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Google's PowerMeter Bypasses the Smart Meter, Signs Up First Gadget Partner

Throughout 2009 and 2010, Internet companies like Microsoft, Google and even router giant Cisco launched experimental software and hardware to help building managers and home owners monitor and control their energy consumption. But now these firms are abandoning those plans. Why? Read more »

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This year saw some improvements in public market investors’ appetite for cleantech companies, but not enough to make it a good year. As always, the hopes are that 2011 will prove a better one. Check out our picks of top 10 IPO candidates. Read more »

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Now that the smart grid appears to be settling around Internet Protocol and open standards, software developers are emerging and taking a crack at making applications that are interoperable over networks and can enhance the power grid — like smart grid software developer Grid2Home. Read more »

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Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of the note-taking combo of Notational Velocity on my Mac and Simplenote on my iPhone. But if you’re a Windows user, you should check out CintaNotes, which provides a similarly fast, lightweight access-anywhere note-taking experience for the PC. Read more »

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I came across TrashMe while looking for a decent uninstaller for my Mac. Unlike Scott, I made the transition to Mac quite a while ago, but I still struggle with some aspects of it. One thing that irks me is the way that apps are installed. Read more »

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What will convince people to actually reduce their home energy consumption and engage with new smart meters that are being rolled out? The folks leading ComEd, including the Chicago utility’s President and COO Anne Pramaggiore, want to know. At the Cleantech Investor Summit on Wednesday Pramaggiore […] Read more »

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UPDATED As we wrote on Monday, Tuesday is the day of reckoning for the smart grid biz. The Department of Energy this morning has announced the recipients of the $3.4 billion in stimulus grants for 100 smart grid projects (25 large and 75 small) that are […] Read more »

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CNET’s Martin LaMonica raised the interesting question last week: Is there an investment bubble building around the smart grid? He cites the opinions of several investors worried about too much money being invested by venture capitalists, corporations like Cisco and IBM, and even governments. From my […] Read more »

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We can tell you this much about car-sharing company Zipcar’s plans for the next year: It expects to “cross over into profitability.” That’s what Zipcar spokesperson Nancy Scott Lyon told us in late April, shortly after the company launched its fleet management service, and it would […] Read more »

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Google smart grid news this morning, and you’ll see two major announcements: Duke Energy plans to partner with Cisco to make the power grid smarter across its 11 million customer footprint, and Chicago-based utility ComEd announced that it plans to work with Silver Spring Networks and […] Read more »

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The news is out this morning that Google has officially announced its new venture capital arm (the venture fund has been reported over the last few months). Which sector is already hot on its radar? The smart grid, of course, just like that of every other […] Read more »

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Silver Spring Networks is one company that doesn’t have to rebrand itself as a smart grid maker to benefit from the billions of dollars in stimulus funds likely to usher in a smart grid boom. Investors are still handing out funds to the so-called “Cisco of […] Read more »

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Greenbox Technology, a startup with a web-based platform that monitors home energy use, told us recently it hopes to close its first round of funding by June. Matthew Smith, the company’s vice president of marketing, said the company is talking to potential investors now. The round […] Read more »