Energy Management News

Landis+Gyr and Sense recently (1/16) announced a partnership that makes Sense technology available within Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream® Connect IoT platform, enabling utilities to provide a wide range of home energy management services to consumers.As part of this agreement the Sense home energy app, which monitors and measures energy used by electrical devices, will be available as an ...

Jan. 16, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

ACEEE is proud to honor 53 of the United States’ leading energy efficiency programs with the Exemplary Program Award. In a national review, ACEEE selected these programs based on their innovation and effectiveness in helping customers increase energy efficiency in their homes and businesses. The awards accompany ACEEE’s publication, The New ...

Jan. 16, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

A Black & Veatch-designed microgrid at Shell’s Technology Center in Houston, Texas, is actively powering part of the campus while serving as a critical research tool for Shell International Exploration & Production Company, Inc.’s work to explore the next generation of clean power and distributed energy technologies.Microgrids are integrated systems of multiple power generation sources ...

Jan. 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for emerging residential energy and non-energy solutions, examining key market drivers, barriers, ...

Jan. 14, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

For the first time, Reliant customers who sign up for the company's "Truly Free Weekends" plan will receive a Google Home Hub, a new smart display with the Google Assistant. In addition, Reliant customers can now sync their account to the smart display, giving them a new way of interacting with and managing their electricity use through voice commands and the Hub’s 7-inch screen. ...

Jan. 14, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Avista Development, a wholly owned unregulated subsidiary of Spokane, Wash.-based Avista Corp., and Duke Energy recently (1/9) announced a joint investment in Open Energy Solutions Inc. (OES) to develop open source software for grid edge technology solutions. These solutions will deliver significant benefits to customers, including information and tools to help them ...

Jan. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, has released its annual report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the 2018 solar sector. Global corporate funding into the solar sector, including venture capital and private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing totaled $9.7 billion (B) compared to the ...

Jan. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The OpenADR Alliance recently (1/9) announced that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the world’s leading International Standards organization for all electrical, electronic and related technologies, has approved the OpenADR 2.0b Profile Specification as a full IEC standard, to be known as IEC 62746-10-1 ED1. (https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/26267)This highest level of ...

Jan. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative recently (1/10) announced the publication of the “Consumer Values: Moving the ...

Jan. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Households and businesses installing new solar panels will be guaranteed payment for power provided back to the grid under government proposals set out recently (1/8) to unlock the smart energy systems of the future - an important upgrade to the current Feed-in Tariffs scheme. The proposed ‘Smart Export Guarantee’ (SEG) would replace the existing ‘Feed-in Tariff’ scheme ...

Jan. 8, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

mPrest, a monitoring, control and big data analytics software leader for the internet of energy market, and Southern Company have announced  a collaboration to develop and implement a solution to further enhance the resiliency, efficiency and flexibility of Southern Company’s distribution system.mPrest’s intelligent grid “System of Systems” applications address the challenges of the ...

Jan. 7, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Electric utilities increasingly can reduce their system infrastructure investments and save customers money by employing non-wires solutions (NWS) —portfolios of distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar photovoltaics, energy storage, energy efficiency and demand response—to cost-effectively meet growing grid needs, according to a report released recently by Rocky ...

Jan. 7, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-made U.S. reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation’s annual electricity production. Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, reveal for the first time the potential for floating PV to produce ...

Jan. 6, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Space weather refers to the impacts solar activity can have on the space environment, including the propagation of material that can cause electromagnetic events on Earth. When the space weather is severe, it can cause a large-scale geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) that may disrupt the reliable operation of the U.S. electric power grid.The U.S. United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) ...

Dec. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading management consulting firms specializing in energy, recently released its latest edition of The Energy Industry Update (EIU). Themed “Don’t Stop Believin’,” this EIU explores, among other things, various approaches to ...

Dec. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

ALLETE Clean Energy, a fully owned subsidiary of ALLETE, reportedly announced the refurbishment of its 50-Megawatt Condon Wind facility located in Oregon, with the project estimated to be completed by 2019. As per trusted sources, the refurbishment will increase the operating life of the facility, endure its operating availability, and requalify the site for federal production tax credits. The ...

Dec. 20, 2018

By Global Market Insights, Inc.

The New York Power Authority recently (12/13) announced the approval of a $14 million fiber-electronics equipment and installation services contract to improve the efficiency and reliability of the statewide electric power system.The seven-year agreement will support NYPA's multiphase Communications Backbone program, first announced in 2017, which involves installation of fiber optic cables and ...

Dec. 19, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

When discussing renewable energy, knowledge is key, especially when confronted with commonly claimed shortcomings about renewables. As COP24 in Poland dominates the headlines this December, where governments and climate advocates discussed ways to mitigate future climate change, it is the objective of the  International Solar Energy Society (ISES) to strengthen and support ...

Dec. 18, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

A new report from Navigant Research examines how utilities that move now can shape future microgrid markets to create new revenue opportunities. The electric utility industry is at a crossroads. Deployments of distributed energy resources (DER) will exceed centralized generation in ...

Dec. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Heat exchangers play in important role in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. Fouling and corrosion adversely affect the performance of the heat exchangers, which inevitably leads to production losses and, in the worst case, to longer downtimes. Learn more how chemical cleaning of heat exchangers provide remarkable benefits:   ...

Dec. 16, 2018

By Kurita