Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The growth of Home Energy Management (HEM) has led to a burgeoning, heretofore fragmented market, within which rages a business battleground of players large and small. The key to winning, explains Yusuf Latief in Smart Energy International ’s Power Playbook column, will be ownership of customer confidence.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 25, 2024

Xcel Energy is planning to install around 100,000 smart meters in each of its North and South Dakota service areas. The new rollouts have kicked off in Fargo and West Fargo in North Dakota and Sioux Falls in South Dakota. ” Xcel Energy launched its Wisconsin smart meter rollout in September 2023. .

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Bidgely’s artificial intelligence-powered energy insights are now embedded within NISC’s software platform, using smart meter data to improve energy consumer touch points and grid operations. Customer satisfaction by providing energy insights that educate and empower consumers to better manage their energy costs.

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Charged

APRIL 29, 2024

Delays in getting electrical service hooked up represent one of the biggest roadblocks to building more EV charging hubs, and several industry insiders have told Charged that a major reason for those delays is a shortage of transformers. Source: Hitachi Energy , Electrek The company recently announced plans to invest $1.5

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Following earlier announcements of new electricity, water and hydrogen meters another pair of new meters are launched and the US Department of Energy launches an office to focus on emerging technologies in the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Itron and Schneider Electric have announced a collaboration, integrating their intelligent grid and distributed energy resource (DER) management solutions to digitalise the demand and supply of electricity.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Centre stage in this week’s Smart Energy Finances is the closing of an acquisition by CPower. The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Other stories of note include RWE’s $6.8

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2023

Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy US is partnering with Enphase Energy, Inc., a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, to create a Texan Virtual Power Plant (VPP). This is the latest move from Octopus Energy in its US market.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

By 2035, VPP (virtual power plant) potential in California is forecast to exceed 15% of peak demand by 2035, representing five times its current capacity, according to analysis from consultancy Brattle Group for AI specialist GridBeyond. The study adds that the inclusion of additional VPP technologies could increase the potential.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees three load shifting investments take centre stage as demand response becomes a more notable priority for utilities the world over. 120 million for Swell Energy’s VPP suite. 120 million for Swell Energy’s VPP suite.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has acquired eks Energy in a strategic move to add power and electronics and energy management software to their ever-growing portfolio. Hitachi Energy called the move part of its strategy to meet global demand for battery energy storage solutions.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Generac Power Systems is acquiring Enbala Power Networks, a major step toward putting its market-leading backup generator business and its fast-growing behind-the-meter battery-solar fleet to work as a power grid resource. “We believe their business model can be incredibly synergistic with our business.”

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

of the global fertilizer nutrient demand could be supplemented by full nutrient recovery from wastewater. Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; Enough water to fill Lake Victoria in seven years, Lake Ontario in four. Among major nutrients, 16.6

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Hoymiles has announced the North American launch of its three-phase microinverter, the HMT-2000-4T-208-NA series. This new microinverter is purpose-built to meet the demands of high-powered PV modules and deliver strong performance, cost-effectiveness and safety for commercial and industrial PV applications across North America.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this debut of the Power Playbook, our spotlight on the finance and investment side of the energy transition, Yusuf Latief investigates how Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech is becoming a burgeoning market space ripe with investment opportunities. billion by 2026 , growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.28% from 2021 to 2026.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 19, 2022

Canada’s IESO, OEB, BluWave-ai and Hydro Ottawa will collaborate to pilot the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to coordinate electric vehicle (EV) charging in Ottawa during peak electricity demand. The hope of the project is to save customers money while extending the life of electricity infrastructure.

