Energy Efficiency

The Home Energy Doctor Goes Mobile and Connected

The Home Energy Doctor Goes Mobile and Connected

Jeff St. John: February 9, 2012

Ecova and Aclara promise technology that connects home energy auditors to the smart grid while they’re at your house—and afterwards.

Albeo Sees 300 Percent Increase in LED Retrofits

Albeo Sees 300 Percent Increase in LED Retrofits

Katherine Tweed: February 8, 2012

Maybe it’s not in your kitchen, but growth is big and steady for the LED C+I market.

Inside Honeywell’s Lawsuit Against Nest Labs

Inside Honeywell’s Lawsuit Against Nest Labs

Jeff St. John: February 6, 2012

Could the thermostat giant’s lawsuit against its high-tech thermostat startup rival have a broader impact on the industry?

Redwood Systems Releases One System for All Lighting

Redwood Systems Releases One System for All Lighting

Katherine Tweed: February 6, 2012

Go ahead and keep those fluorescents, after all.

Verdeeco: The iTunes of Smart Grid Apps?

Verdeeco: The iTunes of Smart Grid Apps?

Jeff St. John: February 6, 2012

Verdeeco says it can turn tons of grid data into actionable intelligence for utilities that can’t afford multimillion-dollar enterprise systems.

California’s Grid System Operator Confronts the Prospect of 33 Percent Renewables by 2020

California’s Grid System Operator Confronts the Prospect of 33 Percent Renewables by 2020

Herman K. Trabish: February 3, 2012

The ISO CEO’s five-year plan has four simple components—and they may require fossil fuels.

You Can’t Outsource Retrofitting a Window

You Can’t Outsource Retrofitting a Window

Katherine Tweed, Jonathan Morgenstein: February 3, 2012

Just how important is the green jobs debate?

Smart Grid Needs ‘Round Two’ Investment

Smart Grid Needs ‘Round Two’ Investment

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

A Microsoft-OSIsoft global smart grid survey finds that half of utilities are looking at system integration needs.

Aclara Turns on Green Button for Pepco

Aclara Turns on Green Button for Pepco

Jeff St. John: February 1, 2012

Can every home in America share energy-use data in a common language?

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Jeff St. John: February 1, 2012

Pennsylvania utilities call on Comverge, EnerNOC and Johnson Controls to control customers’ peak power. Plus, cap banks are cool.

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Sources: eMeter’s Price to Siemens Was $180M to $220M

Jeff St. John: January 30, 2012

What’s the balance between return to investors and return to acquirers in the smart grid startup M&A world?

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

Jeff St. John: January 30, 2012

Can mobile gas-sniffing units prevent another pipeline disaster?

Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

Jeff St. John: January 27, 2012

The GE, Verizon, Qualcomm and Constellation Energy-backed startup wants to turn homes into virtual power plants. Is it worth the extra cost?

DistribuTECH Roundup: Silver Spring Lands Progress, SAIC and C3 Join Forces, and More

DistribuTECH Roundup: Silver Spring Lands Progress, SAIC and C3 Join Forces, and More

Jeff St. John: January 25, 2012

A report on what’s happening at the big smart grid shindig in San Antonio