Mixed Greens: GE Adds Smart-Grid-as-Service Customer; Renewables Pray for Sect. 1603 Revival
Jeff St. John: November 30, 2011
In other news, Opower calls rival a copycat and EnerNOC adds more megawatts.
In other news, Opower calls rival a copycat and EnerNOC adds more megawatts.
The startup that crunches real estate data to find energy efficiencies has bought insight into the other side of the meter.
PG&E’s regulator-mandated HAN pilot includes early deployments with Silver Spring Networks and Control4—and a lot of variables to be worked out in coming years.
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Startups Viridity Energy and Enbala Power Networks are doing first-of-a-kind projects that use demand response for super-fast grid regulation. It’s already selling, they say.
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We are trying to find out if “sold out” means 200 units or 2 million units. Will these brave industrial designers remake the home thermostat experience?
Is this what the utility of the future might look like?
The maker of high-end home energy systems wants to move into fast food chains and convenience stores, where utility bills are a business expense, not an afterthought.
San Diego Gas & Electric and GE look at smart appliances for apartments, and California utilities promise customers a “green button” for standardized energy data.
Most building owners are far more focused on spending on energy efficiency than on preparing for connection to smart grid systems.
Will these brave industrial designers remake the home thermostat experience?
Opower extends its reach to 800 million Facebook users.
Verizon opens a new front in the home energy automation wars—and sets up potential competition for utility home networking tech favorite ZigBee.