In a sector traditionally dominated by men, there are signs of a new day dawning. In the past year at least three women have moved into positions of substantial authority at companies with substantial market strength. They’re making deals and decisions that will impact the Smart Grid for years to come. Click inside and meet the women on our Power List – and nominate others you think we should know about.
If you’re in conference mode this spring, you’ll want to keep an eye on our calendar of coming industry events. There are two in particular we hope you’ll be attending because Smart Grid News will be front and center. Click inside and we’ll fill you in.
WiMAX got a shot in the arm (two, actually) this week when GE announced its decision to use WiMAX 4G communications in a Michigan Smart Grid pilot project, and smart meter software company and WiMAX supporter Grid Net announced that Cisco has taken an equity investment in the company.
There's more news coming out of the Smart Grid company candy store, the 2010 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition happening this week in Tampa. Read about the latest offerings from Silver Spring Networks, S&C Electric, Oracle, Itron, Tropos and SmartSynch.
The 2010 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition continuing in Tampa this week has generated an overwhelming mass of announcements for new Smart Grid hardware and software offerings, as well as new partnerships among industry players. Smart Grid News provides a sampling of what's hot at the conference.
We talked for many years about "managing" distribution networks and "visualizing" them or making them "more efficient." Now people in the know are beginning to talk seriously about "optimizing" the Smart Grid. Click inside where I’ll tell you about an intriguing young company that claims to have the “secret sauce” for grid optimization – and big plans to stir things up.
With big U.S. automakers planning to release new electric vehicles in the months ahead, a name familiar to consumers will get involved on the charging side. GE is expected to release smart charging stations that will communicate with utilities and potentially help consumers reduce their electric bills.
So what exactly is Intel – one of the latest in the long line of tech giants marching into the Smart Grid space – trying to prove with its home energy management software? Should utilities be suspicious? Jesse Berst asked an Intel insider to explain the company’s motives. Find out what he learned.
As we predicted in December, Smart Grid company Silver Spring Networks will make its initial public offering later this year — and has picked Morgan Stanley and Jefferies & Company to underwrite it.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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