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01.23.20 Grid Edge 2

Utilities deploy the smart meter collar to help monitor behind-the-meter resources. (Credit: ConnectDER)

ConnectDER Draws Investment From Avista in Latest Funding Round

The grid edge startup is set to roll out its next generation of devices, which help monitor and orchestrate behind-the-meter solar and storage.

by Jeff St. John

01.22.20 Grid Edge 2

Tightrope: America's big utilities have taken remarkably different approaches to climate change.

How 4 Top US Utilities Are Grappling With Climate Change and the Energy Transition (or Not)

Renewable energy is reshaping America’s electricity sector. Some utilities are doing it better than others.

by Jeff St. John

01.16.20 6

Leap's platform allows demand response providers to harness smaller devices like EV chargers.

Leap Lands Investment to Grow Behind-the-Meter Load Flexibility Business

Union Square Partners led the equity side in the first energy investment for the New York-based venture firm.

by Jeff St. John

01.10.20 Grid Edge 14

Smart meters help customers consume power more efficiently — which is not necessarily in utilities' interest.

Why Most US Utilities Are Failing to Make the Most of Their Smart Meters

Many utilities are wasting their ratepayer-funded smart meters, a new report finds. State regulators may begin rejecting new programs.

by Jeff St. John

This 100-page paper examines how California is reshaping power utility markets and defining opportunities for the generation and delivery of distributed, clean energy.

GTM Squared

California Energy Policies and Power Utility Regulation: A Long-Term Outlook

This 100-page paper examines how California is reshaping power utility markets and defining opportunities for the generation and delivery of distributed, clean energy.

by Jeff St. John | January 9, 2020

10.28.19 Utilities 2

How Utilities Are Transforming Outage Management Into Rapid Recovery

The need to keep customers powered and connected in the face of extreme weather is taking on new urgency.

by GTM Creative Strategies

10.24.19 Grid Edge 0

European utilities including Enel, Engie, Centrica and EDF have been investing in grid edge startups at a rapid pace.

National Grid’s Venture Capital Arm Closes 3 More Investments

National Grid Partners has grown its portfolio to 18 companies in 12 months, as the utility steps further into the clean energy sector.

by Julia Pyper

10.18.19 Grid Edge 0

Research Spotlight

Grid Edge Trends From 2019 (So Far)

Wood Mackenzie analysts pick out key trends and developments shaping the global grid edge ecosystem.

by Elta Kolo

07.30.19 Grid Edge 2

Not all utilities want to own their own smart metering infrastructure.

Verizon’s Smart-Grid-as-a-Service Business Grows Up

Four years on, the U.S. cellular carrier’s cloud-based energy IOT platform is gaining customers among smaller utilities and expanding its applications.

by Jeff St. John

07.30.19 Research & Analysis 0

Smart meter penetration is poised to grow in developed and developing economies.

Research Spotlight

WoodMac: Smart Meter Installations to Surge Globally Over Next 5 Years

The rise of advanced metering infrastructure is granting utilities and customers unprecedented insight into power consumption.

by Francesco Menonna and Chloe Holden

05.15.19 Grid Edge 0

Tendril Acquires EnergySavvy to Enhance Utility Customer Data Analytics

The home energy data specialist’s second acquisition since December puts it in competition with Oracle’s Opower and Bidgely in the utility customer service field.

by Jeff St. John

05.08.19 Grid Edge 5

Centrica, SSE and Sonnen are involved in local energy market projects in the U.K.

With Its Island Grid, the UK Is Forced to Take the Lead in Developing Local Energy Markets

Britain’s early local energy markets go beyond most current transactional microgrid concepts, as the country grapples with surging renewables and a lack of interconnections.

by Jason Deign

05.07.19 Grid Edge 1

Itron, Landis+Gyr Duel for Market Share in Grid Networking

The world’s two biggest publicly traded smart metering and grid networking providers reported their financial results this week, highlighting supply challenges and global competition.

by Jeff St. John

03.01.19 Networking/AMI 0

Itron Reports 2018 Loss, as Supply Constraints Outweigh Silver Spring Synergies

Supply chain headwinds and low margins for its device business overcome Itron’s growth in networking, software and its acquisition of Silver Spring Networks.

by Jeff St. John

02.08.19 Networking/AMI 0

This is a very different kind of advanced metering infrastructure.

DistribuTech Spotlight: Hawaii’s Interoperable Grid Communications and Next-Gen Grid Planning

HECO picks Landis+Gyr for world’s first Wi-SUN-certified smart grid network and startup Opus One for novel “integrated distribution planning” software.

by Jeff St. John

02.05.19 Software & Analytics 0

A next-generation intelligent grid platform is on its way to market.

DistribuTech Notebook: Duke Energy, OpenFMB and Building a ‘Smartphone for the Grid’

Duke’s push for a common technology to allow coordinated responses from distributed energy resources is starting to bear near-commercial fruit.

by Jeff St. John

12.20.18 Networking/AMI 2

The U.K.'s smart meter rollout is behind schedule and getting more expensive.