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

Siemens says the acquisition will complement its existing eMobility charging portfolio, adding charging solutions ranging in power levels from 40 kW to over a megawatt for commercial EV depots. In addition to DC fast charging solutions, Heliox offers charger monitoring and energy management services.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Rhode Island Energy has got the go ahead for an almost 525,000 smart electricity meter rollout in the New England state. A key driver for the rollout is that approximately 60% of Rhode Island Energy’s electricity meters across the state are nearing the end of their design life and need to be replaced.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 20, 2022

Stephanie Wu – senior analyst of Omdia smart buildings and energy infrastructure – writes on the new era of approaching software-defined solutions, citing its debut with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) applications in developed markets. Software adoption and managed services in the metering market.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Corporations aren’t just interested in renewable energy; they are a leading driver of its growth. According to data from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, corporate customers procured a total of 5.8 ” Energy storage-as-a-service.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2022

A prosumer-based transactive energy system in the US could bring savings of up to $50 billion per year, modelling by PNNL researchers has found. Other findings are a reduction in daily load swings by up to 44% and consumer savings of around 15% on annual energy bills. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 6, 2020

Private equity fund Blackstone Energy Partners has bought its way into the commercial and industrial energy storage market by acquiring Toronto-based NRStor C&I. That market has stimulated growth as the commercial demand charge management business model faced headwinds in the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

Narendra Modi’s clarion call for becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy sector, DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, together with POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week, India’s leading Energy Business Platforms, will be organised from 12th-14th October 2022 in New Delhi, India. Have you read? ABOUT DISTRIBUTECH INDIA.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Puerto Rico utility Luma’s smart meters will replace the almost 1.5 million meters that were damaged by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Other benefits anticipated include faster service response and restoration times, support for new energy savings and efficiency programmes and more accurate invoicing and billing control.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 6, 2022

US energy solutions provider CPower Energy has announced four demand response programmes across the country. The demand response programmes will now pay energy users to reduce their energy load during peak usage. Demand Response Initiative (DRI) in Maine. Non-Spinning Reserves in ERCOT.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Almost two-thirds of meter points were smart or advanced meters at the end of 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has reported in its latest annual assessment. FERC quotes Energy Information Administration (EIA) figures for the smart meters, stating that from 2019 to 2020, the number increased by 8.3

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CleanTech San Diego

DECEMBER 7, 2020

On Decmeber 7, 2020, Cleantech San Diego member EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) announced the awarding of a contract to build a 700 kW / 2,400 kWh Microgrid Infrastructure Project for the Port of San Diego. The Microgrid Infrastructure Project, consisting of a battery storage system and electrical infrastructure, projects $3.2

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 10, 2024

Operating since 2019, Eavor-Lite is a full-scale demonstration project of a multilateral closed-loop geothermal system that is currently being developed at a commercial scale in Geretsried in Bavaria, Germany. The laterals are approximately 1700 meters long and have been drilled within the Rock Creek formation at 2400 meters depth.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 6, 2023

US asset manager Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with it have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, an electric grid components manufacturer. PGC is a domestic designer and manufacturer of a range of components for protection, monitoring and safety applications in electrical substations.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Itron and Schneider Electric have announced a collaboration, integrating their intelligent grid and distributed energy resource (DER) management solutions to digitalise the demand and supply of electricity.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

have unveiled a partnership to establish ChargeScape, an equally-owned venture aiming to bridge the gap between electric utilities, automakers and electric vehicle (EV) customers. The company will operate for consumers in the US and Canada, aiming to unlock the potential offered by EVs for the electric power grid.

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AutoGrid

JUNE 20, 2023

With this comes a surge in electricity use, mostly from cooling systems. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting a historic demand of over 80,000 MW , putting immense pressure on the state’s power grid. Texas heat waves often result in slim reserve margins, where supply barely meets demand.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 18, 2021

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) this week announced the completion of its first utility-scale energy storage project. MW battery project was developed in partnership with ENGIE North America. The battery unit has on-site fire suppression equipment and will be monitored 24 hours a day, year-round.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 7, 2021

Sangha Systems, developers of an 82-MW cryptocurrency mining facility at a former steel mill in Hennepin, Illinois announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with AEP OnSite Partners to develop a 2 – 5-MW behind-the-meter solar power array to begin to migrate its electricity consumption towards clean energy.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

In a time where operational efficiency and execution are more important than ever, skills management should be front of mind for utilities and power sector players argues Kelly Hunter of Kahuna Workforce Solutions. Traditionally, businesses manage this data through files, folders, Excel spreadsheets, or HR systems. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

” That’s how a range of clean energy advocates and demand response providers are describing the California Public Utilities Commission’s latest plan to prevent a repeat of the state’s August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer.

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