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05.22.18 Regulation & Policy 2

Florida Power & Light, Gulf Power and Florida City Gas share some complementary tech and customers.

The Data Behind NextEra’s $6.5B Bid for Gulf Power and Florida City Gas

How a home-state advantage and technology synergies could make this third time a charm for NextEra’s acquisition ambitions.

by Jeff St. John

05.17.18 Networking/AMI 29

Smart meters enable time-varying rates, but it's unclear how those rates will roll out in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Rejects Smart Meter Rollouts, as Competitive Energy Undermines the Business Case

How customers migrating to third-party and municipal electric services have put National Grid, Unitil and Eversource’s AMI plans in question.

by Jeff St. John

05.16.18 Networking/AMI 0

Itron’s Acquisition of Silver Spring Networks Bolsters Smart Meter and Grid Networking Revenue

Itron reports its first quarterly earnings with an integrated Silver Spring Networks.

by Jeff St. John

05.08.18 Software & Analytics 0

Buying SpaceTime Insight gives Nokia an entree into the application layer of the IOT world.

Nokia Acquires SpaceTime Insight to Tap the Internet of Things Market

Nokia Software buys a long list of utility and energy clients using the startup’s data visualization and analytics tools—and a new platform for its IOT strategy.

by Jeff St. John

05.03.18 Regulation & Policy 4

California is thinking through the next stage of its customer-centric energy transition.

California Energy Regulators Delve Into Threats and Opportunities of ‘Customer Choice’

The CPUC explores potential pitfalls and solutions to utilities losing customers to distributed energy providers, community choice aggregators.

by Jeff St. John

04.26.18 Grid Edge 2

Meet the Top Companies Changing the Face of the Electric Grid in 2018

The 2018 Grid Edge Innovation Awards: Our top picks for the projects, companies and partnerships breaking new ground on the grid edge.

by Jeff St. John

04.03.18 Networking/AMI 3

DVI’s Grid Voltage Patent Lawsuit Win Reversed, Creating New Smart-Grid Legal Landscape

A jury verdict of nearly $1 million was vacated, creating new legal definitions around DVI’s patent infringement claims.

by Jeff St. John

03.28.18 Networking/AMI 6

Itron and Utilidata Launch a Grid Voltage Control ‘App’ for Next-Generation Smart Meters

Itron’s Linux-enabled, IP-connected smart meters get their first test as host for third-party applications.

by Jeff St. John

Grid Edge International: Reports from India, Australia and South America

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Grid Edge International: Reports from India, Australia and South America

AutoGrid and EDF in India smart grid, Tesla’s behind-the-meter battery play in Australia, and South America’s smart grid and AMI potential.

by Jeff St. John | March 9, 2018

02.06.18 Networking/AMI 32

Texas should be way ahead in the energy data-sharing game. But it isn't.

Texas Takes a Big Step in Improving Access to Smart Meter Data

A new settlement lays out simpler processes to unclog customer energy data bottlenecks, creating new opportunities for grid edge services.

by Jeff St. John

01.23.18 Grid Edge 4

Grid reliability has emerged as a central theme of DistribuTech 2018.

DistribuTech 2018: Microgrids, Underground Networks, and Keeping the Lights On

Oracle and Sentient Energy seek insight into underground power networks, Siemens expands microgrid controllers, and S&C Electric tracks outages and distributed energy trends.

by Jeff St. John

01.15.18 Smart Grid 4

The ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’ Chip Vulnerabilities Could Affect Grid Hardware

“Anyone operating infrastructure should assume they are vulnerable.”

by Jason Deign

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12 Charts That Shook the Earth in 2017

Hand-picked graphs that illustrate the latest trends in the global energy transformation.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | January 9, 2018

12.28.17 Finance & VC 1

Was 2017 the Year Global Energy Giants Went All-In on the Distributed Energy Revolution?

The year in cleantech, energy storage and grid edge M&A.

by Jeff St. John

12.26.17 Solar Finance & VC 16

The Cleantech Casualties of 2017

Residential solar and nuclear power took a beating this year.

by Julian Spector

12.12.17 Regulation & Policy 1

A look back at policy actions that shaped the U.S. electricity sector in 2017.