Britain Won’t Meet Its Smart Meter Rollout Deadline

The project should focus on getting it right rather than ending on time, experts say.

by Jason Deign

10.30.18 Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0

Wood Mackenzie expects more deployments of the energy analytics and voice combination in the future.

Research Spotlight

How Utilities Are Combining Voice and Analytics for Customer Engagement

Several new partnerships announced this year mark a new utility approach to voice.

by Fei Wang, Chloe Holden

10.04.18 Research & Analysis 18

America's demand flexibility is growing bigger and more diverse.

Research Spotlight

US Will Have 88 Gigawatts of Residential Demand Flexibility by 2023

Grid-connected devices can help alter load shape, but the future hinges on customer demand, rate design and incentives.

by Chloe Holden

07.27.18 Residential Solar 1

Eversource is facing a challenge to its demand charge.

Massachusetts Legislature Could Overturn Eversource’s New Demand Charge for Resi Solar

The solar industry wants to stop the recently approved demand charge, which it views as an obstacle to the growth of distributed energy.

by Julian Spector

07.17.18 Blockchain 7

LO3 announces a new partnership to standardize data in energy blockchains.

LO3 Energy Teams Up With Energy Web Foundation on Energy Blockchain Data Standard

Two big-time blockchain players unite to push the nascent industry forward.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

07.12.18 Regulation & Policy 7

Distributed energy companies are breathing a sigh of relief in California.

Regulators Rescue Southern California Edison’s 125MW Pilot for Distributed Grid Resources

One of the state’s biggest DER procurements won’t get canceled after all. But its outcomes for state grid-DER integration policy are far from certain.

by Jeff St. John

06.21.18 Grid Optimization 5

Distributed Energy Poised for ‘Explosive Growth’ on the US Grid

With distributed resources set to double by 2023, GTM Research lays out the challenges facing U.S. utilities in managing integration.

by Jeff St. John

06.07.18 Networking/AMI 1

The company's overall performance met or exceeded guidance.

Landis+Gyr’s 2017 Fiscal Year and the Race for Global Smart Meter Dominance

How the chief rival to Itron-Silver Spring in smart meters and grid networks fared in its first year as a publicly traded company.

by Jeff St. John

06.01.18 Grid Optimization 2

The Silicon Valley startup has marked a milestone in its decade-long quest to bring next-generation power electronics to the grid edge.

Varentec’s Big Deal With Xcel Energy: A ‘Tipping Point’ for Grid Edge Power Electronics?

After a decade of pilots, one of the last standing startups in its field is landing commercial contracts.

by Jeff St. John

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Greentech Media Chronicled Clean Energy Before It Was Cool

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Smart Grid Network

ConnectDER Draws Investment From Avista in Latest Funding Round

How 4 Top US Utilities Are Grappling With Climate Change and the Energy Transition (or Not)

Leap Lands Investment to Grow Behind-the-Meter Load Flexibility Business

Why Most US Utilities Are Failing to Make the Most of Their Smart Meters

California Energy Policies and Power Utility Regulation: A Long-Term Outlook

How Utilities Are Transforming Outage Management Into Rapid Recovery

National Grid’s Venture Capital Arm Closes 3 More Investments

Grid Edge Trends From 2019 (So Far)

Verizon’s Smart-Grid-as-a-Service Business Grows Up

WoodMac: Smart Meter Installations to Surge Globally Over Next 5 Years

Tendril Acquires EnergySavvy to Enhance Utility Customer Data Analytics

With Its Island Grid, the UK Is Forced to Take the Lead in Developing Local Energy Markets

Itron, Landis+Gyr Duel for Market Share in Grid Networking

Itron Reports 2018 Loss, as Supply Constraints Outweigh Silver Spring Synergies

DistribuTech Spotlight: Hawaii’s Interoperable Grid Communications and Next-Gen Grid Planning

DistribuTech Notebook: Duke Energy, OpenFMB and Building a ‘Smartphone for the Grid’

Britain Won’t Meet Its Smart Meter Rollout Deadline

How Utilities Are Combining Voice and Analytics for Customer Engagement

US Will Have 88 Gigawatts of Residential Demand Flexibility by 2023

Massachusetts Legislature Could Overturn Eversource’s New Demand Charge for Resi Solar

LO3 Energy Teams Up With Energy Web Foundation on Energy Blockchain Data Standard

Regulators Rescue Southern California Edison’s 125MW Pilot for Distributed Grid Resources

Distributed Energy Poised for ‘Explosive Growth’ on the US Grid

Landis+Gyr’s 2017 Fiscal Year and the Race for Global Smart Meter Dominance

Varentec’s Big Deal With Xcel Energy: A ‘Tipping Point’ for Grid Edge Power Electronics?