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With the new Energy Act, the UK smart meter rollout is at a technological crunch point

Smart Energy International

Although the UK Government’s latest legislation solidifies their commitment to the smart meter rollout in the country, there are yet a number of issues with consumer perception and the performance of the technology that need to be ironed out, explains Michael Jary of Sense. billion ($7.1 7 million will lose functionality.

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New profiles to facilitate the roll-out of smart metering technologies worldwide

Smart Energy International

In order to give more flexibility to the Meters and More protocol standard, during the last years, new profiles have been studied by different working groups of the association’s committee for technical specifications (TCS), and thus included into the specification documents. Have you read? For that, the Radio Frequency has been chosen.

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Duke Energy’s SC Net-Metering Replacement Won a Crucial Ally: Rooftop Solar Companies

GreenTechMedia

Few grid policy battles have been fought as bitterly as those surrounding replacements for net-metering, which determines how much rooftop solar customers get paid for power they export to the grid. Utility Duke Energy tossed out the conventional playbook when proposing a net-metering successor for its South Carolina territory.

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The Inflation Reduction Act is Driving Clean Energy Forward

Mosaic

Creating green energy jobs 3. Fueling energy efficiency projects 4. Funding residential projects 1. The Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to save 103 million households $37 billion a year on energy bills. 90+ proposed clean energy projects in 31 states since the Inflation Reduction Act passed.

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World’s Largest Customer-Sited Solar-Storage Plant Planned for Nevada Desert

GreenTechMedia

Data center operator Switch plans to buy power for its record-breaking Citadel facility from an adjacent project developed and owned by Capital Dynamics. A 60-megawatt/240-megawatt-hour Tesla Megapack installation will turn 127 megawatts of solar capacity into a nearly 24/7 power source. truly sustainable vision.”

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Smart water projects turn on the tap for Infrastructure Act funding

Smart Energy International

One of the latest announcement’s coming out of Biden’s infrastructure law is an investment aiming to spur smart water and water efficiency projects in the US. The Elephant Butte Irrigation District in New Mexico will install motors on an existing check structure and construct a new metering station on the Leasburg Main Canal.

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‘Enormous Step’ for Energy Storage as Court Upholds FERC Order 841, Opening Wholesale Markets

GreenTechMedia

In a victory for the energy storage industry, a federal appeals court has upheld Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 841 , clearing the way for transmission grid operators across the country to open their markets to energy storage, including aggregated batteries connected at the distribution grid or behind customers’ meters.