There’s been so many acquisitions in the smart grid sector as of late, we’ve been updating the tally every couple of months. Since September there’s been at least six more, so we’re updating our list once again. Let me know if there’s any I missed.
| Acquirer | Acquired | Price, Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Ventyx | “Close to $1 billion,” March 2010 | The Swiss electrical gear company adds on smart grid software. |
| ABB | Insert Key Solutions | Undisclosed, Dec 2010 | The Swiss electrical gear company adds on more smart grid software. |
| AT&T | Xanboo | Not disclosed, Dec 2010 | U.S. telecom giant will buy decade-old home automation and energy management Xanboo. |
| 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. |
| EnerNOC | Global Energy Partners | $26.5M, Dec 2010 | EnerNOC keeps expanding beyond demand response with Global Energy Partners acquisition. |
| GE | Opal Software | Undisclosed, Oct 2010 | GE buys Opal Software, which makes software and services for smart grid network testing and 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 |
| Itron | Asais | Undisclosed, Dec 2010 | Smart meter maker buys data analytics and services. |
| Motorola | 4Home | Undisclosed, Dec 2010 | The cell phone maker and communications company buys home automation/energy management startup. |
| 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. |
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- 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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