Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) has launched its 373,000 electricity and water smart meter upgrade to take place over the next three years. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed With the smart water meters, an additional key benefit expected is the rapid detection of leaks via unusual spikes in water usage.

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has outlined a six-year $344 million modernisation plan for the electricity grid, with smart meters and cybersecurity as central components. According to the utility, their electricity grid serves more than 530,000 New Mexico customers. PNM Smart meters.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 5, 2022

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a $3 billion plan for the years 2024-2027 towards its ongoing clean energy drive. Among the major investments detailed is the implementation of the next generation of smart meters in order to give customers more control, access and insights into their energy usage.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Puerto Rico utility Luma plans island-wide smart meters among smart grid and other initiatives to improve reliability and services for customers over the next three years. Have you read? In addition, more than 300,000 streetlights are to be installed in 78 municipalities over the next three years.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology.

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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 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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Smart Energy International

MAY 2, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve key areas of grid management, a new US Department of Energy report finds. Thus AI models for grid applications should be rigorously validated as well as scalable in performance and adherent to power grid governance standards. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) is to pilot overhead transmission line monitoring to increase capacity and accelerate renewable energy growth. Capacity optimisation is crucial for the large-scale integration of renewable energies , with their potential for congestion. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 6, 2022

Anyone working in the energy sector knows by now that it is undergoing an unprecedented and rapid change, requiring the introduction of many new and previously unknown technologies. But still meters – in many cases now, smart meters – remain the main ‘connection’ with customers and thus the cornerstone of a utility’s operations.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2022

Silicon Valley Power has started using Siemens’ EnergyIP MDM Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to address utility concerns. Silicon Valley Power, a not-for-profit municipal electric utility in Santa Clara, California, is making use of the SaaS from Siemens. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We couldn’t be more proud of our members’ hard work, resilience, and accomplishments throughout 2021. Form Energy closed a $240M Series D , which will accelerate the market entry of its multi-day, cost-effective energy storage technology. Titan Advanced Energy Solutions raised a $33M Series B. Partnerships + Deployments.

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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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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Canadian energy services company Provident has reported completing a smart water metering implementation in Toronto. The wireless solution from Trilliant was selected for basement metering for a townhouse complex in the city. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

The World Energy Council’s World Energy Trilemma 2024 report reveals changing ambitions and new challenges facing global energy systems. Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 6, 2022

Smart grid technology company, Tantalus Systems, and Energy Toolbase (ETB) have announced the deployment of a commercial microgrid project. Tantalus will deliver the project in partnership with ETB, which provides project modelling, energy storage control and asset monitoring products for solar and storage microgrids.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

The aim of the over $20 million project, which is being supported with $10 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission, is to develop and deploy services for utilities, energy tech startups and others to model and test smart grid scenarios prior to implementation. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Itron’s 2023 industry insight report finds that half of utility executives cite grid modernisation and infrastructure upgrades as the top barrier to the energy transition. The report is based on a survey of 250 utility executives at electric, gas and water utilities and a cross-selection of 10 state utility respondents. Have you read?

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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. CPower helps DER owners with flexible capacity across industries, including big box retail, commercial real estate, data centers, crypto mining sites, education, healthcare and government, and manufacturing. GW of #DER capacity!

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2023

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances looks at the bankruptcy of solar-panelled EV Lightyear 0’s operating company, Atlas Technologies B.V. Also on the radar are a successful Series A investment from BMW i – a subsidiary of BMW founded to design and manufacture plug-in Electric Vehicles (EVs) – in an EV charger solution.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Duke Energy, one of America’s largest energy holding companies, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), are entering a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of smart grid solutions, including new smart grid software and an expansion of their Intelligent Grid Services.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 13, 2022

Energy software provider Utilidata has launched an industry advisory board to guide the development and deployment of grid edge software solutions. Smart grid ready chip under development for smart meters Building a business case for next-generation AMI. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 13, 2023

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances leads with two stories on smart energy acquisitions, specifically Badger meter’s acquisition of Syrinix and TE Connectivity’s acquisition of Kries’ grid monitoring portfolio. Learn more: [link] pic.twitter.com/UbAIDqBu25 — Badger Meter (@Badger_Meter) January 5, 2023.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 25, 2023

Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS plc), an energy infrastructure company, has acquired the domestic services division of Manchester-based heat pump specialist Evergreen Energy, which imports and distributes European-made renewable energy products.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nostromo Energy, a US-based tech company, is developing an ice-based energy storage system that can operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to provide demand flexibility to the local power grid when needed. According to Nostromo, buildings, overall, account for 74% of all electricity consumption.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Friendly Technologies IoT platform for smart meter management, a Maryland microgrid for powering an electric bus fleet, solar harvesting to power IoT sensors and new Perovskite solar cell advances are on the week’s technology radar. The ‘Friendly’ platform for smart meters and IoT devices. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2024

The US energy storage market broke previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236MW/12,351MWh installed over the period. These additions bring with them critical benefits to our power grid. With a robust pipeline, the future for energy storage deployment is strong.” Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2024

The US energy storage market broke previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236MW/12,351MWh installed over the period. These additions bring with them critical benefits to our power grid. With a robust pipeline, the future for energy storage deployment is strong.” Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JULY 14, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla Inc. have launched a pilot programme that creates a virtual power plant (VPP) to help support electric grid reliability and save customers money. Participating customers will receive compensation for the energy their Powerwalls discharge.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

At the foundation of the smart grid is smart meters and AES Ohio expects to have deployed these to 95% of customers by June 2025. With the successful deployment of smart meters and mid-line reclosers in phase 1, customers are benefitting from fewer outages and decreased restoration times. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

On the heels of a key funding announcement from National Grid Partners (NGP) , Yusuf Latief looks into the company’s project portfolio in this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook. Two weeks ago, an announcement caught my eye from Silicon Valley’s National Grid Partners. Let’s start with the latest.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 18, 2022

Emera Technologies has announced that utility Tampa Electric Company (TECO) has purchased, installed and received regulatory approval for its BlockEnergy community microgrid platform. Participants will see 80% of their home energy come from the sun. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. Image courtesy of TECO.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

One Energy Enterprises, an industrial power solutions company, announced that the first fully digital, plug-and-play, transmission-voltage substation in the US at One Energy’s Findlay, Ohio headquarters, has completed energisation and testing and begun commercial operation.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Blockchain has been demonstrated to validate communication among devices on the smart grid and thereby enhance its resiliency. Such activities could trigger cascading power outages as breakers are tripped by protection devices. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. Have you read?

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