We have added them to the smart grid technologies we host a user feedback froum for.

See our directory of energy control systems.

http://open4energy.com/technology/list_home_energy_control_systems

We would be most interested to hear from any home owners who have had received their new smart meter, a display and the silver spring energy platform?

Some faith has been lost in Gridpoint, I cant believe they would ripoff their employees. While they started intially, there was little competition. Recently they have been struggling in the face of competition and trying to partner desperately.

There is very little intellectual property if any in house. They are now one among the herd if not behind, the features are mundane.
Positivenergy up the street has a cheaper and better solution.

For example, in Maryland, the utility opted out of Gridpoint and implemented the same offering as Gridpoint without the Gridpoint portal, this begs the question on what value do they really bring.

Its amazing how much advertising, campaigning and lobbying can do for them.

From day one – Seems like they are involved in multiple legal battles, their last counsel left back to AOL – losing faith as well perhaps, then the COO leaves, then their engineering head leaves. Imagine the ones they dont publish!

They are losing a lot of the founding members from when they began, brain drain – this says something!

Unlike the eMeters, TendrilInc, Control4, SSN (silver spring networks), Gridpoint has a lot of money, but imagine their burn rate.

Google and GE opted out of Gridpoint and choose, Tendril, SilverSpring networks.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/128749-google-invests-in-silver-spring-networks

http://earth2tech.com/2009/03/31/first-up-for-google-ventures-silver-springs-smart-grid/

When smartgrids go Global they will be undercut by the chinese etc, where are they going to get money then – wait, the tax payers money is going to bail them out as a stimulus bill!!!