grid Resilience & Innovation Partnership Program to enhance the resilience... keep reading
Aug 26, 2022 – President Biden yesterday signed an executive order to implement the CHIPS & Science Act of 2022 (SGT, Aug-10) and the US Commerce Dept launched CHIPS.gov, the White... keep reading
June 29, 2022 – Leclanche achieved a significant breakthrough in the safety of its lithium-ion batteries without compromising cell performance, the firm said yesterday in touting the... keep reading
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
May 16, 2022 – Interoperability standards for the smart grid were a hot topic when the first issue of this newsletter was published in April of 2009 – and they are no less urgent today... keep reading
Aug 10, 2022 – Cultivation Warehouse, provider of services and equipment for controlled environment agriculture, is now a Recurve FLEXmarket aggregator, the firm said yesterday. Recurve... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – HomeGrid Forum announced yesterday the release of VectorBoost as open-source software for GiGAWire profile that manages crosstalk mitigation in broadband access networks... keep reading
Aug 26, 2022 – President Biden yesterday signed an executive order to implement the CHIPS & Science Act of 2022 (SGT, Aug-10) and the US Commerce Dept launched CHIPS.gov, the White... keep reading
Aug 1, 2022 – The North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) found 549 grid modernization actions were taken by US states in Q2 of 2022, the center said Friday as it... keep reading
Aug 29, 2022 – ESS, maker of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, completed the installation of a microgrid project including... keep reading
July 14, 2022 – The Mississippi PSC voted yesterday to adopt updated net metering and interconnection rules that expand the state's net metering program, according to Solar Energy... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – HomeGrid Forum announced yesterday the release of VectorBoost as open-source software for GiGAWire profile that manages crosstalk mitigation in broadband access networks... keep reading
July 20, 2022 – Itron announced yesterday the launch of the Itron Engage Sales Channel Partner Program to utilities and municipalities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The global... keep reading
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
May 18, 2022 – Itron announced yesterday it strengthened its long-term collaboration with PayGo and welcomed the billing and payment solution provider into Itron's expanding ecosystem... keep reading
Aug 25, 2022 – The Green Button Alliance (GBA), which fosters the development, compliance, and adoption of the industry-standard Green Button energy and water data-access and sharing... keep reading
Aug 23, 2022 – The New York State Energy R&D Authority (NYSERDA) announced Thursday up to $30 million in funding is being made available in the third round of the Future Grid Challenge... keep reading
Aug 24, 2022 – Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, announced Aug 16 that it... keep reading
Aug 26, 2022 – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday approved Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII), a rule requiring 100% of new car sales in California to be zero-emission... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – The US DOE issued yesterday a request for information (RFI) seeking input on the $10.5 billion Grid Resilience & Innovation Partnership Program to enhance the resilience... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Recurve, an open-source platform that enables planning, procurement, and demand flexibility for virtual power plants, announced yesterday an $18 million Series B... keep reading
Aug 25, 2022 – According to a report released last week by Honeywell, the threat of USB-borne malware continues to be a serious a concern for industrial/OT environments including for... keep reading
July 27, 2022 – Ameresco announced yesterday its partnership with the City of Memphis and Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) to lead a comprehensive LED streetlighting, controls, and networking project... keep reading
Aug 30, 2022 – Moixa, provider of home energy storage and energy management, was acquired by Lunar Energy, a new US firm that combines energy software and hardware to accelerate the... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, announced yesterday it was picked by Dominion Energy Virginia to provide the utility's single, comprehensive... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – HomeGrid Forum announced yesterday the release of VectorBoost as open-source software for GiGAWire profile that manages crosstalk mitigation in broadband access networks... keep reading
Aug 25, 2022 – The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the International Society of Automation announced Aug 15 the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners... keep reading
Aug 31, 2022 – HomeGrid Forum announced yesterday the release of VectorBoost as open-source software for GiGAWire profile that manages crosstalk mitigation in broadband access networks... keep reading
July 6, 2022 – Librestream, a remote expert technology platform for the industrial workforce, announced Thursday the findings from a study conducted by independent market research and... keep reading
May 17, 2022 – Enel yesterday launched into the US market Gridspertise, a new subsidiary fully dedicated to supporting power grid operators in the digital transformation to smart grids... keep reading
Aug 8, 2022 – Senate Democrats yesterday passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 with all 50 Republicans voting against the bill and all the Democrats and Independent Bernie Sanders... keep reading