Utilities

C3 Energy: Smart Grid’s Biggest Big Data Contender

C3 Energy: Smart Grid’s Biggest Big Data Contender

Jeff St. John: June 3, 2013

Can Tom Siebel’s vast, fast data integration and analytics software startup transform the energy industry?

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

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

Eric Wesoff: May 30, 2013

FERC understands the limitations of the current grid. A favorite Wellinghoff presentation revisited.

Smart Grid Cybersecurity the California Way

Smart Grid Cybersecurity the California Way

Jeff St. John: May 30, 2013

How the CPUC is planning to keep the grid secure

Cisco Pays $107M For Energy Software From VC-Backed JouleX

Cisco Pays $107M For Energy Software From VC-Backed JouleX

Eric Wesoff: May 29, 2013

A sign of momentum in greentech IT acquisitions?

Utilities Want a Piece of the FCC’s $4.5B Rural Broadband Push

Utilities Want a Piece of the FCC’s $4.5B Rural Broadband Push

Jeff St. John: May 29, 2013

Will utilities and the smart grid share in this rural broadband bonanza?

Here Come the Apps: Florida Power & Light Finishes $800M Smart Grid

Here Come the Apps: Florida Power & Light Finishes $800M Smart Grid

Katherine Tweed: May 28, 2013

“It’s been transformational.”

AT&T Launches the Cellular Smart Grid as a Service

AT&T Launches the Cellular Smart Grid as a Service

Jeff St. John: May 24, 2013

Smart meters, software and volt-VAR control, hosted by AT&T

Microgrids: A Utility’s Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

Microgrids: A Utility’s Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

Chris Nelder: May 23, 2013

Microgrids could be a threat or an opportunity for utilities.

Plug-and-Play Grid Batteries Thanks to 1Energy’s Software

Plug-and-Play Grid Batteries Thanks to 1Energy’s Software

Jeff St. John: May 23, 2013

V2Green founder David Kaplan sees his new startup’s mission as standardizing energy storage.

Zep Solar’s Installation Hardware Goes Rail-Free

Zep Solar’s Installation Hardware Goes Rail-Free

Herman K. Trabish: May 22, 2013

With “previously unheard of levels of installation efficiency.”

The Smart Meter Stimulus-Cash-to-Integration Equation

The Smart Meter Stimulus-Cash-to-Integration Equation

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2013

How taxpayer-backed AMI projects are, and aren’t, being connected to utility systems at large

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2013

AES shows off its battery-agnostic, market-connected energy storage software suite.

Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries

Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries

Jeff St. John: May 20, 2013

A Series B round with investors including Fisher Brothers and NRG Energy

New Switches Cut 80,000 Outages for ComEd

New Switches Cut 80,000 Outages for ComEd

Katherine Tweed: May 20, 2013

Distribution automation takes the lead as smart meters face delays at Commonwealth Edison.

Where Are Utilities Along the Data Analytics Growth Curve?

Where Are Utilities Along the Data Analytics Growth Curve?

Charlene Fowler: May 20, 2013

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