California Gov Newsom budget spends big on energy, EVs
January 11, 2022 – California Gov Gavin Newsom, D, unveiled yesterday his 2022-23 state budget proposal dubbed the California Blueprint, calling it a bold plan building on the state's
View ArticlePassiveLogic secures $34 million in Series B funding
January 11, 2022 – Addition, Keyframe see value in building automation – PassiveLogic, reportedly the creator of the first fully autonomous building platform, secured $34 million in Series
View ArticleBidgely drives customer satisfaction to 85% at PacifiCorp
January 12, 2022 – An evaluation report prepared by Cadmus for PacifiCorp – a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy with two operating business units: Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain
View ArticleNexus Renewables partners with Scale Microgrid Solutions
January 12, 2022 – Nexus Renewables and Scale Microgrid Solutions (SMS), a Warburg Pincus portfolio firm, entered an agreement whereby SMS will fund the development, construction, and acquisition of
View ArticleUptake, Cognizant offer industrial analytics, consulting
January 12, 2022 – Uptake, maker of industrial intelligence software-as-a-service, announced yesterday its collaboration with Cognizant, a professional services firm, to enable unified data
View ArticleSmartMark helps BGE earn Energy Star SHEMS
January 12, 2022 – SmartMark Communications announced yesterday the US EPA certified the BGE Smart Home Solutions as the first Energy Star SHEMS (smart home energy management system) product
View ArticleNH Research launches grid simulator for regulatory tests
January 12, 2022 – Tests and verifies high-power, grid-tied applications – NH Research (NHR), provider of power test solutions for the automotive, renewable energy, energy storage, and
View ArticleAdministration breaks offshore record, stakeholders cheer
January 13, 2022 – The Biden-Harris administration last year established a Wind Energy Area in the New York Bight off the coasts of New York and New Jersey and yesterday, the Dept of the
View ArticleMultiple federal agencies unleash Biden climate strategies
January 13, 2022 – The Biden-Harris administration is making what it called major leaps forward on wind, solar, transmission, and other clean energy projects to create high-quality jobs and
View ArticleNREL finds how storage helps manage renewables
January 13, 2022 – The ability to store electricity when demand is low and discharge it when demand is high could offer significant value to the grid, but does add complexity to grid
View ArticleDOE launches Building Better Grid Initiative
January 13, 2022 – Effort enabled by Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act – The US DOE yesterday launched the Building a Better Grid Initiative to catalyze the nationwide development of
View ArticleTecogen microgrid controls head to New York City hotel
January 14, 2022 – Tecogen, a clean energy company providing ultra-efficient and clean onsite power, heating, and cooling equipment, announced yesterday an order for a microgrid for a New
View ArticlePearlX brings PV-plus-storage VPPs to Texas renters
January 14, 2022 – Flexible energy provider PearlX Infrastructure and global smart energy technology firm SolarEdge Technologies are collaborating on a series of what PearlX called
View ArticleESS battery system picked by Portland General Electric
January 14, 2022 – ESS Tech, maker of long-duration batteries for utility-scale and commercial energy storage applications, announced yesterday it entered an agreement with Portland General
View ArticleEnersponse links homes to utility programs via Samsung
January 14, 2022 – SmartThings Energy app handles DERs, DR, TOU, more – DER management provider Enersponse announced yesterday its partnership with Samsung SmartThings to give users access
View ArticleMIT Energy Initiative launches new research consortium
January 18, 2022 – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative (MITEI) launched a new research consortium called the Future Energy Systems Center to address the
View ArticlePlugShare EV app sees over a million downloads in 2021
January 18, 2022 – PlugShare, calling itself the world's leading EV community – and part of the EVGo family since mid-2021 – announced Thursday its platform reached over 2 million
View ArticleConvergent completes battery storage site for Calif firm
January 18, 2022 – Convergent Energy Plus Power, provider of battery storage solutions, announced Friday the storage system it financed and developed outside Lemoore, Calif, is operational
View ArticleCarlyle invests in NineDot to build NYC storage
January 18, 2022 – 400 MW of projects in pipeline to help support grid – NineDot Energy, developer of community-scale clean energy projects, announced Friday a strategic investment from
View ArticleCommerce Dept seeks IoT advisors for new board
January 19, 2022 – The US Dept of Commerce is looking for qualified nominations for a new IoT Advisory Board to advise the recently established Internet of Things Federal Working Group, the
View ArticleGE hires Reese from Autodesk as CEO of Digital
January 19, 2022 – GE announced yesterday the appointment of Scott Reese as chief executive officer of GE Digital effective Feb 22. Reese succeeds Patrick Byrne who will continue at GE as
View ArticleCPower lauds Connecticut PURA storage program
January 19, 2022 – CPower Energy Management applauded yesterday the launch of Connecticut's new Energy Storage Solutions program, administered by Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, and
View ArticleEmerson offers new PACSystems IIoT Edge Solutions
January 19, 2022 – Emerson announced yesterday PACSystems Edge Solutions, a new portfolio of turnkey industrial edge hardware and software solutions. Edge Solutions simplify selection and
View ArticleLongmont, Colo, picks Landis & Gyr Revelo meters
January 19, 2022 – Edge computing lets meters manage DERs, find faults, more – Landis & Gyr announced Monday an agreement with the City of Longmont, Colo, to support the city's grid
View ArticleDOE shares Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act results
January 20, 2022 – The DOE Office of Inspector General issued last week an evaluation report on the agency's implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, DOE said
