Huge Win for California Solar: CPUC Keeps Net Energy Metering Alive

Huge Win for California Solar: CPUC Keeps Net Energy Metering Alive

Herman K. Trabish: May 24, 2012

“This is a big, big win.”  Net Energy Metering gets a new lease on life and a well-defined cap.

Sadoway’s MIT Liquid Metal Battery Startup Adds $15M and Khosla Ventures as Investor

Sadoway’s MIT Liquid Metal Battery Startup Adds $15M and Khosla Ventures as Investor

Eric Wesoff: May 24, 2012

$15 million for the startup looking to use earth-abundant elements to get beyond lithium-ion batteries

Building the Smart Grid Network That Grows

Building the Smart Grid Network That Grows

Jeff St. John: May 24, 2012

Trees grow, and wireless networks suffer. Proximetry and EDX Wireless say they can fix the problem.

Smart Grid Market in China, Japan and South Korea to Hit $19 Billion by 2016

Smart Grid Market in China, Japan and South Korea to Hit $19 Billion by 2016

STAFF: May 23, 2012

New report from GTM Research pinpoints the strategies for engaging Asia’s top smart grid markets.

Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?

Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?

Herman K. Trabish: May 23, 2012

The true costs and benefits of “the civil rights legislation for solar”

Enter the Dragon: China and the World’s Greatest Smart Grid Opportunity

Enter the Dragon: China and the World’s Greatest Smart Grid Opportunity

Kamil Bojanczyk: May 23, 2012

China goes big in grid, and it’s all about transmission, distribution automation and smart meters.

How Companies Are Learning to Utilize Data

Video: How Companies Are Learning to Utilize Data

Staff: May 23, 2012

"Data science -- that's now a field that's exponentially increased. [...] We're in this learning mode." What does the data science field mean for utilities and vendors? According to Domenic Armano from Johnson Controls, we're soon going to find out.

Leafully Wins Green Button Apps Contest

Leafully Wins Green Button Apps Contest

Katherine Tweed: May 22, 2012

Forgoing kilowatt-hours for trees gets top honors for a Green Button apps contest.

ES-Select: Match.com for Renewable Developers and Energy Storage

ES-Select: Match.com for Renewable Developers and Energy Storage

Herman K. Trabish: May 22, 2012

For any renewable, the DOE’s tool means the perfect storage technology is just a click away.

How Analytics Can Solve Expensive Energy Problems

Video: How Analytics Can Solve Expensive Energy Problems

Staff: May 22, 2012

"What is the most expensive problem that big data can solve in the energy world?” Con Edison, Efficiency 2.0 and Johnson Controls respond. From the Clean Energy Connections series.

One-Third of US Homes Have a Smart Meter

One-Third of US Homes Have a Smart Meter

Katherine Tweed: May 22, 2012

Can the first 36 million meters prove they’re worth the cost?

AlertMe Rolls Out Home Energy Analytics, Advice in the UK

AlertMe Rolls Out Home Energy Analytics, Advice in the UK

Jeff St. John: May 22, 2012

The home automation startup deepens its energy analytics chops with long-time partner and investor British Gas.

A New Smart Grid Powerhouse: Eaton Acquires Cooper Industries

A New Smart Grid Powerhouse: Eaton Acquires Cooper Industries

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2012

A new co-equal for the Four Horsemen of the smart grid. The company is also into smart buildings.

Have Wind, CSP, and PV Turned Against Each Other?

Have Wind, CSP, and PV Turned Against Each Other?

Herman K. Trabish: May 21, 2012

Or is it just that the utilities are starting to get picky?

Green Jobs: Simple Energy Gets Comverge Vet; MEMC’s CFO Swap; New CEOs at Oree, Pythagoras

Green Jobs: Simple Energy Gets Comverge Vet; MEMC’s CFO Swap; New CEOs at Oree, Pythagoras

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2012

The smart grid action is moving to the softer side of the grid.