Industry Perspective

The Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2017

From performance-based regulation to wholesale market changes, AEE examines the most prominent grid edge policy actions of the year.

by Coley Girouard

Competition at the Grid Edge: Tracking Earnings and Consolidation

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Competition at the Grid Edge: Tracking Earnings and Consolidation

Itron and Silver Spring report results mid-merger; Enphase and SolarEdge are locked in fierce competition; and another utility mega-merger comes to the U.K.

by Jeff St. John | November 9, 2017

11.09.17 Regulation & Policy 5

What Grid Regulation Could Learn From the Food Sector

A paper on the U.K.’s energy future draws on lessons from other industries.

by Jason Deign

11.08.17 Software & Analytics 0

Analytics can leverage internet-of-things technologies to drive a competitive advantage.

Research Spotlight

US Utilities to Spend $20 Billion on Customer Analytics Through 2021

Analytics capabilities are entering a third evolutionary stage at utilities, forming ecosystems of customer insights and engagement.

by Olivia Chen

Live broadcast of U.S. Power & Renewables Summit 2017

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Watch the Live Broadcast From US Power & Renewables Summit 2017

GTM Squared will live-stream more than 9 hours of panels from the event in Austin on November 7 and 8.

by Nicolas Rinaldi | November 3, 2017

Tesla Faces Gigafactory Bottlenecks; AMS Goes Live With a Battery-Backed Virtual Power Plant

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Tesla Faces Gigafactory Bottlenecks; AMS Goes Live With a Battery-Backed Virtual Power Plant

Plus, unlikely allies in Suniva trade case, the Oregon market heats up, and a fresh idea takes hold in Colorado.

by Julian Spector | November 3, 2017

11.01.17 Microgrids 6

The potential for blockchain in energy has garnered a lot of attention from industry.

Can LO3 Energy Cut Through the Hype on Blockchain?

The startup prefers to call itself a “transactive energy” company: “We very much think of ourselves as an energy company that happens to use blockchain.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

10.31.17 Markets & Policy 15

ITC Issues Recommended Remedies in Section 201 Solar Trade Case

Two commissioners agreed on a 30% tariff on imported solar modules declining over four years, plus a tariff-rate quota on cells.

by Julia Pyper

10.27.17 Software & Analytics 4

GE inks an important deal for its grid analytics software.

GE Locks Down Major Grid Data Deal With Exelon’s Utilities

“This is one of the first large extensions of a cloud-architected analytics platform in the utility industry.”

by Julian Spector

10.17.17 Demand Response 0

Evolutions in Demand Response: Tapping Locational Value With Pinpoint DR

Central Hudson’s non-wires alternatives program is brand-new. Gulf Power’s is 20 years old. Both can serve locational grid needs today, if technology and policy align.

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

The Data Behind NextEra’s $6.5B Bid for Gulf Power and Florida City Gas

Massachusetts Rejects Smart Meter Rollouts, as Competitive Energy Undermines the Business Case

Itron’s Acquisition of Silver Spring Networks Bolsters Smart Meter and Grid Networking Revenue

Nokia Acquires SpaceTime Insight to Tap the Internet of Things Market

California Energy Regulators Delve Into Threats and Opportunities of ‘Customer Choice’

Meet the Top Companies Changing the Face of the Electric Grid in 2018

DVI’s Grid Voltage Patent Lawsuit Win Reversed, Creating New Smart-Grid Legal Landscape

Itron and Utilidata Launch a Grid Voltage Control ‘App’ for Next-Generation Smart Meters

Grid Edge International: Reports from India, Australia and South America

Texas Takes a Big Step in Improving Access to Smart Meter Data

DistribuTech 2018: Microgrids, Underground Networks, and Keeping the Lights On

The ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’ Chip Vulnerabilities Could Affect Grid Hardware

12 Charts That Shook the Earth in 2017

Was 2017 the Year Global Energy Giants Went All-In on the Distributed Energy Revolution?

The Cleantech Casualties of 2017

The Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2017

Competition at the Grid Edge: Tracking Earnings and Consolidation

What Grid Regulation Could Learn From the Food Sector

US Utilities to Spend $20 Billion on Customer Analytics Through 2021

Watch the Live Broadcast From US Power & Renewables Summit 2017

Tesla Faces Gigafactory Bottlenecks; AMS Goes Live With a Battery-Backed Virtual Power Plant

Can LO3 Energy Cut Through the Hype on Blockchain?

ITC Issues Recommended Remedies in Section 201 Solar Trade Case

GE Locks Down Major Grid Data Deal With Exelon’s Utilities

Evolutions in Demand Response: Tapping Locational Value With Pinpoint DR