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Guest Post: Three Areas Where Data Matters for Building Efficiency

Guest Post: Three Areas Where Data Matters for Building Efficiency

Bennett Fisher: April 24, 2012

Data—combined with software to make sense of it all—is driving new trends in building efficiency.

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

Jeff St. John: April 24, 2012

Arista promises solar/wind integrated “Power on Demand” via GE’s nickel-salt Durathon batteries.

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

Jeff St. John: April 23, 2012

What do you get for the smart grid giant that has everything?

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Jeff St. John: April 20, 2012

The IPO candidate launches a 1,000-home pilot in Sao Paulo. There’s a lot of competition for Brazil’s future 65-million smart meter market.

Smart Grid Must Go Inside Corporate Walls to Add Value

Smart Grid Must Go Inside Corporate Walls to Add Value

Paul Baier: April 20, 2012

The smart grid for enterprises complements the utility smart grid, according to new report.

Yes, the Smart Grid Can Be End-to-End IP

Yes, the Smart Grid Can Be End-to-End IP

Jeff St. John: April 19, 2012

Interoperability tests show that “smart objects” like smart meters and grid gear can talk IP to one another.

The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012

The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012

Jeff St. John, David J. Leeds: April 19, 2012

Who are the leaders of the smart grid industry? Read this to find out.

Guest Post: Innovation Trumps Conservation on Earth Day

Guest Post: Innovation Trumps Conservation on Earth Day

Naveen Jain: April 18, 2012

Naveen Jain on strategies for saving the planet

From Smart Meters to Streetlights: Sensus Expands Its Network

From Smart Meters to Streetlights: Sensus Expands Its Network

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2012

The big smart meter maker is now networking LED streetlights in Chattanooga, and wants to expand to other cities and utilities.

Solar Panels, Green Buildings, Yoga, Hot Sauce, and Tanning

Solar Panels, Green Buildings, Yoga, Hot Sauce, and Tanning

Eric Wesoff: April 18, 2012

Time to start a business combining all of the above.

Smart Grid VC Shrinks to $62M in Q1 2012

Smart Grid VC Shrinks to $62M in Q1 2012

Jeff St. John: April 17, 2012

VC investment into smart grid continues its multi-year slide as stimulus boost fades, while M&A surges to half a billion dollars.

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

Eric Wesoff: April 13, 2012

Fund-raising and personnel woes hit even the largest cleantech VC players.

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Smart Grid Roundup: Schneider’s Smart Cities, LonWorks Goes OpenADR, JCI Retrofits Milwaukee

Jeff St. John: April 13, 2012

‘Smart cities’ are the new smart grid-smart building showcases.

Which City Wins In Energy Star Rankings?

Which City Wins In Energy Star Rankings?

Katherine Tweed: April 12, 2012

Find out if your city falls in the top 25.

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Q1 2012 Green Investment Falls Off a Cliff

Jeff St. John: April 12, 2012

Bloomberg New Energy Finance clocks a first-quarter drop in clean energy investment to $27 billion, the worst since Q1 2009.