View ArticleSEIA: Mississippi PSC takes big steps on net metering
January 20, 2022 – The Mississippi PSC released Tuesday its updated net metering and interconnection rules that expand the net metering program, improve total compensation rates for solar
View ArticleGenerate Capital, Ubiquity enable smart cities with fiber
January 20, 2022 – Generate Capital and Ubiquity Management announced yesterday the launch of a smart cities partnership to build high-quality fiber-to-the-premises networks and
View ArticleDTE Energy to file next step in grid modernization
January 20, 2022 – $388 million plan includes grid automation, storage – DTE Energy, Michigan's largest energy company, this week is proposing a $388 million investment in the state's grid
View ArticleAgilitas acquires two big Maine storage projects
January 21, 2022 – Northeastern distributed energy developer Agilitas Energy recently acquired two fully-entitled energy storage projects in South Portland and Sanford Maine from Energy
View ArticleAEE, GridLab help state regulators succeed with FERC 2222
January 21, 2022 – National business association Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) and GridLab, a non-profit mission-driven electric grid consultancy group, organized a coalition of energy
View ArticleItron Intelis residential ultrasonic gas meter certified in Canada
January 21, 2022 – Itron announced yesterday its Intelis residential ultrasonic gas meter received type approval from Measurement Canada, confirming it complies with PS-G-06 provisional
View ArticleAmeresco to deploy Slemon Park Microgrid in Canada
January 21, 2022 – Implementation of behind-the-meter energy storage solutions, as well as a small deployment of residential energy storage systems, will benefit Slemon Park commercial
View ArticleDuke Florida BYO-Battery study seeks balanced grid
January 21, 2022 – IOU teams with residential storage firms, offers savings – Duke Energy Florida launched an innovative "Bring Your Own Battery" (BYOB) study to test potential enhancements
View ArticleGrinergy improves lithium-ion batteries, expands in US
January 24, 2022 – Grinergy, a South Korea-based lithium-ion rechargeable battery and battery management systems firm will be expanding its operations in the US, the firm said Thursday. The
View ArticleGridspertise picks Enel for AMI in Italy, Malta, San Marino
January 24, 2022 – Gridspertise, a company founded in September and fully owned by an Enel subsidiary, recently closed new agreements with Enel Group for the supply of over 650,000 smart
View ArticleQ-Net Security offers non-software fix for cybersecurity
January 24, 2022 – Cybersecurity experts reported a software-free technology designed by St Louis company Q-Net Security could be the solution to securing against the Log4j vulnerability,
View ArticleComEd files proposed performance metrics with ICC
January 24, 2022 – Work supports new law, took feedback from workshops – Following the completion of a stakeholder workshop process, ComEd Thursday submitted to the Illinois Commerce
View ArticlePG&E proposes adding 9 battery projects worth 1.6 GW
January 25, 2022 – Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) proposed adding nine new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling about 1,600 MW, to further integrate renewable energy
View ArticleS&C Electric introduces new self-resetting interrupter
January 25, 2022 – S&C Electric announced yesterday what it called its newest innovation, the VacuFuse II self-resetting interrupter – the latest lateral solution for grid-edge protection
View ArticleMERCOM: 2021 sees big growth in funding, M&As
January 25, 2022 – Mercom Capital Group released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2021 for the battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors
View ArticleNew Mexico issues grid modernization roadmap
January 25, 2022 – Well vetted by industry, plan ready to roll out RFPs – The New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Dept's (EMNRD) Energy Conservation & Management Division
View ArticleEncoord sees new investment, offers SAInt 3.0
January 26, 2022 – Encoord, an energy modeling software firm based in the US and Germany, whose purpose is to enable the decarbonization of energy systems through innovative software
View ArticleIOT firm AOMS Technologies rebrands as Brickeye
January 26, 2022 – AOMS Technologies, provider of advanced IoT solutions for construction and industrial applications including power generation, announced yesterday it formally rebranded
View ArticleAnterix, Schweitzer use 900 MHz to power-off falling lines
January 26, 2022 – Anterix and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) announced yesterday their jointly published white paper documenting the application of falling conductor protection
View ArticleStem to provide smart storage to NineDot in New York
January 26, 2022 – Stem announced yesterday it entered into an agreement to provide smart energy storage services to NineDot Energy, a cleantech developer that designs and deploys community
View ArticlePNNL modeling on ERCOT finds value of 'transactive'
January 26, 2022 – Customer power-bill savings could add up to 15% – A novel plan that offers partnership in keeping the US electric grid stable and reliable could be a win-win for
View ArticleAmerica COMPETES Act lauded by Biden, ACORE
January 27, 2022 – The US House of Representatives took an important step forward Tuesday in advancing legislation to make US supply chains stronger and reinvigorate the innovation engine
View ArticleHoneywell, Freyr make deal through 2030 for batteries
January 27, 2022 – Honeywell and Freyr Battery announced last week they signed an agreement where Freyr, subject to viability, will use Honeywell's technology offerings including integrated
View ArticleGenerac Grid Services picked by SCE for VPP program
January 27, 2022 – Generac Grid Services announced yesterday it was picked by Southern California Edison (SCE) as one of the virtual power plant (VPP) providers for the utility's Power Flex
View ArticleNet2Grid joins Itron distributed intelligence menu
January 27, 2022 – Firm's AI offers insights based on smart meter data – Itron announced yesterday that Net2Grid's customer engagement and customer intelligence solution is now part of
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