How ‘Shadow Bids’ Could Hurt the Demand Response Market

How ‘Shadow Bids’ Could Hurt the Demand Response Market

Adam James: May 13, 2013

Are there nefarious forces lurking in the darkest corners of the smart grid?

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Herman K. Trabish: May 13, 2013

First insight: Both parties see the grid’s sources of electricity are shifting.

Green Job Moves at Tesla, Transphorm, ABB, Lux Capital, Proterra, Tigo

Green Job Moves at Tesla, Transphorm, ABB, Lux Capital, Proterra, Tigo

Eric Wesoff: May 13, 2013

Personnel moves in greentech, including new CEOs and departing CEOs

ERCOT Will Raise Texas’ System-Wide Offer Cap to $9,000 in 2015

ERCOT Will Raise Texas’ System-Wide Offer Cap to $9,000 in 2015

Katherine Tweed: May 12, 2013

To really curb peak, ERCOT needs everyone to participate in demand response.

Toshiba, Landis+Gyr Land Tokyo Smart Meter Comms, MDM Contract

Toshiba, Landis+Gyr Land Tokyo Smart Meter Comms, MDM Contract

Jeff St. John: May 10, 2013

Toshiba gets its Landis+Gyr communications and data software in Japan’s biggest AMI deployment.

Alarm.com Acquires EnergyHub for Home Energy Management

Alarm.com Acquires EnergyHub for Home Energy Management

Katherine Tweed: May 10, 2013

Alarm.com and EnergyHub hope their big install base can lure utility partners.

Bosch Unveils $450 Electric Vehicle Charger

Bosch Unveils $450 Electric Vehicle Charger

Katherine Tweed: May 10, 2013

A simplified Level 2 charger goes for less than half the usual price.

Schneider Electric Pushes Into Home Energy

Schneider Electric Pushes Into Home Energy

Katherine Tweed: May 9, 2013

Can an old-school grid giant compete with a bunch of slick startups?

Rate Design Matters: Utility Tariffs and Solar Project Economics

Rate Design Matters: Utility Tariffs and Solar Project Economics

Shayle Kann: May 9, 2013

Net metering isn’t the only battleground in the distributed PV industry. GTM Research assesses the ability of rate design to make or break project economics.

Tesla Shares Jump 12% After Q1 Earnings Report

Tesla Shares Jump 12% After Q1 Earnings Report

Eric Wesoff: May 8, 2013

A profitable quarter on record revenues. Guidance raised to shipping 21,000 cars in 2013.

The 2013 US Utility Outlook on Renewables, Smart Grid

The 2013 US Utility Outlook on Renewables, Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: May 8, 2013

Some key findings and surprising outcomes from Black & Veatch’s annual utility survey—with charts.

Smart Grid 2.0: Enabling New Applications with Sensus Networks

Video: Smart Grid 2.0: Enabling New Applications with Sensus Networks

Staff: May 8, 2013

Greentech Media interviews Matt Ferguson and gets insight on what Sensus' communication network looks like and why their solution helps utilities. 

Can the US Sustain Post-Stimulus Smart Grid Successes?

Can the US Sustain Post-Stimulus Smart Grid Successes?

David Groarke: May 8, 2013

There are still questions about how effectively the stimulus enabled a long-term domestic smart grid market.

Hackers Penetrate Google’s Building Management System

Hackers Penetrate Google’s Building Management System

Stephen Lacey: May 8, 2013

The downside of smarter buildings: “If Google can fall victim, anyone can.”

Can We Get Another 40 Gigawatts of CHP by 2020?

Can We Get Another 40 Gigawatts of CHP by 2020?

Katherine Tweed: May 7, 2013

Five trends that could put combined heat and power on an upswing