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6 Things Slowing the Smart Grid’s Arrival and 6 Reasons Not to Worry
By 2030, global energy consumption will increase by 50 percent, the U.S. Energy Information Agency estimates. One way to meet this growing energy demand is to increase capacity by building new power plants. Another way is to use the electricity we currently have coursing through our grid more efficiently. While we will likely need both, [...]
GE Acquires Smart Grid Software Firm ECS
GE (NYSE:GE) took another big step forward today in the smart grid sector with the acquisition of the Energy Control Systems division of Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin.
Southern California Edison Gets Smart, Installs One Millionth Smart Meter
SCE is investing $1.6 billion on the installation of 5 million smart meters for residential and small business customers by the end of 2012.
China to Invest $3.7 Billion in Smart Grid this Year Alone
The state-owned electric transmission company in China, State Grid, has moved forward with establishing a set of industry rules, standards and favored technologies for the growing smart grid industry in China. But the aggressive move to establish industry standards has competitors in the nascent smart grid sector a bit concerned.
Large Hadron Collider Spurs Use of New Superconductive Cables
On top of material efficiency, highly advanced super-conductive cables offer tremendous gains in energy efficiency, which will play a critical role in the greening of our energy grid.
Cost of Boulder’s Smart Grid Soars, State Increases Oversight
Boulder, Colorado’s new smart-grid project is already stretching the limits of cost expectations and the rest of the state has to foot the bill.
GE Sees Sharp Increase in Demand for Smart Appliances
With billions of dollars from the stimulus funneling into smart grid research and pilot programs, companies like GE are seeing increased demand for smart appliances that can receive real-time price signals and react accordingly.
Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car?
With what appears to be a perfect storm building on the horizon for electric vehicles (EVs), some utilities are way ahead of others when it comes to readying the grid–and their customers–for a large-scale deployment of the paradigm-changing electric car.
Why Google and Cisco will Soon Manage All Your Energy Use
The IT leaders have re-entered your home and business in a whole new way. Companies like Google and Cisco are providing the tools to help consumers and businesses monitor and manage their energy use to reduce carbon emissions.
World’s First Smart-Grid Enabled City Goes Live
Xcel Energy has completed construction of the infrastructure and launched the remaining software to enable all SmartGridCity operational functions in the city of Boulder, Colorado. According comapny officials, this step makes it the “first fully functioning smart grid enabled city in the world.”
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