Network Infrastructure/AMI | Smart Grid Network

Tendril Takes “Apps Store for Energy” Concept to the Netherlands

Tendril Takes “Apps Store for Energy” Concept to the Netherlands

Jeff St. John: April 25, 2012

Tendril and Dutch retail utility Essent open APIs and smart meter data to apps developers and hackathons.

E.ON Picks Elster for Smart Meter Rollout

E.ON Picks Elster for Smart Meter Rollout

Katherine Tweed: April 23, 2012

Up to 300,000 meters to start, with potential for millions down the road

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.

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.

California Rules on Analog Opt-Outs, Finalizes Smart Grid Metrics

California Rules on Analog Opt-Outs, Finalizes Smart Grid Metrics

Katherine Tweed: April 19, 2012

Opt-out options proliferate, as do metrics to track smart grid projects in California and beyond.

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.

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.

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.

FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy

FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy

Katherine Tweed: April 10, 2012

Smart meters thwart theft in some countries, but introduce hacking in new forms in other places.

Everyone Wins in Latest UK Smart Meter Plans

Everyone Wins in Latest UK Smart Meter Plans

Katherine Tweed: April 9, 2012

The UK is the smart grid market to watch in coming years.

Smart Meter Opt-Out: Noise Versus Reality

Smart Meter Opt-Out: Noise Versus Reality

Katherine Tweed: April 5, 2012

Not that many people want to pay to be stuck with old technology.

The Smart Meter That Can Tell Your TV From Your AC

The Smart Meter That Can Tell Your TV From Your AC

Jeff St. John: April 4, 2012

U.K. startup Navetas says it can disaggregate individual household power loads without sensors in the home. Smart meter giant Sensus is a new investor and partner.

Maxim and the ICs Inside the Smart Grid

Maxim and the ICs Inside the Smart Grid

Eric Wesoff: April 2, 2012

“The way energy is generated, flows, and is bought and sold is going through a revolution.”

Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?

Research Triangle: The New Silicon Valley of the Smart Grid?

Jeff St. John: April 2, 2012

We explore the 60-plus smart grid players and cutting-edge test labs and pilot projects of North Carolina’s Research Triangle.

Microgrids Take Shape in India, South Africa

Microgrids Take Shape in India, South Africa

Jeff St. John: March 28, 2012

Echelon is deploying its smart grid technology to manage microgrids of on-site generators and power consumers in countries where the grid can’t be relied on.