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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

Opower Channels Home Efficiency Through Home Depot

Opower Channels Home Efficiency Through Home Depot

Jeff St. John: January 24, 2012

The home energy behavior modification startup starts pitching efficiency retrofits and rebates from Home Depot—with more retailers promised.

Targeting Energy Efficiency From Both Sides of the Meter

Targeting Energy Efficiency From Both Sides of the Meter

Jeff St. John: January 24, 2012

Retroficiency names Iberdrola USA and Schneider Electric as pilot customers for its utility-facing building energy estimation tool.

Smart Grid, Rendered in Space and Time

Smart Grid, Rendered in Space and Time

Jeff St. John: January 24, 2012

Geospatial data analysis startup Space-Time Insight goes live with its smart meter data mapping and analysis-in-a-box product.

Proximetry Breaks Into Big Smart Grid Networking With Cisco, CSC

Proximetry Breaks Into Big Smart Grid Networking With Cisco, CSC

Jeff St. John: January 23, 2012

The smart grid ‘network of networks’ claim adds another contender.

On-Ramp and ElectSolve Target Muni, Co-op Markets

On-Ramp and ElectSolve Target Muni, Co-op Markets

Jeff St. John: January 23, 2012

Small is the new big in smart grid. 

Energate Launches Broadband Smart-Grid-to-Home Connection

Energate Launches Broadband Smart-Grid-to-Home Connection

Jeff St. John: January 20, 2012

Could high-speed home internet replace smart meters?

10 Steps to Effective Workplace Energy Efficiency

10 Steps to Effective Workplace Energy Efficiency

Katherine Tweed: January 19, 2012

Because not saving energy in the workplace is so 2011

Varentec Gets $7.7M for the Digital Smart Grid

Varentec Gets $7.7M for the Digital Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: January 19, 2012

Khosla Ventures leads a $7.7 million A round into the startup developing “power routers” for the grid.

Nest Labs’ Thermostat: Sexy? Yes. Functional? Maybe Not.

Nest Labs’ Thermostat: Sexy? Yes. Functional? Maybe Not.

Eric Wesoff: January 18, 2012

Apple design magic might not remake the home thermostat experience.

California Gets the Green Button

California Gets the Green Button

Jeff St. John: January 18, 2012

California’s big utilities launch customer energy-data sharing. Next up, platforms and apps.

Cisco’s New Smart Grid Push (Updated)

Cisco’s New Smart Grid Push (Updated)

Jeff St. John: January 17, 2012

Cisco launches smart grid field area networking, architecture services and a network management system to manage it all.

The Smart Grid Network of Networks Comes of Age

The Smart Grid Network of Networks Comes of Age

Jeff St. John: January 17, 2012

The smart grid trend of 2012 is the network management system, and Cisco and SK Telecom’s GridMaven have just joined the fray.

Data Center Efficiency for the Rest of Us

Data Center Efficiency for the Rest of Us

Jeff St. John: January 16, 2012

Power Assure and A10 Networks build a case for investing in data center power management, one step at a time.