Grid Net, the startup that’s been advocating a smart grid based on the wireless standard WiMAX, has just gotten a new high profile Chief Strategy Officer: Former Austin Energy CIO Andres Carvallo, architect of one of the first smart grids in the U.S. and the … Read More »
Smart Grid
In the world of smart grid, there tends to be two kinds of networks — short range local area networks (LANs) that connect neighborhoods of smart meters together, and bigger-pipe “backhaul” wide-area networks (WANs) to carry that collected data back to the utility. But wait — there’s … Read More »
Grid Net, the smart meter software startup that’s betting the smart grid will be built around the wireless standard WiMAX, has scored a major hiring coup. This morning the four-year-old firm, led by former Cisco and Silver Spring Network executive Ray Bell, announced that Austin … Read More »
Those that live their lives around broadband (consider the Earth2Tech crew to be among ‘em) have been eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan, which it plans to officially release to Congress on Tuesday. The FCC, which is headed … Read More »
There’s a growing number of options out there for aspiring home energy app makers — this morning wireless energy management startup People Power released its software developer’s kit called SuRF (Sensor Ultra Radio Frequency) for OSHAN (Open Source Home Area Network). Using SuRF … Read More »
How do you capture the significance of a life’s work? Writers deliver stories, teachers prep students for the world, scientists – if their work is truly path-breaking – might have their seminal discovery enshrined in a term that bears their name. Last week, some 400 academics, business … Read More »
If the latest consumer backlash over smart meters in Texas wasn’t enough of an indicator that utilities are facing a communication problem around the smart grid, here’s another: a report from research firm IDC Energy Insights, and sponsored by telecom firm Telus, finds that utilities … Read More »
Utilities don’t have to worry anymore about whether or not they will have to pay taxes on their Department of Energy smart grid grants. The IRS will provide a “safe harbor” for utilities that are in line for a piece of the $3.4 billion in … Read More »
EnerNOC is a big name in the world of demand response — that is, turning down buildings’ energy use to help utilities shave peak power demands. But it’s also been making its way — and buying its way — into energy efficiency, carbon management … Read More »
Echelon makes smart meter networks and building automation systems. Could it bring the two businesses together? On Wednesday, Echelon shipped its 2 millionth smart meter, adding recent contracts with a host of Danish utilities and partners to its big list of European clients — and, … Read More »
Uh-oh, another local backlash against the installation of smart meters — and this time it’s not in Bakersfield, Calif., the home of the original smart meter lawsuit that rattled utilities nationwide late last year. The Dallas Morning News (hat tip Green Inc) reports that … Read More »
What happens when the bright minds that make up Google’s and Microsoft’s developer communities get their hands on open software tools focused on energy?: the hope, by many, is some much-needed innovation in the energy industry. This week Google officially opened up the API (application … Read More »
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