Nest Labs moves further into residential demand response
Nest Labs, the smart thermostat company that makes consumer technology lovers drool, today announced a range of new utility partnerships to expand its product offerings.
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Sunday, August 12th, 2012
In Japan, energy saving takes its toll
SAPPORO, Japan — In this summer of idled nuclear plants and energy shortages, corporate Japan is operating under duress.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
California meets 20 percent of electricity demand with renewables in 2011
In its latest quarterly report, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that the state met 20.6 percent of its electricity demand with renewable sources —...
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
India left in dark by utilities losing $10B a year
MUMBAI, India —A decade ago, Chandrakant's fishing village in India's financial capital Mumbai lived mostly by candlelight. What people did not have -...
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Power is restored across India after worst blackout in history
As electricity was restored across India on Wednesday, the nation’s new power minister sought to tamp down an argument over who was to blame for Tuesday’s unprecedented...
Huge blackout fuels doubts about India’s economic ambitions
NEW DELHI — Power was restored in India on Wednesday after two days of blackouts that had cast a huge shadow over the nation’s economic ambitions.
India blackout, on second day, leaves 600 million without power
NEW DELHI — India’s blackout spread to cover more than half the country on Tuesday, as the electrical grid collapsed in 14 states in the country’s north and east,...
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Massive power outage paralyzes north India
NEW DELHI—Northern India's worst power failure in 10 years created chaos Monday, leaving hundreds of millions of people without power for several hours, disrupting...
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Utilities turning to social media, competitions to encourage energy conservation
With temperatures hovering near a sweaty 100 degrees in recent weeks, the nation’s electric utilities have been taking to Facebook and Twitter, urging customers to...
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Four U.S. nuclear reactors shut during heat wave
July 18 (Reuters) - Several nuclear plants on the U.S. East Coast shut down by early W ednesday and New York's Consolidated Edison power company reduced the voltage...
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, after violent storms that took at least 15 lives...
Monday, June 25th, 2012
Nest scores first utility deal in Texas
On Monday, startup Nest announced that Texas energy service provider Reliant has started offering its learning thermostat through one of its energy efficiency programs.
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Tendril raises $25M for utility-home energy software
Is Tendril ready to take its utility-to-home energy software to commercial scale? On Friday, the startup closed a $25 million round to boost its home energy report...
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Video game consoles energy use growing quickly
The amount of energy consumed by video game consoles has increased by almost 50 percent between 2007 and 2010 in the U.S., according to a report out from Carnegie Mellon...
Monday, March 26th, 2012
GE signs deal with Nigeria for power plants
General Electric Corp. said Monday it signed an agreement with Nigeria's government to potentially build and operate power plants in the electricity-starved nation...
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Several more big utilities sign on to federal "Green Button" energy consumption data program
Nine more utilities, and three large energy vendors, announced support on Thursday for the Green Button project, which enables utility customers to download their energy...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Wholesale distributed generation 'set to crank' in California
California's solar market will be driven by demand for wholesale distributed generation, as utilities shift away from central power stations to rooftop installations...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Study: Nearly half of electricity at UK businesses wasted during off hours
A UK report says that nearly half of the electricity consumed by British businesses is wasted when employees are not at work. In an analysis of more than 6,000 smart...
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Siemens, ABB make major grid gear plays
Not all of the opportunities in the smart grid are about big data and analytics. Power gear giants Siemens and ABB unveiled separately that they plan to make large grid...
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Boulder, CO gears up for legal battle over the grid
A tough legal showdown between the city of Boulder and utility Xcel Energy is brewing as the city prepares to force Xcel to sell its distribution network.
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