Posts Tagged ‘smart metering’

14 July 2009

Andalusia and Spanish energy utility Endesa unveil SmartCity initiative

The president of the government of Andalusia, José Antonio Griñán, alongside Spanish energy utility Endesa has unveiled the SmartCity initiative in Malaga, Spain, which introduces a new urban energy management model in a bid to improve energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and shift consumption to renewable energies.

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8 July 2009

Control4 secures $17.3m in venture capital to fund smart grid product initiatives

Control4, a provider of energy efficient home control and entertainment systems, has secured an additional $17.3m in equity financing. Best Buy Capital, Mercato Partners and University Venture Fund join current investors Foundation Capital, Frazier Technology Ventures, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners and vSpring Capital to accelerate Control4's development in energy management systems and home energy.

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19 June 2009

National Grid publishes report on how electricity supply and demand could be balanced in 2020

The National Grid's electricity supply system is set to become more complex in the coming decades with large amounts of variable wind generation and much larger nuclear power stations connecting to the networks. The company has published a report showing how these challenges can be met.

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15 June 2009

UK technology company Itron unveils new smart metering offering

Itron, Inc., a technology provider to the global energy and water industries, has announced today that Itron Metering Solutions UK, formerly known as Actaris UK, is launching EnergyPOINT.net, a new internet-based smart energy solution for energy customers in the United Kingdom.

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11 June 2009

Duke Energy partners with Cisco to fast-track development of electric smart grid

Listed US energy utility Duke Energy is to join forces with network communications company Cisco Systems, Inc., to fast-track development of Duke Energy's electric smart grid.

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10 June 2009

ComEd partners with GE Energy and Silver Spring Network for smart grid pilot programme

US energy utility ComEd has named GE Energy and Silver Spring Networks as partners for the company's proposed Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) pilot, the first step in the company's smart grid deployment.

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8 April 2009

US venture capital firms .406 Ventures and Physic Ventures invest in smart grid company EnergyHub

Smart grid company EnergyHub has closed a Series A round co-led by US venture capital firms .406 Ventures and Physic Ventures. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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7 April 2009

US smart metering company Ember raises additional $8m in venture funding

US smart metering company Ember Corporation, has closed an additional $8m in funding from its primary venture capital investors and strategic partners. Polaris Venture Partners, GrandBanks Capital, RRE Ventures, Vulcan Capital, DFJ ePlanet Ventures, New Atlantic Ventures, WestLB Mellon Asset Management (formerly West AM) and strategic partners including Chevron Technology Ventures and Stata Venture Partners participated in the round. This new round combined with existing investments from STMicroelectronics, Hitachi Corporation and MIT bring the total capital Ember has raised to $89m.

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27 March 2009

US energy delivery company Pepco Holdings awards smart grid contracts

US energy delivery company Pepco Holdings, Inc. has acquired the first of what could be nearly 2 million smart meters for installation in the homes and businesses of customers in three states and the District of Columbia over the next five years. The new digital meters are a component of PHI's plan to build a smart grid network that could eventually serve the company's 1.9 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and New Jersey, the company said.

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23 March 2009

US to accelerate smart grid development

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced plans to accelerate the development of a smarter grid for the country's electric transmission system.

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20 March 2009

NewNet Investor Profile: Ann Partlow, Earthrise Capitalp

Ann Partlow discusses the growing commercial opportunities in resource efficiency, the US East Coast venture capital scene and the challenges facing a newly-launched fund focusing on clean energy. 'It is always challenging to be a pioneer. We look for technologies and sectors in the market where there is a real need for a different solution today. We do not want to be so far ahead of the adoption curve that the companies have to struggle to create a new market.'

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6 March 2009

US smart grid company ESCO hires Dave Zabetakis as general manager

ESCO Technologies Inc. has hired energy industry executive and smart grid veteran Dave Zabetakis as general manager of Aclara Software Inc., reporting to group president Bruce Phillips.

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6 March 2009

US electricity company Southern Company reaches milestone in smart meter programme with one million installations

US electricity company Southern Company has installed one million smart meters, as part of an electricity metering programme that will eventually see 4.4 million meters in place across the Southeast US.

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13 February 2009

Google launches new energy usage monitoring technology

Search engine Google is launching a new tool called Google PowerMeter as part of an initiative to tackle energy usage.

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4 February 2009

IBM to implement €70m smart grid system for Malta

The Maltese National Electricity and Water Utilities - Enemalta Corporation (EMC) and Water Services Corporation (WSC) - have selected computer technology giant IBM for a €70m, five-year agreement to design and deliver a nationwide smart grid implementation.

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22 January 2009

Solar Energy Systems commissions New York’s first net metered solar system

US Solar energy solutions producer Solar Energy Systems has successfully commissioned New York's first commercial net metered solar photovoltaic system for Big Sue, a consulting firm which specialises in green buildings.

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15 January 2009

Landis+Gyr targets Finnish smart metering

Energy management solutions company Landis+Gyr has signed advanced metering management contracts with five Finnish utilities that will install smart meter solutions enabling 145,000 new consumers to manage energy better.

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12 January 2009

Kansas introduces new energy plan

The Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius and Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson have introduced a comprehensive new energy plan for the US state.

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8 December 2008

State and federal policies on smart meters and smart grid gather pace, report

The Demand Response Coordinating Committee has released a new report on state and federal policies that have been implemented in recent years in the area of demand response, smart meters and smart grid technologies.

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8 December 2008

NetApp awarded rebate of $1.4m in recognition of its environmental work

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has awarded NetApp a rebate of $1.4m in recognition of its continued environmental work.

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