Green IT

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?

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

Control4 Goes Quiet on Home Energy Tech

Control4 Goes Quiet on Home Energy Tech

Jeff St. John: January 11, 2012

The high-end home automation company isn’t fooling itself about the challenges of getting customers to buy into energy-saving technology.