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Sep
28

Energate's smart thermostats bring demand response to Oklahoma

Following a pilot program, Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is moving ahead with plans to launch a residential
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Sep
28

British Gas picks Elster as second smart meter provider

British Gas has chosen Elster as its second provider for dual electricity and gas meters for its planned rollout of
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Sep
28

The cure for city parking headaches? Sensors and better data

Sick and tired of circling the block in the vain hope of finding an open parking space? There could soon
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Sep
27

US lays out first 'battle strategy' for energy technology

With some already likening our energy challenges to a war, it seems appropriate that the US Department of Energy (DOE)
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Sep
27

On-Ramp takes aim at meter communications for utilities

On-Ramp Wireless has partnered with meter data management system (MDMS) provider Ecologic Analytics to provide a pre-integrated system for utilities
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Sep
27

Team effort helps utilities 'see' details on grid health

A combination of technologies from two companies is aimed at helping utilities get detailed information about grid performance that can
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Sep
27

The challenge: Turn electric cars into virtual power plants

NRG Energy and the University of Delaware (UD) have teamed up in a venture called eV2g to commercialize technology that
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Sep
27

GreenPocket helps you say 'Like' to smart metering

Germany-based GreenPocket has developed what it says is the first social metering app connecting smart energy meters with Facebook. The
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Sep
26

AT&T smart-grid offering lets utilities pre-pay for data services

AT&T is offering utilities that buy its smart-grid products a pre-pay option that lets them cover their machine-to-machine
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Sep
26

ABB invests in NASA-favored IT energy management firm

The company behind the technology NASA is using to cut energy consumption at more than 75 data centers has closed
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