Big Data

Smart Grid Integration Showcase: Ventyx and E.ON

Smart Grid Integration Showcase: Ventyx and E.ON

Jeff St. John: May 16, 2013

Integrating Sweden’s power grid, from transmission to end-users

Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Intelligent Efficiency

Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Intelligent Efficiency

Stephen Lacey: May 7, 2013

We feature an in-depth audio report on the way IT is revolutionizing energy efficiency.

Facebook Goes Real-Time With Data Center Efficiency Stats

Facebook Goes Real-Time With Data Center Efficiency Stats

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2013

Up-to-the-minute data center PUE and WUE for bragging rights. But what’s the business value?

Teradata and Siemens Partner for Utility Big Data

Teradata and Siemens Partner for Utility Big Data

Katherine Tweed: April 16, 2013

Two powerhouses want to deliver analytics across the grid—and the globe.

Verdeeco Launches Its Big-Data-for-Small-Utilities Platform

Verdeeco Launches Its Big-Data-for-Small-Utilities Platform

Jeff St. John: March 29, 2013

Smart grid analytics, from the cloud and on a monthly subscription

Utilities to the Cloud: First, Make It Rain

Utilities to the Cloud: First, Make It Rain

Jeff St. John: March 22, 2013

Experts at TNG 2013 lay out the case for cloud computing for the smart grid.

Proving Big Data’s Value for the Smart Grid

Proving Big Data’s Value for the Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: March 20, 2013

How data analytics helps justify costs and benefits of smart grid deployments before they happen

Securing Mobile, Big Data and the Cloud in the Energy Sector

Securing Mobile, Big Data and the Cloud in the Energy Sector

Andy Bochman: March 18, 2013

Data should be an opportunity for the energy sector—not a threat.

IBM and CenterPoint Energy: Customers, Utilities Get Closer on New Platform

IBM and CenterPoint Energy: Customers, Utilities Get Closer on New Platform

AOL Energy, Peter Gardett: March 14, 2013

Seeking solutions “a generation beyond [customer] segmentation”

Power Grids in US, EU, Third World Face Huge, Varied Challenges

Power Grids in US, EU, Third World Face Huge, Varied Challenges

Jeff St. John: March 12, 2013

The potential for distributed power to serve a truly transformative social purpose

How ARPA-E Is Working to Create the 21st Century Smart Grid

How ARPA-E Is Working to Create the 21st Century Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: March 1, 2013

A roundup of the innovative grid-focused technologies funded by the Energy Department’s blue-sky research program.

Software Plots How Much Homeowners Can Save on Energy Retrofits

Software Plots How Much Homeowners Can Save on Energy Retrofits

Jeff St. John: February 21, 2013

Can data analysis predict and optimize returns on home energy efficiency investments?

How EnerNOC Is Adapting Demand Response for ‘Big Data’ Applications

How EnerNOC Is Adapting Demand Response for ‘Big Data’ Applications

Jeff St. John: February 20, 2013

The big U.S. demand response provider is launching utility SaaS offerings, big data analytics and open development partnerships.

The Next Generation of Open Source Smart Grid

The Next Generation of Open Source Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: February 7, 2013

Battelle and AEP turn open-source scientists’ tool GridLAB-D into a utility planning and forecasting platform.

DistribuTECH Roundup: EnerNOC, Aclara, Powerit Solutions and GE

DistribuTECH Roundup: EnerNOC, Aclara, Powerit Solutions and GE

Katherine Tweed: January 31, 2013

Big data, mobile and automated demand response all trend upward in 2013 for utilities.