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Honest Buildings: 250,000 New York City Buildings Online

Honest Buildings: 250,000 New York City Buildings Online

Jeff St. John: May 9, 2012

The startup with the social media app for property managers and building professionals goes big in its home city.

Saint-Gobain Acquires Sage Electrochromics for Smart Windows

Saint-Gobain Acquires Sage Electrochromics for Smart Windows

Eric Wesoff: May 9, 2012

The French glass giant swallows a long-term partner after an $80 million strategic investment in 2010.

Echelon’s Modular Smart Grid Lands Big Asian Partners

Echelon’s Modular Smart Grid Lands Big Asian Partners

Jeff St. John: May 8, 2012

First, smart meters; next, control nodes for the inverters, sensors, chargers and other grid devices to come

Lightfair 2012: Fear and Glowing in Las Vegas

Lightfair 2012: Fear and Glowing in Las Vegas

Eric Wesoff: May 8, 2012

GE shows its 100-watt LED bulb and lots more. Here’s a roundup of some of the more interesting news coming out of the huge lighting fest in Las Vegas this week.

Operational Efficiency: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Opportunity for Commercial Buildings

Operational Efficiency: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Opportunity for Commercial Buildings

Ken Kolkebeck: May 7, 2012

A guest post on finding the hidden and low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency

Tendril Raises $25M for Utility-Home Energy Software

Tendril Raises $25M for Utility-Home Energy Software

Jeff St. John: May 7, 2012

The Boulder, Colo.-based startup says some big utility customers are finally moving from pilot projects to larger deployments.

Schneider Buys M&C for Energy Services in Europe, Asia-Pacific

Schneider Buys M&C for Energy Services in Europe, Asia-Pacific

Jeff St. John: May 4, 2012

Schneider’s purchase of UK-based M&C Energy Group adds to its growing portfolio of energy services. When will the smart grid connections come?

Blue Pillar Raises $7M for Hospital, Military, Data Center Demand Response

Blue Pillar Raises $7M for Hospital, Military, Data Center Demand Response

Jeff St. John: May 4, 2012

The startup specializing in energy management microgrids for hospitals raises money to expand to other customers with critical power backup needs.

Green Button Changes the Cost of Energy Services

Green Button Changes the Cost of Energy Services

Katherine Tweed: May 4, 2012

Can Green Button data be the secret to tapping small commercial energy efficiency?

Green Button Gains More Followers

Green Button Gains More Followers

Katherine Tweed: May 2, 2012

Utilities and vendors are signing up in droves to stay competitive.

C3 Acquires Efficiency 2.0

C3 Acquires Efficiency 2.0

Katherine Tweed: May 2, 2012

Is this the year energy management moves from partnerships to acquisitions?

The Numbers Behind Tesla and SolarCity’s Home Energy Storage Play

The Numbers Behind Tesla and SolarCity’s Home Energy Storage Play

Jeff St. John: May 1, 2012

IDC Energy Insights breaks out how Tesla and SolarCity’s play for residential solar battery backup systems may play out in California and other states.

Redwood Systems Lights Up Europe

Redwood Systems Lights Up Europe

Katherine Tweed: May 1, 2012

The networked LED lighting company jumps across the pond and beyond.

Green Jobs: Cleantech VC Marc Van Den Berg Moves From VantagePoint to Technology Partners

Green Jobs: Cleantech VC Marc Van Den Berg Moves From VantagePoint to Technology Partners

Eric Wesoff: April 30, 2012

Another VantagePoint Cleantech Partner becomes an ex-partner.

China Grid Slowdown Hurts Siemens, ABB

China Grid Slowdown Hurts Siemens, ABB

Jeff St. John: April 27, 2012

Is the world’s biggest future smart grid market faltering?