After a flood of smart grid acquisitions back in May, I tallied up the deals to help us spot the trends and big buyers. But since then Cisco has grabbed wireless networking startup Arch Rock and on Friday Constellation Energy said it plans to buy demand response provider CPowerComverge. The smart grid acquisition train keeps rolling and here’s our latest updated table (let me know if I’ve missed any).
| Acquirer | Acquired | Price, Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Ventyx | “Close to $1 billion,” March 2010 | The Swiss electrical gear company adds on smart grid software. |
| Black & Veatch | Enspiria | Undisclosed, March 2010 | The consulting and engineering company beefs up its integration capabilities. |
| Cisco | Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence | Undisclosed, January 2009 | Cisco buys up building and IT networking system. |
| Cisco (equity investment) | Grid Net | Undisclosed, Sept. 2009 | Cisco invests in smart meter maker Grid Net, which has a first product built on WiMAX. |
| Cisco | Arch Rock | Undisclosed, Sept. 2010 | Cisco finally showed its smart grid wireless card by buying up Arch Rock. |
| Constellation Energy | CPower | Undisclosed, Sept. 2010 | Power company Constellation Energy plans to fold CPower into its demand response portfolio. |
| Cooper Industries | Eka Systems | Undisclosed, April 2010 | Cooper fold’s Eka’s wireless network product into its automation system. |
| EnerNOC | Cogent Energy | Undisclosed, Dec. 2009 | Demand response player moves into energy efficiency business. |
| EnerNOC | SmallFoot | Undisclosed, March 2010 | The demand response player buys wireless tech for small commercial buildings. |
| EnerNOC | eQuilibrium Solutions | Undisclosed, June 2009 | EnerNOC adds on energy and carbon accounting software. |
| EnerNOC | MDEnergy | $7.9M, Sept. 2007 | EnerNOC buys energy procurement service provider. |
| EnerNOC | South River Consulting | $4.75M, May 2008 | EnerNOC adds on more energy procurement and risk management. |
| GridPoint | V2Green | Undisclosed, Sept 2008 | The smart grid company adds on electric vehicle smart charging. |
| GridPoint | Lixar SRS | Undisclosed, June 2009 | GridPoint moves into home energy management. |
| GridPoint | ADMMicro | Undisclosed, Nov 2009 | The smart grid firm tackles energy from the commercial and industrial sectors. |
| Honeywell | Akuacom | Undisclosed, May 2010 | Building automation giant buys into open source demand response, OpenADR |
| Honeywell | E-Mon | Undisclosed, July 2010 | Building automation giant buys into submetering gear and software |
| Siemens | Energy4U | 60 percent stake, Aug. 2009 | The electrical gear company adds on software for intelligent metering and billing. |
| Silver Spring Networks | Greenbox | Undisclosed, Sept. 2009 | Smart grid network player jumps into home energy management. |
| SmartSynch | Applied Mesh Technologies | Undisclosed, Nov. 2008 | The smart grid network maker buys a competitor to grow. |
| Trilliant | SkyPilot | Undisclosed, May 2009 | Smart grid network maker acquires wireless mesh network maker. |
For more research on smart grid opportunities check out GigaOM Pro (subscription required):
Smart Algorithms: The Future of the Energy Industry
New Opportunities in the Smart Grid
Report: IT Opportunities in Electric Vehicle Management
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