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Q&A: Gearing up for smart meter mass rollout

Envirotec Magazine

Smart meters are prominent in water companies’ 2025-2030 business plans, in line with regulatory expectations for large-scale rollouts. What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers? What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers?

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US Department of Energy announces $3.5bn for grid resilience

Smart Energy International

billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America. These microgrids can stand alone or integrate with utility-owned electric grid infrastructure and backup generation assets.

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The role of antitrust law in creating energy democracy

Renewable Energy World

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast of episode 127 of the Building Local Power Podcast , host John Farrell speaks with guest Jean Su. Farrell and Su discuss how legal advocacy for energy democracy can overcome utility barriers to a renewable energy economy. The Salt River Project.

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Smart meter data integration and analysis platform to test in Japan

Smart Energy International

The aim is to study the feasibility and usefulness of the SaaS platform in what is a changing market for Japan’s electricity retailers. The initiative from Japanese consultant Abeam Consulting and energy solution provider iGrid Solutions and US-based analytics provider Innowatts combines iGrid’s R.E.A.L. IGrid’s R.E.A.L.

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California Shifts $100M in Behind-the-Meter Battery Incentives to Low-Income Communities

GreenTechMedia

billion Self-Generation Incentive Program budget to help low-income communities install about 100 megawatts of stalled behind-the-meter battery projects. The shift won’t tap the $613 million in SGIP funds earmarked for low-income and medically vulnerable customers at highest risk of fire-prevention power outages. California Sen.

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The Energy Act 2023: What it is, what it means and when it will take effect

Envirotec Magazine

Eleni Diamantopoulou is Practice Development Lawyer (Energy) at Womble Bond Dickinson. Eleni Diamantopoulou writes The Energy Act 2023 (the Act) is finally here. By putting in place the enabling primary legislation that bridges legal gaps, creates new laws, or brings clarity to existing laws.

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Why AI and Distributed Energy are Quietly Rescuing the Grid

AutoGrid

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting our lives across nearly every domain imaginable, its importance in the power systems sector cannot be overstated. Orchestrating armies of diverse, decentralized DERs poses significant challenges for power providers, utilities and other grid operators.