Network Infrastructure/AMI | Smart Grid Network

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.

PG&E Will Offer Analog Meters for Opt-Out

PG&E Will Offer Analog Meters for Opt-Out

Katherine Tweed: February 1, 2012

CPUC rules that only one option will be available for opting out.

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?

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Smart Grid Roundup: Pennsylvania Peak Drop and Smarter Capacitor Banks

Jeff St. John: February 1, 2012

Pennsylvania utilities call on Comverge, EnerNOC and Johnson Controls to control customers’ peak power. Plus, cap banks are cool.

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?

Glen Canyon Promises the $25 Smart Meter

Glen Canyon Promises the $25 Smart Meter

Jeff St. John: January 26, 2012

The just-unstealthed startup says it has landed a 1.5-million-unit order from China for its super-cheap smart meters.

DistribuTECH Smart Grid Show Wrap-Up

DistribuTECH Smart Grid Show Wrap-Up

Eric Wesoff: January 26, 2012

A roundup of this week’s reporting from the big San Antonio smart grid event

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

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.

Silver Spring Goes Cellular With Next-Generation Tech

Silver Spring Goes Cellular With Next-Generation Tech

Jeff St. John: January 23, 2012

Silver Spring is embedding cellular communications deep in its mesh networks—a big shift for the IPO aspirant.