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A Day in the Life of the Grid With Jon Wellinghoff, FERC Chairman

A Day in the Life of the Grid With Jon Wellinghoff, FERC Chairman

Eric Wesoff: February 9, 2012

“Coupling energy consumption with real time pricing ... is a very powerful tool.”

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.

GM Releases Smart Grid APIs for Chevy Volt, via OnStar

GM Releases Smart Grid APIs for Chevy Volt, via OnStar

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

General Motors wants developers to program plug-in Volts for the smart grid.

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.

Balancing Hawaiian Wind Power With Demand Response

Balancing Hawaiian Wind Power With Demand Response

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric plan out fast demand response program to balance wind power ups and downs.

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?

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

PG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts

Jeff St. John: January 30, 2012

Can mobile gas-sniffing units prevent another pipeline disaster?

ABB Buys Thomas & Betts for $3.9B, Siemens Acquires RuggedCom

ABB Buys Thomas & Betts for $3.9B, Siemens Acquires RuggedCom

Katherine Tweed: January 30, 2012

Siemens buys RuggedCom for $381M.

Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

Jeff St. John: January 27, 2012

The GE, Verizon, Qualcomm and Constellation Energy-backed startup wants to turn homes into virtual power plants. Is it worth the extra cost?

Entergy Tests AMI Voltage Optimization

Entergy Tests AMI Voltage Optimization

Katherine Tweed: January 27, 2012

What else can the smart meters do?

FLISR: When an Hour-Long Outage Lasts Two Minutes

FLISR: When an Hour-Long Outage Lasts Two Minutes

Katherine Tweed: January 26, 2012

It’s like insurance for the grid, but could also be an up-sell for customers.

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

Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

Herman K. Trabish: January 24, 2012

Texans talk about electricity providers the way urban epicures discuss recipes.

Distribution Automation Market: How the US Is Parlaying $120M From ARRA Into $3B by 2015

Distribution Automation Market: How the US Is Parlaying $120M From ARRA Into $3B by 2015

Ben Kellison: January 24, 2012

Leveraging pilot-scale benefits to support grid-scale deployments