SmartGrid Industry News

Quick news from around the Web. >Smart meter opposition slows a $2.9 billion upgrade of the U.S. grid. Article>Have utilities secured their smart meters from fraud and theft? Article>Is Read more >>

A research partnership between Frost & Sullivan and the Continental Automated Buildings Association's (CABA) Smart Grid Working Group, under the Connected Home Council (CHC), is currently Read more >>

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $1.9 million grant for the development and demonstration of a residential electric vehicle (EV) charging system with smart grid communication capabilities. Read more >>

In partnership with Cassidian, Alcatel-Lucent is extending its 4G LTE technology into energy sector with what they are calling the world's first integrated LTE 400 professional mobile radio (PMR) Read more >>

Leveraging data as a source of value is key to establishing and realizing a strong smart grid business case. However, utility executives often overlook just that -- data. There is a specific process Read more >>

According to GTM Research, Asia is quickly becoming a hub of global smart grid activity with the cumulative smart grid market in China, Japan and South Korea valued at $8.5 billion. That number will Read more >>

The Smart Energy Collective is developing five large-scale smart grid demonstration projects in the Netherlands. The prep period for these demos is completed and the partners are ready to begin the Read more >>

Eight auto manufacturers have agreed to on a universal standard for charging hybrid electric vehicles. The seven companies are Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Read more >>

By Allan McHale, Memoori Research Allan McHale The sheer immensity of the challenge for electrical utility companies to retrofit pure smart grid to their existing networks is daunting Read more >>

Quick news from around the Web. >Is saving energy the right smart grid pitch? Article>Consumer ignorance could hinder smart grid. Article>Rural co-ops are sharing a multi-million dollar bill Read more >>

Although the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept of sharing power to the grid from plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) has been in existence for nearly 20 years, the underlying technologies are only just now Read more >>

UK Power Networks and Western Power Distribution (WPD), both distribution network operators, have selected Current's Connected Intelligence power quality analytic sensors for use in a smart grid Read more >>

Rural electric cooperative utilities in 10 states will receive loans to install smart grid technologies and make improvements to generation and transmission facilities, Agriculture Secretary Tom Read more >>

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has released the 802.15.4g radio standard, a global wireless networking standard establishes common and consistent communication Read more >>

S&C Electric Company recently announced the release of new network management systems and self-healing technologies, designed to improve smart grid reliability and reduce the need for service Read more >>