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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.

Greentech Startups Require Gravity-Bending CEOs

Greentech Startups Require Gravity-Bending CEOs

Yoni Cohen: February 8, 2012

At a TiE Energy event, venture capitalists preach patience and discipline.

Hydrovolts Finds Current Energy Where It Wasn’t Possible Before

Hydrovolts Finds Current Energy Where It Wasn’t Possible Before

Herman K. Trabish: February 8, 2012

Veolia will back plan to capture micro-hydropower bubbling up out of wastewater treatment plants

Secretive Solid-State Lighting Firm Soraa Unstealths

Secretive Solid-State Lighting Firm Soraa Unstealths

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

GaN-on-GaN rather than the traditional GaN-on-sapphire for high-efficiency lighting

Happy Birthday, Greentech Media!

Happy Birthday, Greentech Media!

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

If you’ll allow us a little self-indulgence…

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?

Honeywell Seeking to Halt Sales of Nest Labs’ Thermostat

Honeywell Seeking to Halt Sales of Nest Labs’ Thermostat

Eric Wesoff: February 6, 2012

Apple design magic might not remake the home thermostat experience—or prevent patent battles.

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?