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Katie Fehrenbacher Feb 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Toshiba acquires smart grid startup Consert

Toshiba has acquired another smart grid startup Consert, who has been building a smart home service.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher May 1, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

C3 snaps up Efficiency 2.0 to tackle utility customers

Watch out Opower. Carbon and energy software player C3 -- the quiet firm started by Thomas Siebel and which counts Condoleezza Rice as a director -- has acquired another energy software startup Efficiency 2.0.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Ucilia Wang Oct 25, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Biofuel investments keep on coming

Developing biofuels continues to be a bright spot in the cleantech world. Two startups, plant genetic engineering company Chromatin and biofuel producer ZeaChem, announced separately on Tuesday that they have raised new rounds of funding.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher Oct 18, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Consert raises funds for 3G smart energy home

Consert, a startup that uses Verizon’s 3G network to curb energy consumption of homes, is in the process of raising $8.75 million in equity and debt, according to a filing.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher Sep 19, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

When green government awards aren’t a leg up

Greentech has been like few other sectors in terms of its high reliance on government support. But, at the same time, a variety of companies are finding that accepting government support can sometimes be the wrong choice.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Mar 22, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Negawatts vs. Megawatts: What’s the Right Price?

A new rule giving demand response "negawatts" an equal price as megawatts of generated power on energy markets is meant to make the grid more efficient and power more affordable. But what if it backfires?…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Mar 15, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Demand Response “Negawatts” Getting a Pay Day

The federal grid regulator has ruled that the "negawatts" delivered by demand response companies deserve the same market prices as megawatts of generated energy — a ruling that could pay huge dividends for the demand response industry.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Mar 3, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Johnson Controls Buys EnergyConnect’s DR Dashboard

Johnson Controls is buying up Campbell, Calif.-based EnergyConnect, one of the more interesting behind-the-scenes players in demand response software for the customer as well as the utility.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Oct 21, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

GridWeek Roundup: Smart Grid Integration, Ahoy

Smart grid trade show GridWeek is wrapping up in Washington D.C., but the hard work of integrating all the hardware and software on display has just begun.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Oct 18, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why Comverge Is Rebranding Demand Response

Comverge has rebranded itself as a provider of "intelligent energy management" services. What does that mean for the demand response provider's future against big competitor EnerNOC and upstarts in the smart grid space?…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Sep 28, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why the Line Between Smart Grid & Demand Response Is Blurring

Big demand response players are leveraging their middleman role between utilities and customers to apply their technology in to fields traditionally defined as smart grid. Given the way the market is developing, they may have little choice.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Jeff St. John Sep 24, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Report: Smart Grid Outspends Smart Meters

Smart meters get all the attention, but smart distribution grid and substation projects are actually taking the lead in smart grid spending across the nation, and corporate giants are reaping the benefit. That’s the gist of a Cleantech Group report released by the DOE Thursday.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher Sep 19, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Demand Response M&A: Constellation Snaps Up CPower

One of the oldest smart grid technologies out there is also one of the most ripe for M&A: demand response. And that's not a coincidence. On Friday power company Constellation Energy announced that it plans to acquire demand response and energy management provider CPower.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher Jun 29, 2010 (Jun 5, 2020) -- Blog Post

Verizon, Qualcomm, GE Back Quiet Smart Grid Firm Consert

You would think that any startup that pulls in funding from the likes of Verizon, Qualcomm, and GE, would have a long track record. But smart grid startup Consert just jumped onto my radar with its announcement that it's raised $17.7 million from these backers.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy

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