As part of National Grid’s smart grid pilot, it will retrofit a 2,200-sq-foot space in Worcester, Mass., for a Sustainability Hub. National Grid’s $44 million pilot was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in August 2012, and the full pilot is projected to launch in early in 2014 with smart meters installed at …Continue Reading
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Demand to Grid (D2G) Lab is testing a variety of communication architectures to govern the way information moves between energy users and the grid, and how it can be viewed and monitored. The D2G Lab is demonstrating the Energy Service Interface, a generic interface between the service provider and customer. This …Continue Reading
ComEd submitted a progress report to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) showing the installation of 470 Distribution Automation devices in the Chicago area in the first year of the smart grid program. Under the smart grid law enacted in 2011, ComEd committed to spend $2.6 billion over 10 years to strengthen and modernize the electric …Continue Reading
CenterPoint Energy, PG&E and SDG&E have topped a ranking of smart grid maturity in North America released by GTM Research. The three utilities each scored 4.2 on the average maturity scale, a metric that the report – titled The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013 – bases on a utility’s smart grid portfolio, …Continue Reading
Nest Labs, the company behind the Nest Learning Thermostat, has partnered with NRG Energy and its subsidiary regional utilities to bring rewards and additional energy savings to over 90 million Americans. There are two partnerships being enacted in conjunction with NRG subsidiaries Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, National Grid, Austin Energy and Southern California Edison. The Rush Hour Rewards …Continue Reading
The abundance of data available in the digital era is the driving force behind a whole raft of energy efficiency technologies, according to a feature in Time magazine. Cutting energy waste – a key goal of President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech – is “first and formost” a data challenge as you can’t cut waste until you know …Continue Reading
Smart Grid sales across the world in the last three years at installed prices have grown by CAGR of approximately 35% and climbed to $36.5 billion in 2012. Given the general economic demise during this period these figures are remarkable. However they include a steady flow of refurbishment business that has for more than 10 …Continue Reading
Multiple smart grid benefits resonate with consumers — it’s not just about saving money — and when consumers are provided with information about the benefits and key concerns of smart grid technology, the positive statements are more persuasive, according to a report issued today by the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative. The 2013 State of the …Continue Reading
On-site power generation will grow and energy storage will be the hot smart grid technology this year, forecasts Verdantix in a new report. Eight Predictions for Energy Management in 2013 says companies will ramp up on-site power generation, from pilot projects to multi-site deployments. The report says Ikea has already installed solar PV at 40 …Continue Reading
National Grid has assembled a team of companies from across the US to help it conduct its $44 million smart grid pilot with 15,000 of its electricity customers in Worcester, Mass. National Grid delivers electricity to more than 3 million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. National Grid’s pilot was approved by the …Continue Reading
